You definitely have an open mind for solutions here, which is nice! I can confirm that direct-jump is a solution for Ableton Clips and the A4/AR, but the OT does not have that feature, so it unfortunately doesn’t help you there.
Would a cheaper Launchpad work (or other grid controller), for visually playing notes into the Elektron sequencers? It doesn’t help you once it is recorded, but that way you don’t feel like you are stuck entering in notes/trigs through trig presses and parameter knob turns.
Maybe the OT loses its place as sequencer, and Ableton owns it, and then you basically just use the OT on recorded tracks to spice them up after?
Also, I haven’t had a chance to try it, but here’s a potential tool to make pattern matching nicer: