Director, Biospecimen Management Cell Therapy & Early Oncology

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Position Summary

The Director of Biospecimen Management for Cell Therapy & Early Oncology will efficiently and independently perform the duties and responsibilities outlined below.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Lead the Biospecimen Management Team supporting CT and Early Oncology studies, including goal setting, deliverables, performance management reviews, and coaching.
• Oversee and provide guidance on the development of comprehensive program and protocol-level biospecimen management plans for all studies.
• Ensure the timely and efficient delivery of all biospecimen operational aspects of clinical studies across all stages (start-up, conduct, and close-out) with appropriate quality oversight and standards.
• Escalate issues to appropriate functional areas when there are deviations from established standards or recommended guidelines.
• Maintain knowledge of existing and new regulatory guidance related to biospecimen management.
• Enhance IT capabilities to improve operational effectiveness, biospecimen tracking, and performance metrics capture.
• Seek opportunities to enhance the value of external vendor relationships (e.g., Central Laboratory, 3rd party specialty labs) through early strategic engagement and ongoing partnership.
• Engage and partner with all GDO functions, other R&D functions, and key internal and external stakeholders to improve organizational knowledge and maturity on risk and issue management in the biospecimen space.
• Develop and update policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and working procedures (WPs) related to biospecimen planning and utilization.
• Maintain awareness of market trends and industry best practices and incorporate findings into day-to-day operations, including involvement in key external organizations (e.g., SCOPE, SLAS, ISBER) related to biospecimen management.
• Ensure compliance in biospecimen management areas, partnering with site-facing roles to address timeliness of query resolution and specimen compliance.
• Collaborate with data management to ensure oversight of database lock delivery.
• Support outsourcing management in efficient and effective governance meetings, serving as a key member and advisor to operational and strategic management committees and additional project meetings and escalations as necessary.
• Develop and retain a diverse workforce while ensuring adequate work-life balance.
• Assign and maintain the Book of Work for the organization, ensuring proper and timely functional support of trials.
• Develop and maintain organizational metrics.
• Serve as the integration/collaboration lead for other strategic and process improvement initiatives across internal and external organizations.
• Coordinate feedback on imaging management-related findings for all internal and external site audits, follow up on corrective and preventative actions to completion and implementation, and serve as a functional expert on internal audits and vendor visits.
• Handle personnel hiring, training, performance, compliance, and development for the Biospecimen Management team.
• Provide side-by-side coaching, deliver performance evaluations, and set goals for the team. Mentor and maintain motivation