Director, Clinical Supply Chain - Comparators/External Collaborations

The Opportunity:

The Director, Clinical Supply Chain – Comparators and External Collaborations is a hands-on leadership role responsible for building scalable processes for comparator sourcing needs across the clinical portfolio, ensuring uninterrupted, compliant and cost-effective supply.  The Director will also lead clinical supply activities related to external strategic partnerships and clinical collaborations.

• Develop and lead Comparator Sourcing governing structure and operating model for the Clinical Supply Chain group focusing on overall demand and supply planning across all programs.

• Collaborate with clinical supply program and study leads to identify comparator and external collaboration product needs.  Formalize a sourcing/delivery plan as part of the Demand & Operations process (D&OP) and develop processes to communicate status to all internal and external stakeholders.

• Assess and mitigate supply risks, including but not limited to potential shortages, vendor capacity, regulatory requirements, financial targets.

• Partner with PDM Strategic Sourcing group to develop and maintain partnerships with comparator sourcing vendors, support sourcing agreement negotiations and plans for sourcing diversification to build high-performance, resilient global supply networks.

• Ensures all externally sourced products comply with applicable GxP and global trade regulations.

• Accountable for comparator sourcing financial budgets and budget adherence across the global development portfolio.

• Develop and maintain comparator products master profiles, lead processes to resolve any product related issues, including but not limited to temperature excursions, deviations, product complaints.

• Develop and maintain applicable Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).

• Review and evaluate applicable supply agreements.

• Partner with Alliance Management and internal stakeholders to provide supply related requirements applicable to external collaboration agreements and associated clinical studies.

Required Skills, Experience and Education:

• 10+ years of Clinical Supply Chain operations experience. Experience with global oncology

• trials across all phases of development.

• Strong knowledge of global pharmaceutical procurement and contract/supply agreement execution.  Strong at comparator planning and sourcing strategies.

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Engineering or Life Sciences. Master’s degree (MS, MBA). CPIM/CSCP certifications a plus.

• Strong knowledge and experience with end- to end supply chain and demand/supply planning.

• Strong vendor management and contract oversight skills.

• Strategic thinker with strong tactical execution.

• Excellent cross-functional leadership skills with effective communication skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Proven leadership in working with matrixed teams.

• Knowledge and experience with outsourced manufacturing operations and strategic sourcing.

• Effective, open and transparent communication skills (verbal and written). Strong analytical, communication and executive level reporting skills.

• Capable of working on multiple projects/tasks and able to meet timelines.

• Self-starter with a high-level of comfort with ambiguity and complexity and the ability to multi-task while consistently delivering quality results.

• Team-oriented, progressive thinker who enjoys participating in an innovative and creative work environment. 

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