Senior Manager, Global Clinical Supply Chain Planning
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We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. No Job ID etc.
We need to strip boilerplate: the initial consent paragraph about Apply button, privacy notice, etc. Also EEO statement, legal stuff, etc. Also location line maybe keep? Location is substantive? It's location Lexington, MA. Could be included maybe in About the role? But not required. Could be a short
for metadata. The instruction: "Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we can include location etc in a short
maybe under About the role? But better to include a short paragraph after headings? Probably we can include a
with location and worker type etc as minor metadata.
We need to preserve all substantive information: objectives/purpose, accountabilities, core elements, education/behavioral competencies and skills, compensation (salary range), benefits link (but we decided not to include benefits section because not specific). However we might include a short note about benefits link? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." The benefits link is not boilerplate but it's a pointer. It's not specific benefit detail. Could we include a Benefits section with that line? The rule: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state benefits: "For information about our benefits, please click here." That's a statement about benefits, albeit not detailed. It's still stating that benefits info is available via link. Might be considered stating them? The rule says "unless the posting actually states them." It does state that there are benefits and a link. But it's not specific benefit content. The instruction also says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we skip Benefits.
We'll include About the role (objectives/purpose), Responsibilities (accountabilities), Qualifications (education, experience), Skills (core elements), Pay (salary range). Possibly also a short metadata paragraph for location, worker type, etc.
Let's extract content:
Objectives/Purpose: "Responsible for developing end to end supply plan for innovative medicines in clinical development. The Sr, Mgr, Planning Lead will attend clinical project meetings to gather relevant information, translating clinical trial protocol information into a study supply plan, forecast study product requirements, interacting and negotiation with key project stakeholders to provide delivery timelines and budget.Maintains enterprise view of clinical supply chain connecting CMC, clinical operations, and commercial manufacturing perspectives across the development portfolio.Responsible for scenario planning, clinical supply recommendations, and risk mitigation through detailed insight of supply and demand issues for programs of high strategic importance, high cost, and/or under constrained supply."
Accountabilities: long list. We'll need to turn into
- items. Could break by sentences.
Core Elements Related to This Role: list of skills/competencies: "Excellent communication, organizational, and team collaboration skills.Must work effectively with global work associates.Ability to interact effectively at high levels, between customers and suppliers, and to manage and resolve issues and to provide effective feedback.Must be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high quality results.Must provide and implement innovative solutions to unique situations.Must be able to recognize potential conflict and escalate when necessary.Presentation Skills- ability to give professional and concise presentations at internal and external meetingsMust be aware and compliant to regulations and requirements for functioning under GMP, GDP, and GCP’s and Annex 13 and EU CT Directive, and DEA or local controlled-substance regulations as required."
Education, Behavioural Competencies and Skills: "Degree in Engineering, Management other scientific/technical degree, Pharmacy, or significant job related experience.6+ years relevant Pharmaceutical Industry and/or Contract Provider experience is preferred.Experience with Medical Devices a plus.Ability to influence stakeholders from many technical disciplines and at many levels.Ability to apply multiple lenses to analyze and represent complex interdependencies, scenarios, and tradeoffs.Multiple years of exposure in GxP environment and/or ability to learn key GxP methodologyProvides input into Interactive Response Technology (IRT) design for randomization, supplying drug to depots and sites.Proficiency in computer software applicable to IRT, ExcelMS Project or equivalent project management software is a plus"
Also there is a duplicated line: "Ability to influence stakeholders from many technical disciplines and at many levels.Ability to apply multiple lenses to analyze and represent complex interdependencies, scenarios, and tradeoffs" appears twice (once in core elements? Actually appears in education/behavioural competencies and also later "Sr Manager, Planning LeadDrive Process Improvements within OrganizationAbility to influence stakeholders from many technical disciplines and at many levels.Ability to apply multiple lenses to analyze and represent complex interdependencies, scenarios, and tradeoffs". We'll deduplicate.
We need to preserve all substantive info but not repeat duplicated lines. So we should include each unique point once.
Let's craft sections:
About the role
Responsible for developing end to end supply plan for innovative medicines in clinical development. The Sr, Mgr, Planning Lead will attend clinical project meetings to gather relevant information, translating clinical trial protocol information into a study supply plan, forecast study product requirements, interacting and negotiation with key project stakeholders to provide delivery timelines and budget. Maintains enterprise view of clinical supply chain connecting CMC, clinical operations, and commercial manufacturing perspectives across the development portfolio. Responsible for scenario planning, clinical supply recommendations, and risk mitigation through detailed insight of supply and demand issues for programs of high strategic importance, high cost, and/or under constrained supply.
Responsibilities
- Primary interface between clinical supply stakeholders, including Clinical Operations, Pharmaceutical Sciences (PS), GMS, Clinical Supplies operations and Quality Assurance.
- Interface with Pharmaceutical Sciences group to ensure trial supplies are appropriately supported and that appropriate stability programs are in‑progress, and/or appropriate expiry dating exists.
- Work closely with Logistics function to pro‑actively plan, document, and facilitate global cross‑border supply strategies, including requirements associated with controlled substances, compliance to global trade standards, and in‑country investigational product regulatory requirements for delivery of product to final destinations.
- Develop Operational Supply Plans for portfolio of development products both internal and acquired through external partnerships.
- Oversee forecast planning and inventory management of all relevant investigational medicines and comparators for portfolio, leading a matrix of SMEs spanning Takeda supply chain, Takeda pharmaceutical sciences organizations and external partners.
- Lead operational feasibility assessment, scenario analysis and risk mitigation for new clinical protocols, representing the clinical supply chain to global PS teams and global program teams.
- Develop and maintain detailed clinical supply models for complex supply scenarios which provides a study baseline against which to monitor assumptions and inventories of finished goods in ongoing clinical trials.
- Lead establishment of enterprise approach to supply/demand modelling, risk identification, and scenario planning for clinical supply chain; lead cross‑functional planning teams to respond to unplanned events.
- Develop supply options, facilitate decision making, and communicate updated manufacturing and supply plans to all impacted stakeholders.
- Responsible for execution of Operational Supply Plan throughout development lifecycle, identifying leading indicators of supply risk and escalating through PS Lead and GPL to course correct.
- Liaise among Clinical Operations, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Procurement disciplines in planning and managing appropriate levels of CTM and comparator supply in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
- Utilize the ClinApps Clinical Supplies Management Database (CSMD) to request packaging/labeling/distribution jobs, to manage inventory, shipments.
Qualifications
- Degree in Engineering, Management, other scientific/technical degree, Pharmacy, or significant job‑related experience.
- 6+ years relevant Pharmaceutical Industry and/or Contract Provider experience preferred.
- Experience with Medical Devices a plus.
- Multiple years of exposure in GxP environment and/or ability to learn key GxP methodology.
- Proficiency in computer software applicable to IRT, Excel, MS Project or equivalent project management software is a plus.
- Provides input into Interactive Response Technology (IRT) design for randomization, supplying drug to depots and sites.
Skills
- Excellent communication, organizational, and team collaboration skills.
- Ability to work effectively with global work associates.
- Ability to interact effectively at high levels, between customers and suppliers, and to manage and resolve issues and to provide effective feedback.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high quality results.
- Ability to provide and implement innovative solutions to unique situations.
- Ability to recognize potential conflict and escalate when necessary.
- Presentation skills – ability to give professional and concise presentations at internal and external meetings.
- Awareness and compliance with regulations and requirements for functioning under GMP, GDP, and GCP’s and Annex 13 and EU CT Directive, and DEA or local controlled‑substance regulations as required.
- Ability to influence stakeholders from many technical disciplines and at many levels.
- Ability to apply multiple lenses to analyze and represent complex interdependencies, scenarios, and tradeoffs.
Pay
Base Salary Range: $137,000.00 – $215,270.00 (Lexington, MA).
We might also include a short paragraph for location/worker type: maybe after Pay we can add a Location: Lexington, MA • Worker Type: Employee (Regular, Full‑time, Exempt)
. This is minor metadata, allowed.
We must not include Benefits section. Also not include Schedule.
Check for any duplicated content: we have "Ability to influence stakeholders..." and "Ability to apply multiple lenses..." appear in Skills only once. Good.
Check that we didn't miss any substantive info: The accountabilities list we captured all sentences. Let's verify each sentence from accountabilities:
Original accountabilities paragraph:
"The Senior Manager, Planning Lead will be a primary Interface between clinical supply stakeholders, including Clinical Operations, Pharmaceutical Sciences (PS), GMS, Clinical Supplies operations and Quality Assurance.
Interfaces with Pharmaceutical Sciences group to ensure that trial supplies are appropriately supported and that appropriate stability programs are in‑progress, and/or appropriate expiry dating exists.
Works closely with Logistics function to pro‑actively plan, document, and facilitate global cross‑border supply strategies, including requirements associated with controlled substances, compliance to global trade standards, and in‑country investigational product regulatory requirements for delivery of product to final destinations.
Develop Operational Supply Plans
for prose. We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. No Job ID etc. We need to strip boilerplate: the initial consent paragraph about Apply button, privacy notice, etc. Also EEO statement, legal stuff, etc. Also location line maybe keep? Location is substantive? It's location Lexington, MA. Could be included maybe in About the role? But not required. Could be a short
for metadata. The instruction: "Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we can include location etc in a short
maybe under About the role? But better to include a short paragraph after headings? Probably we can include a
with location and worker type etc as minor metadata. We need to preserve all substantive information: objectives/purpose, accountabilities, core elements, education/behavioral competencies and skills, compensation (salary range), benefits link (but we decided not to include benefits section because not specific). However we might include a short note about benefits link? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." The benefits link is not boilerplate but it's a pointer. It's not specific benefit detail. Could we include a Benefits section with that line? The rule: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state benefits: "For information about our benefits, please click here." That's a statement about benefits, albeit not detailed. It's still stating that benefits info is available via link. Might be considered stating them? The rule says "unless the posting actually states them." It does state that there are benefits and a link. But it's not specific benefit content. The instruction also says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we skip Benefits. We'll include About the role (objectives/purpose), Responsibilities (accountabilities), Qualifications (education, experience), Skills (core elements), Pay (salary range). Possibly also a short metadata paragraph for location, worker type, etc. Let's extract content: Objectives/Purpose: "Responsible for developing end to end supply plan for innovative medicines in clinical development. The Sr, Mgr, Planning Lead will attend clinical project meetings to gather relevant information, translating clinical trial protocol information into a study supply plan, forecast study product requirements, interacting and negotiation with key project stakeholders to provide delivery timelines and budget.Maintains enterprise view of clinical supply chain connecting CMC, clinical operations, and commercial manufacturing perspectives across the development portfolio.Responsible for scenario planning, clinical supply recommendations, and risk mitigation through detailed insight of supply and demand issues for programs of high strategic importance, high cost, and/or under constrained supply." Accountabilities: long list. We'll need to turn into
- items. Could break by sentences.
Core Elements Related to This Role: list of skills/competencies: "Excellent communication, organizational, and team collaboration skills.Must work effectively with global work associates.Ability to interact effectively at high levels, between customers and suppliers, and to manage and resolve issues and to provide effective feedback.Must be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high quality results.Must provide and implement innovative solutions to unique situations.Must be able to recognize potential conflict and escalate when necessary.Presentation Skills- ability to give professional and concise presentations at internal and external meetingsMust be aware and compliant to regulations and requirements for functioning under GMP, GDP, and GCP’s and Annex 13 and EU CT Directive, and DEA or local controlled-substance regulations as required."
Education, Behavioural Competencies and Skills: "Degree in Engineering, Management other scientific/technical degree, Pharmacy, or significant job related experience.6+ years relevant Pharmaceutical Industry and/or Contract Provider experience is preferred.Experience with Medical Devices a plus.Ability to influence stakeholders from many technical disciplines and at many levels.Ability to apply multiple lenses to analyze and represent complex interdependencies, scenarios, and tradeoffs.Multiple years of exposure in GxP environment and/or ability to learn key GxP methodologyProvides input into Interactive Response Technology (IRT) design for randomization, supplying drug to depots and sites.Proficiency in computer software applicable to IRT, ExcelMS Project or equivalent project management software is a plus"
Also there is a duplicated line: "Ability to influence stakeholders from many technical disciplines and at many levels.Ability to apply multiple lenses to analyze and represent complex interdependencies, scenarios, and tradeoffs" appears twice (once in core elements? Actually appears in education/behavioural competencies and also later "Sr Manager, Planning LeadDrive Process Improvements within OrganizationAbility to influence stakeholders from many technical disciplines and at many levels.Ability to apply multiple lenses to analyze and represent complex interdependencies, scenarios, and tradeoffs". We'll deduplicate.
We need to preserve all substantive info but not repeat duplicated lines. So we should include each unique point once.
Let's craft sections:
About the role
Responsible for developing end to end supply plan for innovative medicines in clinical development. The Sr, Mgr, Planning Lead will attend clinical project meetings to gather relevant information, translating clinical trial protocol information into a study supply plan, forecast study product requirements, interacting and negotiation with key project stakeholders to provide delivery timelines and budget. Maintains enterprise view of clinical supply chain connecting CMC, clinical operations, and commercial manufacturing perspectives across the development portfolio. Responsible for scenario planning, clinical supply recommendations, and risk mitigation through detailed insight of supply and demand issues for programs of high strategic importance, high cost, and/or under constrained supply.
Responsibilities
- Primary interface between clinical supply stakeholders, including Clinical Operations, Pharmaceutical Sciences (PS), GMS, Clinical Supplies operations and Quality Assurance.
- Interface with Pharmaceutical Sciences group to ensure trial supplies are appropriately supported and that appropriate stability programs are in‑progress, and/or appropriate expiry dating exists.
- Work closely with Logistics function to pro‑actively plan, document, and facilitate global cross‑border supply strategies, including requirements associated with controlled substances, compliance to global trade standards, and in‑country investigational product regulatory requirements for delivery of product to final destinations.
- Develop Operational Supply Plans for portfolio of development products both internal and acquired through external partnerships.
- Oversee forecast planning and inventory management of all relevant investigational medicines and comparators for portfolio, leading a matrix of SMEs spanning Takeda supply chain, Takeda pharmaceutical sciences organizations and external partners.
- Lead operational feasibility assessment, scenario analysis and risk mitigation for new clinical protocols, representing the clinical supply chain to global PS teams and global program teams.
- Develop and maintain detailed clinical supply models for complex supply scenarios which provides a study baseline against which to monitor assumptions and inventories of finished goods in ongoing clinical trials.
- Lead establishment of enterprise approach to supply/demand modelling, risk identification, and scenario planning for clinical supply chain; lead cross‑functional planning teams to respond to unplanned events.
- Develop supply options, facilitate decision making, and communicate updated manufacturing and supply plans to all impacted stakeholders.
- Responsible for execution of Operational Supply Plan throughout development lifecycle, identifying leading indicators of supply risk and escalating through PS Lead and GPL to course correct.
- Liaise among Clinical Operations, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Procurement disciplines in planning and managing appropriate levels of CTM and comparator supply in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
- Utilize the ClinApps Clinical Supplies Management Database (CSMD) to request packaging/labeling/distribution jobs, to manage inventory, shipments.
Qualifications
- Degree in Engineering, Management, other scientific/technical degree, Pharmacy, or significant job‑related experience.
- 6+ years relevant Pharmaceutical Industry and/or Contract Provider experience preferred.
- Experience with Medical Devices a plus.
- Multiple years of exposure in GxP environment and/or ability to learn key GxP methodology.
- Proficiency in computer software applicable to IRT, Excel, MS Project or equivalent project management software is a plus.
- Provides input into Interactive Response Technology (IRT) design for randomization, supplying drug to depots and sites.
Skills
- Excellent communication, organizational, and team collaboration skills.
- Ability to work effectively with global work associates.
- Ability to interact effectively at high levels, between customers and suppliers, and to manage and resolve issues and to provide effective feedback.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high quality results.
- Ability to provide and implement innovative solutions to unique situations.
- Ability to recognize potential conflict and escalate when necessary.
- Presentation skills – ability to give professional and concise presentations at internal and external meetings.
- Awareness and compliance with regulations and requirements for functioning under GMP, GDP, and GCP’s and Annex 13 and EU CT Directive, and DEA or local controlled‑substance regulations as required.
- Ability to influence stakeholders from many technical disciplines and at many levels.
- Ability to apply multiple lenses to analyze and represent complex interdependencies, scenarios, and tradeoffs.
Pay
Base Salary Range: $137,000.00 – $215,270.00 (Lexington, MA).
We might also include a short paragraph for location/worker type: maybe after Pay we can add aLocation: Lexington, MA • Worker Type: Employee (Regular, Full‑time, Exempt)
. This is minor metadata, allowed. We must not include Benefits section. Also not include Schedule. Check for any duplicated content: we have "Ability to influence stakeholders..." and "Ability to apply multiple lenses..." appear in Skills only once. Good. Check that we didn't miss any substantive info: The accountabilities list we captured all sentences. Let's verify each sentence from accountabilities: Original accountabilities paragraph: "The Senior Manager, Planning Lead will be a primary Interface between clinical supply stakeholders, including Clinical Operations, Pharmaceutical Sciences (PS), GMS, Clinical Supplies operations and Quality Assurance. Interfaces with Pharmaceutical Sciences group to ensure that trial supplies are appropriately supported and that appropriate stability programs are in‑progress, and/or appropriate expiry dating exists. Works closely with Logistics function to pro‑actively plan, document, and facilitate global cross‑border supply strategies, including requirements associated with controlled substances, compliance to global trade standards, and in‑country investigational product regulatory requirements for delivery of product to final destinations. Develop Operational Supply Plans