Cell Therapy Field Clinical Advisor
Introduction to the role
Cell Therapy Field Clinical Advisors (FCAs) are part of the Global Cell Therapy Clinical Operations team and play a critical role in the successful execution of cell therapy clinical trials—driving recruitment,retentionand safety managementwhile enabling early insight generation. FCAs focusonclinical study protocolexpertiseand education,optimizingthe patient journey, andcell therapypipeline engagement. The role requires close collaboration withother CTCO Functions,Clinical Development, and Medical Affairs across multiple indications and business units to advance AstraZeneca’s diverse cell therapy portfolio.
Typical Accountabilities
Scientific Expertise and Education
Pipeline Mastery at Scale: Build and continuouslymaintaindeep knowledge of AstraZeneca’s cell therapy pipeline across multiple indications andassets.
Recognized Thought Leadership:Establishand sustain highest-level scientific and medicalexpertisein celltherapy; recognizedinternally and externally as a go-to expert, shaping guidance,training, and best practices for assigned protocols and sites
Strategic Portfolio Communication: Lead site-facing and expert stakeholder communications that clearly convey AstraZeneca’s cell therapy strategy, portfolio breadth, and product differentiation; ensure consistent, compliant messaging across regions.
Initiative Ownership and Execution: Design, lead, and implement high-impact local initiatives with trialists and key experts to support R&D or study implementation, aligned with GPT, Global R&D, and Country Medical Affairs; track outcomes and scale successful approaches.
Education Gap Identification and Closure: Systematically assess educational needs across owned sites, deliver advancedprotocoltraining, and escalate patterns to Global Clinical Development with recommendations for enterprise-level solutions.
Insight Generation and Influence: Capture, synthesize, and deliver actionable field insights (feasibility, operational bottlenecks, patient pathways) to global and local stakeholders; drive early risk identification and influence protocol/process adjustments.
Clinical Trial Support
Advanced Education and Readiness: Lead delivery of SIV content; provide advanced protocol education and competency-based staff training to ensure readiness, compliance, and consistency across sites and indications.Drive patient selection quality, safety management, and site-specific action plans;deliver measurable improvements in start-up timelines and protocol adherence
Recruitment and Retention Performance: Implement targetedprotocoleducation(e.g., inclusion/exclusion criteria applicationetc.)toupliftenrolmentrates, reduce screen failures, and minimize attrition.
Issue Triage, Escalation, and Risk Mitigation: Serve as the primary field point forprotocol andclinical issues; triage and escalate appropriately, drive root-cause analysis, and implement corrective/preventive actions to reduce deviations and data queries.
Structured, Compliant Scientific Exchange: Leadtimely, high-quality scientific and medical communications with trialists and internal partners, ensuring alignment with compliance policies and legal requirements; standardize messaging and capture learnings for reuse.
Insight Loop and Continuous Improvement: Systematically capture site-level insights; synthesize trends for study teams and cross-functional stakeholders, influencing protocol/process adjustments and scaling proven practices.
Operational
Cross-functional orchestration: Lead coordinated delivery withCTCO Functions,Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Supply/Logistics,Patient OperationsandCountry Opsto ensure rapid, reliable service to internal stakeholders and study sites.
Portfolio coverage and resiliency: Provide proactive coverage for other FCAs and high-priority sites; implement standardized playbooks tomaintaincontinuity of operations during surges, vacations, or escalations.
Regulatory and policy stewardship:Maintaincurrent knowledge of local regulations, guidelines, codes of practice, and AstraZeneca policies relevant to Clinical Development; translate requirements into practical site actions and support inspection readiness.
External scientific engagement: Attend and contribute at relevant scientific meetings and conferences; synthesize takeaways into concise briefs and recommendations for study teams and operational processes.
Innovation sourcing and scaling: Build relationships with industry leaders and ecosystem partners;identify, pilot, and scale innovations (e.g., workflow tools,logisticsoptimizations, patient support solutions) that improve cycle times, quality, and site experience.
Cross Functional
Globalworkstreams: Providecountry specificfield insights and subject-matterexpertiseto priority global initiatives; review/shape core strategies and deliverables to enable scalable, locally compliant adoption.
Medical Affairs: Partner on scientific strategy, congress/education plans, and field content; ensure accuracy, balance, andgovernancecompliance across materials and training.
Commercial (within governance): Coordinate through approved interfaces to align on market dynamicsandobjectives
Evidence and insights: Elevate actionable field signals to inform globalresearchstrategy and lifecycle plans; ensure traceability from signal to decision.
Governance:Operatewithin AZ policies/SOPs and local regulations
Impact
Operational velocity and quality: Directly improve speed, quality, and consistency of AstraZeneca’s cell therapy trials—reducing cycle times, elevating protocol adherence, and accelerating patient access to innovative treatments.
Education, Qualifications,Skillsand Experience
Essential
Education: Bachelor’s degree in a health-related fieldrequired; advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, MSc, NP/PA, MD/RN) preferred.
Experience: 5+ years in clinical research or field-facing roles within oncology/hematologyor advanced therapies; direct cell therapy experience strongly preferred.
Technical Skills:Concentratedunderstanding of GCP, clinical trial operations, and cell therapypatient journey
Collaboration and Communication: Excellent stakeholder management, presentation, and training skills; ability to translate complex protocols into practical site actions.
Travel:Willingness totravelregionally/nationallyandinternationally to support sites and program needs.
Patient- and site-centric mindset with a bias for action and problem solving.
Data-informed approach toidentifytrends, risks, and opportunities for operational improvement.
Agility to support multiple studies and indications in a dynamic portfolio environment.
Desirable
5–8+ years in clinical research or field-facing roles, ideally in oncology/hematology/immunology/rare diseaseand/or advanced therapies; direct CAR-T/Cell Therapy experience strongly preferred.
Prior ownership of site performance metrics
Prior account leadershipand existing relationships in C/D suites
Proven ability to lead trainings, influence without authority, and translate complex protocols into pragmatic siteactions,adept at concise escalation and stakeholder alignment.
Prior large pharma experience in cell therapy
Scientific training and/or protocol trainingexpertise
Date Posted
27-ene-2026Closing Date
13-feb-2026AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.
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