Cellular Immunotherapy Liaison

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. These values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an anti-racist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, anti-racism and inclusion.

The Cellular Immunotherapy Liaison will support Fred Hutch clinical research investigators in the implementation of Cellular Immunotherapy clinical trials at Seattle Children’s (SC) and collaborate with the SC clinical research investigators and lead the implementation of cellular therapy research protocols in the assigned disease areas at SC. They will also create, manage and oversee research data and regulatory documents for the assigned SC Immunotherapy studies.

At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, all employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to our values of collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity, and respect.

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with immunotherapy faculty leadership, coordinate quarterly peds cellular immunotherapy meetings including preparing agendas, meeting materials, and ensuring any follow-up items from previous meetings are complete
• Define and document startup and implementation processes for adult cellular immunotherapy trials to be open at SC, and vice versa, partnering closely with the Fred Hutch-SC Liaison, and adult and peds immunotherapy managers
• Identify barriers to implementing immunotherapy trials across Fred Hutch and SC; troubleshoot and escalate cross-institutional challenges and barriers to research implementation and conduct through the Fred Hutch/Seattle Children’s Research Affiliation Agreement (RAA) governance structure and appropriate SC and Fred Hutch immunotherapy team’s structure
• Serve on Clinical Research Operations Sub-Committee (CROS) under the Fred Hutch/Seattle Children’s Research Affiliation Agreement (RAA) governance as ad-hoc cellular immunotherapy representative
• Work across the Fred Hutch and SC immunotherapy programs; establish and maintain cross-institutional working relationships
• Participate in process improvement initiatives to identify barriers and implement resolutions for efficient and effective conduct of immunotherapy trials across the institutions
• Coordinate and monitor Affiliate Staff access applications and renewals for immunotherapy program staff to ensure appropriate access is maintained across institutions
• Oversee data and sample collection and sharing across institutions for correlative studies ensuring agreements and logistics support efficient and compliant workflows
• Facilitate startup and implementation activities across the institutions for immunotherapy trials
• Submit immunotherapy studies for intake at Fred Hutch and SC, initiate start-up and clinical readiness processes, monitor and resolve implementation-related queries leading to order validation and open to accrual
• Provide regulatory support for Fred Hutch Immunotherapy protocols open at SC
• Partner with study teams and service areas to resolve implementation issues and promote cross-institutional start-up efficiency
• Coordinate Research Group submissions and reviews for pediatric immunotherapy studies
• Triage new immunotherapy protocols for review requirements
• Attend Research Group meetings at both SC and Fred Hutch for immunotherapy trials
• Refer required trials to co-directors and work with study teams to coordinate reviews