Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AstraZeneca is hiring an Associate Director, Territory Operations Manager – Cell Therapy to lead regional cell therapy trial operations across treatment centers. The role oversees site strategy, activation, clinical workflows, quality and compliance, supply chain coordination, training, and cross-functional delivery.
Responsibilities
- Regional Site Strategy: Partner with regional leadership to shape site selection and expansion plans that accelerate patient access and trial readiness while ensuring sustainable operations
- Site Activation and Certification: Lead risk-based activation, certification, and training programs to bring new treatment centers online efficiently and compliantly
- Clinical Workflow Excellence: Guide end-to-end cell therapy workflows—including apheresis, product handling, infusion, and documentation—to deliver consistent, high-quality patient care
- Quality and Compliance Leadership: Operate within relevant regulatory and accreditation frameworks (e.g., FACT), driving audit readiness, deviation management, CAPA execution, and continuous improvement
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Align with Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Medical, Market Access, Compliance, and Commercial to ensure integrated delivery across clinical and commercial phases
- Collaborator Engagement: Build positive relationships with investigators, physicians, nurses, apheresis teams, cell therapy labs, and site leadership to establish patient-centered service lines
- Logistics and Supply Chain Coordination: Act as the primary operations readiness liaison, aligning site needs with supply chain timelines, COI/COC processes, and regional account changes
- Training and Mentorship: Design and deliver training for site staff and junior team members to elevate capability and consistency across the region
- Issue Management and Continuous Improvement: Respond constructively to SOP deviations, implement corrective actions, and share guidelines to strengthen system-wide performance
- Reporting and Insights: Lead research and internal reporting on standards, performance, and guidelines to inform governance and strategy across multiple countries and local contexts
- Travel: Travel up to 50% to engage with sites, support activations, and maintain ongoing operational oversight
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with detailed knowledge/hands-on experience in Cell Therapy
- 8 years of clinical experience within a hospital setting and/or industry
- Expertise in service lines (infrastructure, resourcing, costs, quality metrics)
- Proven delivery to timelines, cost, and quality; collaboration with internal/external providers
- Excellent knowledge of cell therapy standards/regulations
- Experience selecting/overseeing external providers and developing contracts
- Advanced scientific degree or equivalent experience; broad understanding across patient operations, manufacturing interfaces, quality, regulatory, market access; project management experience
- Program/Quality qualifications (e.g., PMP, CPHQ)
- Experience across academic/Sponsor settings and countries
- Early-phase delivery across product lifecycle and multiple therapeutic areas
- Salesforce or similar CRM experience
- Nursing, Life Sciences, healthcare administration, Business
- 6 years of CAR-T experience
Benefits
- Eligibility for short-term incentive bonuses
- Equity-based awards for salaried roles
- Commissions for sales roles
- Qualified retirement programs
- Paid time off (vacation, holiday, and leaves)
- Health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans
- Remote, regional role
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