Vice President, Patient Operations

Beam Therapeutics • Cambridge, MA

22d • $320,000 - $400,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Beam Therapeutics is seeking a strategic, collaborative leader to shape and execute Patient Operations as part of its growing Commercial team. The role will oversee patient scheduling and apheresis operations, including selecting and implementing a cell therapy orchestration platform. In the short to medium term, the focus will be risto-cel, an ex vivo autologous hematopoietic stem cell-based gene therapy for severe sickle cell disease. Patient Operations will support the provider and patient experience and contribute to preparation for Beam’s potential first product commercialization.

The Vice President will also serve as a strategic thought partner on commercialization for next-generation hematology programs and help shape commercial patient supply strategy for in vivo genetic medicines. The position is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, or hybrid, with East Coast candidates preferred, and requires travel as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant academic field.
• 12 or more years of experience in pharma, biotech, or biopharma roles of progressively increasing responsibility.
• Experience in gene therapy and/or cell therapy, particularly autologous cell therapy, is strongly desired.
• Sophisticated understanding of the operational complexity and evolving scientific, clinical, regulatory, competitive, and economic trends in the cell and gene therapy industry, with the ability to adapt operational strategies accordingly.
• Proven cross-functional leadership or other cross-disciplinary experience, including successful team leadership.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and a collaborative nature, with the ability to influence, motivate, inspire, encourage, and develop others.
• Patient-focused and comfortable working in a highly complex, technical environment amid ambiguity.
• Experience with U.S. commercialization.
• Ability to travel 25% as needed.

Nice To Haves

• MBA, MD, PhD, or another graduate degree.
• Experience in both large and small company environments.
• East Coast location.

Responsibilities

• Define Patient Operations strategy, including patient scheduling rules, manufacturing slot allocation, and exception management.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, IT, and other functions to establish scalable patient scheduling and apheresis processes that address business needs and support an exceptional patient and provider treatment experience.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership for implementing a cell therapy orchestration platform and integrating it with other systems to support patient registration and scheduling, chain-of-identity and chain-of-custody traceability, order management, and inbound and outbound cell logistics.
• Partner with Key Account Management to define organizational needs for onboarding and supporting apheresis operations at treatment centers.
• Build and manage teams responsible for patient scheduling and apheresis operations.
• Help define commercialization strategy for next-generation hematology programs and commercial patient supply strategy for in vivo genetic medicines.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive