Field Clinical Advisor, Cell Therapy

• Act as protocol expert and pipeline ambassador for cell therapy trial sites across Australia
• Champion patient recruitment, retention and safety across assigned cell therapy trials
• Deliver advanced education and practical training to sites
• Partner with investigators and site teams to create workable eligibility pathways and activate referral networks
• Resolve clinical and operational challenges through root-cause analysis and improvement actions
• Translate field insights into recommendations that improve strategy and site performance
• Coordinate Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Patient Operations, Supply and Logistics, and Country Operations for site support
• Develop training, SOPs and playbooks for AstraZeneca Australia’s cell therapy function
• Capture insights to improve clinical trial delivery, patient experience, recruitment, retention and operational scale
• Report to the Senior Director, Field Clinical Advisors APAC

• Bachelor’s degree in a health-related discipline
• 5+ years’ experience in clinical research, clinical trial operations or field-facing scientific roles
• Direct site engagement within oncology, haematology and/or advanced therapy clinical trials
• Demonstrated GCP knowledge
• Strong grasp of the cell therapy patient journey, including apheresis/collection, logistics and safety management
• Capability to deliver protocol education and translate complex requirements into practical site actions
• Territory- or field-based experience supporting customers, investigators or clinical trial sites
• Excellent partner engagement, communication and presentation skills
• Willingness to travel nationally
• Patient- and site-centric attitude, data-informed problem-solving approach and comfort working in a build-and-scale environment
• Advanced degree preferred, including PharmD, PhD, MSc, NP, MD/RN
• Direct CAR-T, stem cell transplant or broader cell therapy experience desirable
• Existing cell therapy site relationships in Australia desirable
• Experience within large pharma, cross-functional site support models and digital insight platforms desirable
• Credibility and confidence engaging Principal Investigators as a thought partner desirable

• Flexible benefits offering, empowering employees to choose benefits that work for them
• Performance-aligned rewards
• Personal development and lifelong learning, growth and development opportunities
• Inclusive and diverse workplace culture
• Flexible, accessible recruitment process and workplace environment