Novartis
Associate Director, Cell Therapy Operations Northeast
$139K–$257K
Field Non-Sales (USA) · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 7 years.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in science, healthcare, nursing, business, or a related discipline.
About the job
Leads operational readiness and ongoing support for assigned CAR-T treatment centers, enabling safe, compliant delivery of Novartis therapies.
What you'll do
- Train, onboard, qualify, and maintain readiness of CAR-T treatment centers.
- Support ordering, logistics, apheresis collection, product receipt, and treatment workflows; resolve operational issues.
- Ensure quality and regulatory compliance, manage risks and escalations, and coordinate cross-functional process improvements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in science, healthcare, nursing, business, or a related discipline.
- At least 7 years of healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, specialty operations, or related industry experience.
- Experience supporting complex healthcare systems and demonstrated experience in cell therapy, specialty therapy, or other highly regulated healthcare operations.
- Experience training, onboarding, educating, or supporting external healthcare stakeholders.
Nice to have
- Direct experience with CAR-T, cell therapy, apheresis, blood or tissue collection, cryopreservation, transplant, or related specialty operations.
- Experience in GxP-regulated pharmaceutical, biotechnology, manufacturing, cell processing, hospital, or specialty healthcare environments.
Pay
$138,600.00 - $257,400.00 USD base salary
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