Senior Director, Head of Patient Services

• Develop and execute the U.S. patient services strategy and launch-readiness plan, with clear milestones, decision points, risks, and accountabilities.
• Build and lead an integrated patient support model spanning referral and enrollment, benefits investigation, prior authorization and appeal support, case management, affordability, treatment coordination, and ongoing patient support.
• Map, standardize, and continuously improve the patient and caregiver journey to reduce access friction and support timely, coordinated treatment initiation.
• Establish governance, escalation pathways, business continuity plans, and service standards across internal teams and external partners.

• Lead the implementation and day-to-day oversight of hub and other patient services vendors, including workflow design, staffing assumptions, training, quality controls, and operational escalation.
• Design and manage financial assistance and affordability programs, subject to applicable legal and compliance requirements.
• Partner with Market Access and field reimbursement colleagues to align patient services workflows with payer policies, reimbursement requirements, and access pathways.

• Lead patient services support for treatment-center onboarding and readiness, in coordination with Medical, Commercial, and operational partners.
• Define clear handoffs among the hub, treatment centers, specialty pharmacy and distribution partners, field teams, patients, and caregivers.
• Develop escalation protocols for access barriers, incomplete referrals, scheduling delays, treatment-center capacity constraints, and other launch-critical issues.
• Support a consistent, high-touch experience for patients and caregivers before, during, and after treatment initiation, within the approved program scope.

• Lead vendor implementation, budget management, and ongoing business reviews in partnership with Procurement, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and IT.
• Establish service-level agreements, key performance indicators, quality measures, and launch-readiness dashboards that provide timely visibility into patient access, operational performance, patient experience, and emerging risks.
• Partner with Commercial Operations and IT to define data requirements, integrations, reporting cadence, privacy controls, and issue-resolution processes across the vendor ecosystem.
• Use operational insights to identify root causes, drive corrective actions, and continuously improve program effectiveness and scalability.

• Develop and maintain SOPs, work instructions, training materials, and documentation standards for patient- and provider-facing activities.
• Ensure patient services programs operate in alignment with applicable regulatory, legal, privacy, quality, and compliance requirements and Capricor policies.
• Partner with Quality and Compliance on monitoring, auditing, deviation management, corrective actions, and vendor oversight, as appropriate.
• Maintain inspection-ready documentation and promote a culture of patient focus, accountability, and disciplined execution.

• Build and lead the patient services organization, including future roles supporting treatment-center onboarding, nurse education, patient engagement, and reimbursement coordination, as business needs evolve.
• Own workforce planning, role design, hiring, onboarding, training, coaching, and performance management to support launch readiness and post-launch scale.
• Set clear objectives and operating norms, develop team capabilities, and foster effective collaboration across internal and external stakeholders.
• Serve as the senior internal subject-matter expert for patient services and provide concise updates, recommendations, and risk assessments to executive leadership.
• Perform other duties as assigned consistent with the scope and seniority of the role.

Capricor Therapeutics is advancing cell and exosome-based therapies with a focus on serious diseases where patients and families need new treatment options. Our work is grounded in scientific rigor, collaboration, and a shared commitment to moving meaningful therapies forward. Joining Capricor means being part of a mission-driven team working at the intersection of innovation, execution, and patient impact.

At Capricor, you’ll join a collaborative environment where employees are encouraged to contribute, grow, and help build the systems, science, and operations needed to support our next stage of growth. We value people who are thoughtful, accountable, hands-on, and motivated by work that can make a real difference.

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