Director, US Cell Therapy Medical Affairs, Autoimmune

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Position Summary

The Director, US Autoimmune Cell Therapy Medical Affairs is a core member of the US Medical Affairs organization and serves as the Medical Affairs lead for institutional and ecosystem readiness as well as life cycle management indications in support of autoimmune cell therapy strategy and execution. This role partners closely with cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Commercial, Market Access, Patient Services, HEOR, Clinical Development, and Field Medical) to shape the medical strategy, accelerate institutional readiness for CAR T, and enable appropriate education and referral pathways across the autoimmune care continuum. The Director leads scientific and strategic engagement with key institutions, professional societies, and external experts to ensure evidence generation and education plans align with US clinical practice needs and advance patient access to cell therapy.

Key Responsibilities

• Institution engagement planning and external expert engagement (EE) coordination, including strategic account planning and integrated engagement calendars

• Institution and KOL profiling, segmentation, and engagement planning; define education strategy and prioritized scientific messages across stakeholders

• Provide medical affairs leadership to support zola-cel lifecycle planning and readiness for future indications (including systemic sclerosis), aligning institution and ecosystem strategies, education, and insights generation to evolving clinical and regulatory milestones

• Develop and operationalize an institution CAR T collaboration model (academic and community), including governance, medical touchpoints, and cross-functional ways of working

• Lead institutional CAR T readiness acceleration initiatives (e.g., pathway development, multidisciplinary education, operational readiness insights) to support appropriate adoption

• Enable community referral confidence and readiness through education and network development with referring providers, aligned to clinical practice needs and patient access pathways

• Lead US professional society collaborations to advance education, scientific exchange, and awareness of autoimmune cell therapy within appropriate medical and compliance standards

• Advance the ACTioN ecosystem strategy by aligning key stakeholders, insights, and initiatives across institutions, community sites, societies, and internal partners

• Serve as a strategic matrix partner, providing medical leadership and actionable insights to inform brand, market access, and patient services planning for autoimmune cell therapy

• Own execution against the medical plan, including prioritization, resourcing, budget management, and measurement of impact for institutional and ecosystem initiatives

Qualifications & Experience

• Advanced, scientific or medical degree, e.g. DO, MD, NP, PA, PharmD, PhD

• Minimum 5+ years experience in the pharma/biopharma industry or clinical practice

• US Market and Cell Therapy experience strongly preferred

• Advanced understanding of drug development, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries

• Strong leadership experience in a matrix environment with multi-functional project teams and managing external agencies

• Strong interpersonal communication skills commensurate with the need to work closely with both external physicians/scientists and in-house teams

• Ability to navigate complex topics in a matrix environment with grace and confidence

• Strong listening, problem solving, and prioritization skills