Advanced Therapy Liaison

Shields Advanced Therapies; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Shields Advanced Therapies in Houston, TX seeks an Advanced Therapy Liaison to educate oncology practices on our care model and therapies. This on-site role requires strong clinical experience and the ability to expand patient access through education and engagement with physicians and care teams.

The role involves up to 75% regional travel, building relationships, and guiding practice pathways in collaboration with internal teams to ensure timely access to cutting-edge therapies.

Qualifications

• The role requires clinical or field-based oncology/specialty experience, including exposure to advanced therapies.
• Experience engaging with oncology practices, infusion centers, or health systems.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to credibly engage physicians, nurses, and leadership.
• Proven ability to work independently in a territory-focused field role with ongoing outreach.
• Experience educating care teams and guiding care pathways for patient access.

Responsibilities

• Engage internal and external physicians and care teams to support understanding of the advanced therapy care model.
• Communicate clinical and operational considerations of advanced therapies relative to existing treatments.
• Build credibility with physicians and care teams to support informed awareness of options.
• Help practices understand when to involve the advanced therapy care model so eligible patients access therapies.
• Establish recurring touchpoints with practices to review workflows, care coordination, and clinical experiences.
• Partner with Operations and Care teams to support identified patients and facilitate care navigation.
• Serve as a consistent point of contact for oncology practices navigating advanced therapy care.
• Share insights from engagements to support internal alignment and improvement.

Skills

Oncology field experience

Clinical or field-based specialty care

Interpersonal communication

Territory management

Education and outreach

Job description

About The Company

Advanced therapies represent one of the most significant shifts in modern healthcare, yet health systems face substantial operational, clinical, and financial barriers to adoption.

Shields Advanced Therapies was created to solve this challenge, partnering with leading academic medical centers and pharmaceutical companies to build the infrastructure necessary to bring these breakthrough treatments to more patients.

The company is led by a seasoned leadership team and is grounded in Shields' longstanding commitment to culture, hospital partnership, and delivering better patient care at the lowest possible cost.

Today, Shields Advanced Therapies is anchored by 8 of the Top 20 Academic Medical Centers in the United States and Shields' 40+ year track record of partnering with over 1,000 hospitals across 43 states provides a natural channel for continued expansion.

Role Overview

The Advanced Therapy Liaison serves to educate oncology and other specialty practices on the advanced therapy care model and treatment modalities offered by Shields Advanced Therapies partners. This role collaborates closely with clinicians, specialty practices, and internal teams to increase awareness, strengthen understanding, support engagement, and appropriate pathway navigation through education across advanced cell and gene therapy pathways.

This position is on-site in the Houston area and may require up to 75% travel in the region.

The role requires strong clinical or field-based oncology/specialty experience, sound clinical and operational judgment, and the ability to build trusted relationships that help guide appropriate next steps in care and expand patient access to next-generation advanced therapies.

Core Responsibilities

• Engage internal and external physicians and care teams to support understanding of the advanced therapy care model
• Communicate the clinical and operational considerations of advanced therapies relative to existing treatment approaches in a compliant and patient-focused manner
• Build strong, credibility-based relationships with physicians and care teams to support informed awareness of advanced therapy options through education
• Help practices understand when and how to involve the advanced therapy care model so that eligible patients can access appropriate, cutting-edge therapies in a timely manner
• Establish recurring touchpoints with practices to review operational workflows, care coordination, and clinical experiences
• Partner closely with internal Operations and Care teams to support identified patients and facilitate appropriate care pathway navigation and care coordination
• Serve as a consistent point of contact for oncology practices navigating advanced therapy care
• Share insights and feedback from external engagements to support internal alignment and continuous improvement efforts

Credentials & Requirements

• Clinical or field-based experience with oncology, advanced therapies, or complex specialty care, including exposure to modalities such as CAR-T, TIL, gene therapy, ASOs, BiTEs, or related BMT pathways
• Background in one or more of the following: Oncology RN, NP, PA, Clinical Nurse Educator, Infusion Center Nurse or Pharmacist, Field Reimbursement Manager, Patient Access Manager, Oncology or Specialty Account Manager, or roles within specialty pharmacy or specialty distribution (e.g., Optum Frontier, CVS Specialty, Accredo, Curascript, Cardinal), or similar positions supporting complex oncology or advanced therapies
• Regular experience engaging with oncology practices, infusion centers, or health systems
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage credibly with physicians, nurses, practice leadership and administration
• Proven ability to excel in an independent, territory-oriented field role that requires proactive outreach, strong follow through, and ownership of day-to-day activity goals

Preferred Experience

• Exposure to cell and gene therapies, or other advanced or complex oncology treatments (e.g., CAR-T, Bispecific Antibodies, Theranostics), including familiarity with adjacent care pathways such as bone marrow transplant
• Experience supporting patient access, referral coordination, or care navigation
• Comfortable supporting clinical decision-making through education, relationship building, and thoughtful follow up
• Experience working cross-functionally with Operations, Care Delivery, or Clinical teams
• Prior experience in a high-growth, early-stage, or evolving organization

Compensation

The base salary range for this role is $150,000-$200,000, commensurate with experience and level. This role is eligible for an annual performance bonus in addition to base salary, based on achievement of role objectives and key performance metrics.

Salary: $150000 - $200000 per year