Product Owner, Commercial Cell Therapy

AstraZeneca • Gaithersburg, MD

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Product Owner Commercial Cell Therapy is a business-facing leader responsible for shaping and delivering technology solutions for the commercialization of cell therapy and other advanced modalities, including gene therapy. This role partners closely with brand, patient services, medical, and operations leaders to ensure successful launch with particular focus on services that support patients and caregivers to successfully access and navigate complex, high-touch treatment journeys. This position plays a critical role in translating scientific innovation into practical, scalable, and patient-centered solutions, while meeting all regulatory and quality requirements. Why This Role Matters Cell and gene therapies are redefining patient care—but they also introduce some of the most complex patient journeys in healthcare. This role ensures that innovation in science is matched by excellence in patient experience. By shaping end-to-end patient solutions across access, support, logistics, and safety, this role directly impacts patient outcomes, brand success, and the organization’s ability to scale advanced therapies globally.

Requirements

• Strong business and thought leadership with a patient-first mindset.
• Proven ability to translate complex patient, regulatory, and market needs into actionable solutions.
• A trusted partner to senior stakeholders across commercial, medical, patient services, and operations.
• Highly effective at influencing, aligning priorities, and driving decisions in complex environments.
• Experience shaping business cases and evaluating trade-offs to maximize patient and business value.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant industry experience
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Significant experience working in a regulated pharmaceutical environment
• Deep experience leading patient solutions for cell therapy, gene therapy, or other advanced modalities
• Strong understanding of the US healthcare system and patient access landscape
• Demonstrated success delivering global patient programs and complex initiatives
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and influencing skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading global, virtual teams
• Mentoring or coaching experience
• Experience working with external partners or vendors

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior business partner for global commercial solutions supporting cell therapy and new modality portfolios.
• Work with subject matter experts in medical, commercial, market access and other functional areas to shape and define requirements for the cell therapy and new modality portfolios.
• Act as a subject-matter expert in patient services, including access, affordability, sustainability, and patient safety.
• Define and optimize end-to-end patient journeys, addressing unique advanced therapy needs such as travel logistics, caregiver support, site coordination, and long-term follow-up.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to ensure patient programs are aligned, seamless, and free of gaps or duplication.
• Shape and coordinate strategy across multiple initiatives to ensure alignment with corporate priorities and patient-centric objectives.
• Evaluate and guide solutions to ensure strong patient experience, business readiness, and value realization.
• Identify opportunities to enhance patient solutions through innovation, including selective use of digital and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Mentor and coach team members, strengthening business partnering and patient-focused capabilities.

Benefits

• qualified retirement programs
• paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves)
• health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees