Associate Director, ATC Contracting and Onboarding Director *PC

• Posted on October 20, 2026

• San Diego, CA, USA
• Remote
• Corporate & Business Services
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: ASSOC
  003666

Your Role:

The role will lead the contracting process and coordinate end to end onboarding and operational readiness for Authorized Treatment Centers supporting the company’s CAR T therapy.

This individual will serve as the central point of coordination between treatment centers and internal functions, ensuring that each center progresses efficiently from initial engagement through contracting, readiness assessment, training, and authorization. The role will partner closely with Account Management, CAR T Operations, Legal, Quality, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Patient Services, Supply Chain, Information Technology, Finance, and Compliance.

The Associate Director will bring direct experience activating treatment centers for cell or gene therapy and a strong understanding of the operational, contractual, quality, and institutional requirements involved in preparing centers to deliver complex therapies.

This position will report to the Director, Launch Excellence – US Biomedicine.

ATC Contracting

• Lead the operational management of the ATC contracting process from contract initiation through execution.
• Serve as the primary business contact for treatment centers during contract development and negotiation.
• Facilitate development, review, negotiation, and execution of Master Services Agreements and related contractual documents in partnership with Legal and relevant functional owners.
• Provide guidance on established commercial and operational contract terms and coordinate escalation of requested exceptions.
• Coordinate internal review of treatment center contract requests across Legal, Finance, Quality, Compliance, Market Access, Patient Services, Account Management, and CAR T Operations.
• Track contract status, outstanding issues, internal approvals, and treatment center actions.
• Support the development and maintenance of contract templates, negotiation guidance, decision pathways, and supporting tools.
• Coordinate Quality Agreements and other supporting documents with the appropriate Quality and Legal representatives, as applicable.
• Ensure final agreements and supporting documentation are maintained in approved company systems.

ATC Onboarding and Operational Readiness

• Coordinate completion of applicable onboarding activities, including:
  • Master Services Agreement execution
  • Quality Agreement execution
  • FACT accreditation and institutional qualification verification
  • Apheresis and cell therapy program readiness
  • Pharmacy and product receipt readiness
  • Chain of identity and chain of custody processes
  • Ordering platform and system access
  • Information technology and data exchange requirements
  • Financial and reimbursement workflow readiness
  • Patient services processes
  • Product handling and operational training
  • Required quality, compliance, and operational documentation
  • Partner with functional subject matter experts to ensure requirements are clearly communicated and completed.
  • Maintain the ATC readiness checklist and supporting documentation.
  • Identify risks, gaps, and dependencies that could delay authorization and coordinate timely resolution.
  • Prepare centers for final readiness review and coordinate the internal authorization process.
  • Support newly authorized centers through initial implementation and early operational activities.

Cross Functional Program Leadership

• Direct cross functional onboarding activities across Account Management, CAR T Operations, Quality, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Legal, Information Technology, Supply Chain, Patient Services, Finance, and Compliance.
• Establish clear ownership, milestones, decision points, and escalation pathways for each ATC.
• Maintain an integrated view of contracting and onboarding progress across the ATC network.
• Develop dashboards and status reports for leadership, including site progress, risks, outstanding decisions, cycle times, and anticipated authorization dates.
• Facilitate governance meetings and document decisions, owners, and deadlines.
• Build effective working relationships with treatment center contracting, legal, quality, pharmacy, finance, information technology, apheresis, nursing, and cell therapy program stakeholders.
• Ensure treatment centers receive clear, consistent, and timely communication throughout onboarding.
• Capture lessons learned and recommend improvements to onboarding processes, tools, templates, and training…