Cellular Therapy Coordinator

Job Description

Job purpose:

The Cellular Therapy Coordinator is a clinical role responsible for the comprehensive coordination, implementation, and oversight of the outpatient cellular therapy program.

• Establish, implement, and maintain evidence‑based protocols, standard operating procedures, and clinical pathways for outpatient bispecific T‑cell therapy and CAR‑T therapy administration.
• Serve as the cellular therapy program’s operational lead, ensuring regulatory compliance with applicable quality and accreditation standards.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, data collection, and outcomes reporting for the cellular therapy program.
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of FDA‑approved and investigational cellular therapies, including product‑specific REMS requirements.
• Maintain a comprehensive, real‑time patient tracking system covering all phases: referral, evaluation, insurance authorization, leukapheresis, manufacturing, bridging therapy, lymphodepletion, infusion, and follow‑up.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to complete pre‑treatment assessments to evaluate patient candidacy.
• Provide patient education and support prior to treatment initiation.
• Triage urgent patient calls and concerns, applying clinical judgment to determine appropriate interventions or escalation.
• Monitor patients for therapy‑related toxicities.
• Facilitate timely access to emergency evaluation, hospitalization, or ICU‑level care when clinically indicated.
• Manage post‑therapy monitoring schedules and ensure completion of required follow‑up laboratory and imaging studies.
• Design and maintain competency assessments, simulation training, and skills validation for clinical staff.
• Provide onboarding education for new staff joining the cellular therapy program.
• Serve as an internal clinical expert and resource for questions related to cellular therapy management.

• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize and complete tasks in a timely manner.
• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (Master’s degree in Nursing preferred).
• Active Alabama RN license.
• ONS Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Provider Certification; ONCC Oncology Certified Nurse preferred.
• At least 5 years of nursing experience, including at least 3 years of oncology nursing experience.

This position works in the nursing/patient care department of a busy oncology/hematology clinic. Direct patient contact is required. The environment is busy, fast‑paced, with a moderate noise level.

Employee must be able to stand and walk for up to eight hours a day on some days, and sit at a computer for up to eight hours a day on some days, depending on tasks.

This position is not a supervisory position.

We are looking for compassionate, adaptable individuals who demonstrate the desire to lead and work together to best treat the patients we serve.