Cell Therapy Account Lead (CTAL)

About Innovative Medicine

Purpose

1- Pre-Launch Of Carvykti

• Develops the overall J&J cell therapy site strategic plan
• Supports site selection and sizing assessments and develops the business case for site eligibility
• Activates sites and establishes relationships with key stakeholders and decision-makers for certification purposes
• Facilitates the transition of clinical sites into certified commercial sites

2-

• Operates as the single face to the site to enable a best-in-class experience during site certification and activation:
• Plans, tracks, and monitors the timely activation of JNJ s CAR-T sites.
• Key activities include:
• Coordinates all J&J stakeholders involved in site certification, including the Site Certification Squad, the EMEA COE, and the OpCo/cluster medical teams
• Drives the contracting process by working with legal professionals to ensure it is streamlined for hospital teams
• Works with the supply chain, quality, regulatory, legal, compliance, and medical teams to establish site protocols and processes around CAR-T
• Ensures the implementation of cell therapy operations within hospital guidelines
• Develops a site certification training strategy tailored to each site and orchestrates its delivery

3- Post-Approval Of Carvykti -

• Acts as a key site partner:
• Facilitates contracting and economic processes
• Coordinates the creation of the account plan and the implementation of related activities
• Maintains relationships with key hospital decision-makers to ensure continued access to cell therapy, with support from market access representatives as needed
• In collaboration with the Cell Therapy Coordinator, resolves issues during ongoing operations and navigates the JNJ network for direct access to appropriate resources
• Brings customer insights into the creation of brand and business strategies and materials Proactively identifies issues, opportunities, and solutions, and effectively communicates recommendations to brand and leadership teams
• Coordinates slot allocation and re-allocation to support product uptake
• Orchestrates site capacity mapping and site demand forecasting
• Oversees and monitors overall site operations using agreed metrics and reports to the CVT
• Drives site resourcing and capability discussions as needed

Qualifications And Requirements

• Advanced degree in life sciences and / or business
• Bio/pharma experience needed, hematology / oncology or cell therapy experience desired
• Experience in a CRO, as an MSL or in Supply Chain is appreciated
• At least 5 years of prior experience in key account management in a healthcare environment
• Project management and hospital experience

Preferred Skills