Our cell therapy ambition
Join a team that, through collaboration with industry, academia, healthcare, policy makers, advocacyleaders, and regulatory agencies, is shaping an ecosystem that drives access to cell therapies—connecting innovation and Commercial excellence to realise their full curative potential. To achieve this, we are building world-class cell therapy capabilities and advancing a diverse pipeline. We strive to be at the forefront of pioneering the latest technologies to eliminate the barriers standing between patients and cell therapies.
Our ambition is to realise the full curative potential of cell therapy across a wide range of diseases. We aim to empower the immune system to attack cancers, reset the underlying drivers of immune-mediated diseases, and deliver innovative solutions with the potential to improve the lives of people living with rare diseases.
Engineering Next-Generation Cell Therapies, from Discovery to Patient Access
Our leading gene-editing, lentivirus and biologics engineering capabilities enable us to engineer next-generation cell therapies that could overcome some of the challenges that exist today. We are pioneering innovative approaches to deliver the next wave of cell therapies that could more precisely and effectively target disease and be produced at scale.
Looking ahead, our pipeline is focused on delivering scalable, off-the-shelf solutions with the potential to transform how these therapies are positioned, accessed, and adopted globally. This evolution creates new opportunities to shape market access models, refine segmentation and targetted strategies, and leverage advanced insights and analytics to more effectively match therapies with the right patient populations.
Scaling cell therapy manufacturing and clinical capabilities
We are building the infrastructure required to bring cell therapies to patients globally, continuing to scale our manufacturing and clinical capabilities while strengthening our commercial expertise to ensure these innovations reach patients effectively.
- Manufacturing cell therapies: Manufacturing cell therapies requires specialised capabilities, where the right technology, expertise, and infrastructure are critical to translating research into effective, scalable medicines. As we expand our global manufacturing footprint—now across eight locations—we are not only enabling clinical development, but also laying the foundation for future commercial supply, supporting broader patient access and market readiness.
- Clinical capabilities: We are enhancing our clinical capabilities through partnerships with renowned cell therapy treatment centres, including the Moffitt Cancer Center, to accelerate and expand access to cell therapy.
Enhancing our world-leading capabilities through external collaboration
At AstraZeneca, we're building a world-class cell therapy ecosystem by combining internal expertise with external innovation.
Building the future of cell therapy requires more than scientific excellence. It demands strong external collaboration, complementary expertise, and strategic investments that help accelerate innovation across research, development, manufacturing, and delivery.
Through a growing network of collaborations and strategic business initiatives, we continue to strengthen our capabilities and expand our potential to bring transformative cell therapies to patients faster.
Key Reasons to Join Our Cell Therapy Team
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- Associate Director, Cell Therapy Trade Compliance Operations R-253556 Gaithersburg, Maryland
- Senior Director, Oncology Global Programme Management (Cell Therapy) R-258512 Gaithersburg, Maryland
- Scientist Cell Therapy (R&D) R-258580 Gaithersburg, Maryland
- Senior Specialist, Cell Therapy Trade Compliance (FTZ) R-250164 Gaithersburg, Maryland
- CRA Manager - Cell Therapy R-258126 Wilmington, Delaware
- Local Study Associate Director - Cell Therapy R-258125 Wilmington, Delaware
- Associate Director, Territory Operations Manager - Cell Therapy R-258379 Boston, Massachusetts
- Associate Director, Technical Product Manager – Cell Therapy R-246756 Santa Monica, California
- Regulatory CMC Director (Cell & Gene Therapy) R-253290 Gaithersburg, Maryland
- Cell Therapy Business Planning and Operations (BPO) R-251386 Gaithersburg, Maryland
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Cell therapy is a unique modality – by engineering living cells to precisely target disease we have the potential to transform patient outcomes across multiple therapeutic areas. At AstraZeneca, we are pioneering cell therapy at scale, investing in state-of-the-art platforms, building global capabilities and pushing the boundaries of science. Our aim is to ensure many more patients can benefit from cell therapy worldwide.
Craig Maxwell-
