Job description
More than one million people in the United States today are fighting blood cancer. While a traditional allogeneic stem cell transplant has been the best hope for many, the transplant itself can prove fatal or lead to serious conditions, such as graft vs. host disease. Orca Bio is a late-stage biotechnology company redefining the transplant process by developing next-generation cell therapies with the goal of providing significantly better survival rates with dramatically fewer risks. With our purified, high-precision investigational cell therapies we hope to not only replace patients’ blood and immune systems with healthy ones, but also restore their lives.
Summary of Role: The Cell Therapy Case Manager is the central point of contact for treatment centers managing the case journey for patients receiving Orca-T. This includes receiving orders, verifying documentation, managing scheduling, coordinating cross-functional activities, and ensuring a seamless experience for both the treatment center and internal stakeholders.
This is a foundational hire, where you will help to build the case management organization from the ground up, including the processes, SOPs, and tools that will define Orca Bio’s standard of excellence in institutional engagement. You will be a critical partner to transplant coordinators and serve as the primary case quarterback within Orca Bio’s ecosystem, aligning activities across Account Managers, Medical Science Liaisons, supply chain, and commercial operations. This role requires empathy, precision, and a proactive mindset to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
Responsibilities
Case Lifecyle Management
Serve as the main point of contact for assigned transplant centers, managing end-to-end case activity from order intake through product infusion and follow up.
Receive, review, and track all case orders and associated documentation in accordance with internal SOPs and regulatory requirements.
Facilitate product scheduling considering patient treatment timelines, treatment center constraints, donor availability, apheresis center availability, and manufacturing capacity.
Monitor and update case management software systems to ensure accurate real-time data capture and audit readiness.
Customer Communication & Relationship Management
Proactively communicate case updates, schedule confirmations, and documentation needs to treatment centers.
Build trusted relationships with transplant center staff, ensuring a responsive, clear, and reliable support experience.
Escalate issues and delays as needed while maintaining a solutions-oriented approach.
Partner with commercial account management as the first-in-line customer service function of Orca Bio, ensuring exemplary customer experience.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Coordinate with internal stakeholders (Logistics, Manufacturing, Commercial Operations, Medical Affairs, Account Management) to align on product logistics, compliance, and customer needs.
Support field teams in center onboarding and activation efforts, including new site training on case flow and software tools.
Process Development & Continuous Improvement
Contribute to the development and refinement of case management SOPs, communication templates, and escalation protocols.
Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce treatment center burden, and improve service efficiency.
Assist in documenting best practices and onboarding materials for internal team growth.
Team & Operational Support
Participate in team huddles, case review meetings, and ongoing training sessions.
Support peer coverage for holidays, vacations, or spikes in case volume.
Ensure service availability during Pacific Time business hours; may require shift flexibility during process exceptions impacting delivery of patient products.
Required Qualifications
- 3-5 years of experience in patient case coordination, transplant scheduling, specialty pharmacy, or healthcare operations, preferably in oncology, cell therapy, or rare disease.
- Experience working with academic medical centers, transplant programs, or hospital-based specialty practices.
- Familiarity with regulated healthcare workflows, including HIPAA, chain-of-identity/custody, and documentation compliance.
- Strong organizational, communication, and relationship management skills.
- Experience using CRM or case tracking systems (e.g., Salesforce Health Cloud, Vineti, TrakCel).
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, evolving environment and contribute to building new capabilities.
Who we are
We are driven by a passion for science and compassion for patients. We act with urgency to ensure our treatments are one day accessible to all who need them.
We live by our core values of passion, courage, and integrity. Excellence in our work means the chance to unlock a better quality of life for our patients, and with that comes tremendous responsibility.
We innovate on a path that hasn’t been paved. We embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and take calculated risks to achieve our mission. We aren’t afraid to ask “why not” and challenge the status quo.
We maintain a start-up culture of camaraderie and leadership by example, regardless of title.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and recognize that celebrating our differences creates stronger, lasting solutions that better serve our team, our patients and their healthcare providers.
Notice to staffing firms
Orca Bio does not accept resumes from staffing agencies with which we do not have a written agreement and specific engagement for a particular opening. Our employment activities, inquiries and offers are managed through our HR/Talent team, and all candidates are presented through this channel only. We do not accept unsolicited resumes, and we rarely outsource recruitment.
