Senior Cell Therapy Account Manager (Cell Therapy)

Location: United States — field-based in Raleigh, NC; candidates should reside within 20 miles of the territory

Salary: $177,905–$230,230 per year, plus potential annual bonus, stock-based incentives, paid time off, and benefits.

Company

Biopharmaceutical company developing CAR T-cell and T-cell receptor engineered therapies for cancer treatment.

What you will do

• Own account strategy, performance, and execution for designated academic Authorized Treatment Centers and community referral networks.
• Drive patient identification, referrals, therapy adoption, and growth in brand and CAR T class share using compliant education and approved messaging.
• Build relationships with physicians, referrers, transplant teams, administrators, and other healthcare stakeholders.
• Map and optimize hematology and oncology referral pathways while supporting patient access, reimbursement education, and logistical coordination.
• Coordinate Medical, Market Access, Operations, and ATC Onboarding teams as the cross-functional account lead.
• Represent Kite at scientific congresses, speaker programs, and peer-to-peer educational forums.

Requirements

• PhD or PharmD with 2+ years of rare disease, hematology/oncology, or complex account experience; or a master’s degree with 6+ years; or a bachelor’s degree with 8+ years.
• Proven commercial sales experience in rare disease pharmaceuticals, hematology/oncology, or complex accounts.
• Experience with hematology/oncology or cell therapy and sophisticated accounts involving multiple stakeholders.
• Strong business acumen, analytical skills, strategic planning, execution, and cross-functional leadership without direct authority.
• Must be based in Raleigh, NC, or reside within 20 miles of the territory.
• Willingness to travel approximately 25% and work in a fast-paced field-based environment.

Nice to have

• Launch experience in academic hospital or transplant center settings.
• Elite selling skills and a proven record of success in patient identification and stakeholder engagement.

Culture & Benefits

• Patient-centric mission focused on developing cancer immunotherapies and curing cancer.
• Collaborative matrix environment spanning Medical, Market Access, Operations, and onboarding functions.
• Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
• Paid time off, potential annual bonus, and discretionary stock-based long-term incentives.
• Commitment to inclusion, integrity, compliance, diversity, and employee development.