Associate Director - Supply Chain
BioSpace · Philadelphia, PA · 2 days ago
Management$128k–$187k/yrFull-time
Position Overview
The Associate Director, Supply Chain will lead and grow a supply chain team responsible for ensuring supply continuity of all critical components and consumables required for the uninterrupted manufacturing of commercial and clinical radiopharmaceutical drug products across a worldwide network of cGMP manufacturing sites.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate and communicate risks and interruptions to the supply chain and proactively establish mitigations wherever necessary
- Partner closely with Commercial, Clinical, Manufacturing, and Leadership teams to establish and maintain robust supply/demand forecasts in alignment with core business goals
- Build, deploy, and maintain tools for cross-functional tracking and communication of approved suppliers, products, and components
- Review technical and regulatory documentation to ensure accuracy, consistency, and currency of all critical components/key consumables
- Support management and closure of product investigations associated with critical components/key consumables including authoring and reviewing investigation documents and risk assessments
- Track component recalls/retrievals and communicate cross-functionally as necessary
- Identify alternative component sources; manage associated change control process where needed
- Manage financial planning and budget forecasting activities associated with the supply chain function; perform invoice reconciliation, ensure functional area adherence to budget
- Prepare and present supply chain updates at regular internal work group and team meetings; support the preparation of presentation materials for senior leadership, when required
- Assume additional responsibilities supporting the broader CMC Development group, as needed
Basic Requirements
- Earned Bachelor's degree in supply chain, science/engineering, production operations management, business, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in a supply chain function within a pharmaceutical environment
- 2+ years of CMC experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical development industries
- Strong supply management expertise, including a combination of experiences with forecasting, demand/supply planning, IRT systems, inventory management/ERP systems, clinical labeling, distribution including cold chain, import/export, reverse logistics, CMC and/or GxP regulations
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Able to work with uncertainty and shifting priorities, and to resolve conflict in a constructive manner
- Self-motivated and comfortable in a fast-paced, demanding and dynamic work environment
- Proficient in the Microsoft 365 environment
Additional Preferences
- Earned Master's degree in a relevant field
- Familiarity with cGMPs as well as US, European, Japanese, Chinese, and ICH regulations and industry standards for pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Previous project management or project leadership experience
- Familiarity with collaborative project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Monday, Jira, etc.
- Solid understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing and release within a cGMP environment
- Supply Chain Management certification(s) (e.g., CSCP, CPIM, SCOR-P, CPM, etc.)