Sr. Apheresis Account Manager
Current• Work cross functionally and lead conversations with corporate and field teams to manage assigned apheresis collection vendors in assigned territory• Lead departmental continuous improvement and change management initiatives• Participate in regular quality & operational reviews to assess, communicate, develop and execute strategies to monitor and improve apheresis collection vendor performance• Monitor apheresis account capacity and negotiate with account leadership to implement/reduce collection capacity when directed or needed• Manage, as directed by departmental processes, deviations, change controls, and document management to comply with Dendreon’s quality requirements as they relate to apheresis collection vendors• Participate in deviation/change management activities, impact/investigation assessments, and quality audit activities with assigned apheresis collection vendors in support of the Quality Program• Lead cross-functional teamwork to ensure apheresis collection vendors meet business requirements, quality requirements, successfully complete all on-boarding activities, and are prepared to perform collections for Dendreon within required timelines• Conduct training workshops for apheresis collection vendors• Travel onsite to apheresis sites within assigned territory to conduct in person business reviews with apheresis partners• Represent Apheresis Operations on cross-functional project teams as needed• Oversee and manage training plan of newly hired department employees• Work with Legal and internal stakeholders to review and execute contract renewals and amendments• Lead partner negotiations for contract updates and site launch agreements