Cell Therapy Case Manager - Denver, United States - Gilead Sciences, Inc.

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Job Description

Everyone at Kite is grounded by one common goal – curing cancer. Every single day, we seek to establish a direct line between that purpose and our day-to-day work. Would you like to join us in this mission?

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team as a Cell Therapy Case Manager. Kite therapies are customized for every patient and the process involves a complex ordering and supply chain process. Reporting into the Sr. Manager of Patient Support Services, the Cell Therapy Case Manager is responsible for monitoring all activities and successfully facilitating a patient's case through the cell journey, while providing an exceptional customer experience. While we would consider this opportunity to be remotely based within the contiguous United States, we would like this person to be able to work during Pacific Time business hours.

Responsibilities of the Cell Therapy Case Manager includes:

• Serves as single-point-of-contact for Authorized Treatment Centers (ATC) who is accountable for all cases from patient registration through final product delivery, within defined geography
• Acts as a knowledgeable, trusted and dependable partner to ATCs demonstrating exceptional communication and tele-management skills
• Flexibility to cover/provide support for other Case Managers outside of regular working hours and over Holidays and weekends as necessary
• Manages communications with ATC providers (including but not limited to enrolling healthcare providers, financial coordinators, cell and apheresis lab staff and administrative champions) and internal Kite team members (including but not limited to field teams, internal logistics and supply chain, medical, site quality and site planning partners)
• Effectively communicates critical case-related information to healthcare providers within ATC in an empathetic and clear manner to appropriately manage expectations
• Completes all required Case Manager training and demonstrate exceptional knowledge and seamless navigation of Kite systems, policies, procedures and work instructions
• Troubleshoots issues with internal or external partners working collaboratively and with a sense of urgency
• Attends meetings (virtually and/or in person) to assist with training and activation of new ATCs
• Participates in regular Case Manager, POD, or other customer meetings on an as needed basis

Basic Qualifications:

Masters Degree and 3+ years of experience

OR

Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of experience

OR

Associate's Degree and 7+ years of experience

OR

High School Degree / GED and 9+ years of experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven ability to work exceptionally well across a matrix organization and be a team player
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Open to occasional travel during site onboarding process and ad hoc meetings (<10%)
• 5+ years working within a healthcare or pharmaceutical environment, directly interacting with healthcare providers and/or patients
• 2+ years of Case Management or Care Coordination experience in a hospital setting for patients receiving complex therapies
• Nursing, social work, and/or commercial operations background
• Experience working with complex IT systems or portals that support customer service, health care scheduling, supply chain management, and call center
• Familiarity with working in a heavily regulated, quality-control driven environment (e.g. following strict SOPs when available, and extrapolating key principles to situations not defined)
• Basic knowledge of reimbursement landscape for hospital/buy and bill setting including understanding of benefit investigations, prior authorizations, appeals
• Demonstrated problem solving and customer service skills
• Ability to establish effective relationships with a wide range of internal cross-functional teams, healthcare provider team(s) and ATCs
• Bilingual - Spanish preferred

The salary range for this position is: $90, $117, Kite considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*.

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• Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

Kite is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid, long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune system's ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information on Kite, please visit . Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at .

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Everyone at Kite is grounded by one common goal – curing cancer. Every day, we aim to establish a direct line between that purpose and our day-to-day work.

We are creating Kite together, with the recognition that the best teams are built by the best people. We maintain an attitude of curiosity, and creativity with each challenge as we develop a new market for cancer therapies. We appreciate and respect one another, and most importantly, we don't take success for granted.

While we've come a long way to make what others viewed as impossible, possible, we know one thing is certain. Today is just the beginning.