Supply Chain Sr. Associate # 26-14336

Job Summary

Ideal Candidate: Bachelors + 2 years of working experience. Laboratory skills, quality background would be beneficial, detail oriented, multitasking, teamwork, and strong communication.

Technical Skills

• Smartsheet
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Trek Wise
• Veeva
• SAP

Nice to Have

• Previous pharma experience

Parties Involved

• GD organization
• Quality organizations
• IS organization
• External vendors

Accountabilities

• Embed the principles of Good Distribution Practices guideline in the US Supply Chain network, to ensure that product quality is maintained.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage temperature excursion records.
• Own and manage minor and major deviation records and lead root cause analysis sessions.
• Own and manage CAPA and CAPA EV records, ensuring that they are implemented as intended.
• Manage missing product notifications, including leading Event Review Team meetings if applicable.
• Support audits and inspections.
• Ensure up to date Smartsheets for minor, major, CTETS and missing products.
• Own and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Authority

• Ability to apply risk-based approach, making decisions and escalating issues appropriately

Outputs

• Contribute to continuously improving the level of GDP compliance in the supply chain network.

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Life Sciences + 2 years’ experience in GMP / GDP compliance
• In the absence of a Life Sciences degree, 4+ years’ experience in GMP / GDP compliance
• Sound knowledge of Quality Assurance principles, Good Manufacturing Practice and Good Distribution Practice
• Fluency in English
• Strong word processing, database and spreadsheet application skills and experience in Quality Management Software systems (e.g. Trackwise, EDMQ, etc)

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience in audit / inspection support
• Technical writing skills

Competencies

• Effective communication skills at multiple levels, areas and countries
• Ability to apply risk-based approach, making decisions and escalating issues appropriately
• Analytical and evidence-based approach to problems
• Ability to see the connection between issues, to identify common factors and bring the correct stakeholders together
• Pro-active in proposing solutions and driving tasks to completion
• Works autonomously, respecting deadlines
• Works with a high degree of discipline and attention to detail

Soft Skills

• Strong negotiation & influencing skills – to secure favorable supplier terms and drive performance
• Problem-solving & decision-making – ability to act quickly under pressure and resolve supply disruptions
• Adaptability & resilience – capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, global environment
• Excellent communication – both verbal and written, with an ability to present supply chain data to senior leadership

Basic Qualifications

• High school/GED + 2 years work experience OR
• Associates and 6 months work experience OR
• Bachelors

Top 3 Must Have Skill Sets

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Life Sciences + 2 years’ experience in GMP / GDP compliance
• Sound knowledge of Quality Assurance principles, Good Manufacturing Practice and Good Distribution Practice
• Technical writing skills: Smartsheet, Excel, PowerPoint, trek wise

About US Tech Solutions

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com. US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.