Associate Director, Territory Operations Manager – Cell Therapy

AstraZeneca; Seattle (WA); A distancia; USD 150.000 - 225.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Short-term incentive bonuses

Equity-based awards

Commissions for sales roles

Qualified retirement programs

Paid time off (vacation/holiday/leaves

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Descripción de la vacante

AstraZeneca seeks an Associate Director, Territory Operations Manager – Cell Therapy for the Northwest Region to lead regional clinical trial operations across sites, ensuring robust execution and patient access. You will partner with cross-functional teams to align site strategy, activation, training, and governance while maintaining high quality standards.

In this remote, regional role, travel up to 50% to engage sites, manage workflows from apheresis to infusion, and ensure compliance with

Formación

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with cell therapy knowledge.
• 8+ years clinical experience in hospital/industry with CAR-T preferred.
• Experience with service lines, cost, quality metrics, and timelines.
• Knowledge of cell therapy standards/regulations and contract oversight.
• Experience selecting external providers and contract development.

Responsabilidades

• Shape regional site strategy and expansion to accelerate access and trial readiness.
• Lead activation, certification, and training programs for new centers.
• Manage end-to-end cell therapy workflows: apheresis to infusion and documentation.
• Drive quality, compliance, CAPA, and audit readiness within regulatory frameworks.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure integrated delivery.
• Engage investigators, physicians, nurses, and site leadership for patient-centered service lines.
• Align site needs with supply chain timelines and regional account changes.
• Design and deliver training for site staff and junior team members.
• Lead governance reporting on standards and performance across countries.

Conocimientos

CAR-T experience

Clinical operations

Regulatory knowledge

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Site activation

Educación

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Advanced scientific degree (MS/PhD) or equivalent

Herramientas

Salesforce CRM

Descripción del empleo

Associate Director, Territory Operations Manager – Cell Therapy - Northwest Region

Are you ready to pioneer cell therapy trial operations across a dynamic region and help transform outcomes for people with cancer? This role sits at the intersection of science, operations, and patient care—where robust clinical execution and smart, data-informed decisions accelerate both trials and future commercial delivery.

As a regional expert, you will guide treatment centers through complex cell therapy workflows, from site strategy and activation to ongoing operational and clinical oversight. You will connect frontline teams with internal experts, turning standards into daily practice and removing barriers that slow patient access. Can you envision yourself setting the pace for how advanced therapies are introduced and sustained across multiple sites?

This is a remote, regional role reporting to a Regional Operations Director and partnering closely with cross-functional leaders to build scalable, patient-centered service lines that uphold the highest quality and compliance standards.

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.

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with detailed knowledge/hands-on experience in Cell Therapy (preferred: nursing, Life Sciences, healthcare administration, Business).
• 8 years of clinical experience within a hospital setting and/or industry, with 6 years of CAR-T experience preferred.
• 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.

Essential Requirements:

• 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.

The annual base pay (or hourly rate of compensation) for this position ranges from $150,098 - $225,147 USD.

• Our positions offer eligibility for various incentives—an 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.

Date Posted 20-Oct-2026

Closing Date 02-Nov-2026

Our mission is to build an inclusive environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. In furtherance of that mission, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their protected characteristics. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please complete the corresponding section in the application form.