Associate Director, Cell Therapy Patient Operations Processes, Standards, and Excellence

Are you ready to turn innovative cell therapy science into reliable patient-ready operations that scale In this role you will shape how patients safely and seamlessly move through the cell therapy journeyfrom apheresis to administrationby building the standards and processes that teams and treatment centers rely on every day. Your work will help reduce operational risk speed study execution and enable patients to access life-changing medicines sooner.

You will join a focused oncology team with the ambition to prevent cancer from taking more lives. Working across clinical and commercial programs you will lead the development of practical compliant and scalable operational standards that bring consistency to complex workflows across diverse sites and healthcare settings. Can you align cross-functional teams behind clear high-quality standards and ensure every site is ready on day one

Accountability

Standards and Documentation:

Develop author review and maintain fit-for-purpose standards processes manuals site-facing forms and training materials that enable safe compliant and effective patient operations and clinical product administration.

Subject Matter Expertise:

Serve as the internal SME for cell therapy field and patient operations including product handling and administration practices ensuring consistent lifecycle-appropriate execution at treatment centers.

Cross-Functional Integration:

Partner with Patient Operations Clinical Operations Clinical Development Quality Manufacturing Supply Chain Medical and Regulatory to define implement and sustain robust operational standards and center-facing documentation across the end-to-end patient journey.

Study and Commercial Readiness:

Support study startup ongoing execution and commercial readiness by making sure patient operations processes administration requirements and product handling documents are clear consistent and delivered to timeline.

Process Excellence:

Lead and contribute to initiatives that improve execution quality scalability and consistency across cell therapy clinical operations with a focus on patient journey coordination and site readiness.

Issue and Quality Support:

Provide expert support during issue resolution and quality events including clinical incidents operational deviations inspections audits and root cause analyses related to patient operations and administration practices.

Protocol and Materials Review:

Review protocols and study-level operational materials to align with cell therapy patient operations requirements administration standards technical constraints and guidelines.

Training and Enablement:

Train and support internal study teams and site-facing functions on patient coordination product care office management practices and operational standards; support or conduct site training as needed.

Expert Review and Governance:

Act as an expert reviewer for study support materials and operational documentation that reference patient operations product handling administration or key patient journey achievements.

Continuous Improvement and Knowledge Sharing:

Capture lessons learned identify process gaps and embed standards across the cell therapy portfolio to drive ongoing improvement and organizational learning.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Bachelors in related scientific clinical or healthcare profession or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years of experience in hematology oncology and/or autoimmune including autologous and allogeneic cell therapy workflows
• Extensive experience in development and implementation of SOPs Manuals Guidelines and training documents/modules for cellular therapies in clinical research treatment center clinical development patient operations or related pharmaceutical/biotech functions.
• Experience working across a global matrix environment partnering with cross-functional teams such as Patient Operations Clinical Operations Clinical Science Manufacturing Supply Chain Quality and Medical.
• Strong knowledge of clinical trial design GCP principles drug development and operational execution requirements in complex clinical studies.
• Demonstrated ability to translate technical concepts into clear operational processes and standards that are practical for study teams and investigational sites.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain highly technical information clearly to a range of audiences.
• Strong problem-solving judgment and organizational skills with the ability to lead complexity and influence across functions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word Excel and PowerPoint.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Advanced degree in related scientific clinical or healthcare profession or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years of experience in hematology oncology and/or autoimmune including autologous and allogeneic cell therapy workflows
• Experience with site training study startup and patient journey design/execution in complex clinical trials.
• Ability to work in an environment of remote collaborators.
• Integrity and high ethical standards.
• Good conflict leadership skills and ability to handle crisis.
• Good intercultural awareness.
• Experience supporting or contributing to deviation management inspection readiness audit support quality events and process improvement initiatives.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room we spark bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines! In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect work at pace and challenge perceptions. Thats why we work on average a minimum of four days per week from the office. But that doesnt mean were not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our outstanding and ambitious world.

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $137937.60 - $206906.40. Our positions offer eligibility for various incentivesan opportunity to receive short-term incentive bonuses equity-based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles. Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs paid time off (i.e. vacation holiday and leaves) as well as health dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

Why AstraZeneca

Here you will work shoulder to shoulder with scientists clinicians engineers and operators to translate breakthrough ideas into therapies for patients with cancer. We move decisively pairing cutting-edge science with modern technology and the resources to scale so your standards and processes will be put to work across studies quickly and visibly. We value kindness alongside ambition and we empower people at every level to lead ask bold questions and take smart risks that accelerate progress for patients and for your career.

Step into a role where your operational leadership turns complex cell therapies into dependable patient caremake your impact with AstraZeneca today!

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