*Remote with adhoc site attendance
6 months contract
The Clinical Supply Director is a key role within Clinical Manufacturing & Supply, who is accountable for end to end clinical supply chains of a global programme of products.
They will have specific responsibility for the long-term strategy of one or several complex, high profile clinical supply chains and be a strong influencer in its design.
They will be a key stakeholder working across different organizations and will represent R&D Supply Chain at PT&D and the Global Project Teams.
Will lead matrix multi-functional international teams to drive strategy and to manage supply chain performance through key performance indicators.
Will be Business Process Owners for key business processes or drive development of new business processes/ways of working.
Main Responsibilities:
* Accountable for the development, long term strategy and performance of clinical supply chains, owning the E2E supply of products in the development portfolio.
* Influential in the design phase with relevant experts to drive optimised design with respect to quality, risk and cost for the business
* Leads the Supply Chain Team (SCT) which is accountable for developing and maintaining the supply plan for the project. Work in conjunction with the Supply Chain Planner to guarantee: Balancing Short to Mid-term Supply and Demand, Inventory Management, input into D&OP Process, Planning Excellence Process Requirements, Master Data Management
* Overall endorsement of the supply plan is the Sr CSPL accountability
* Monitors the performance of the supply chain and optimise for higher volume phases of the project, balancing speed, quality and cost with respect to the agreed level of risk.
* Accountable for a significant budget for supply activities and materials for the project.
* Manages change in demand and supply, resolve issues, escalating when appropriate.
* Maintains appropriate information for supply activities in PLANIT on an ongoing basis and in line with RBU.
* Ensure ongoing supply through transition from development sources to commercial sources of manufacture.
* Understands and acts according to GxP and knows the impact it has on supply chain activities.
* Ensure timely delivery of information to meet internal and external regulatory and legal requirements.
* Take responsibility for managing issues and making complex trade-offs with both internal and external stakeholders. This will require well developed conceptual and analytical thinking to make complex judgements and deliver innovative solutions.
* Take a lead in motivating/mentoring others within the function and continually develop competence.
* Business Process Owners for key processes; developing, improving and promoting lean and supply chain practices within and across interfacing functions
* Be responsible for introducing innovation into the Supply chain ensuring a culture of continuous improvement is encouraged and managed.
* Act as a sponsor to support and manage the implementation of supply chain change and be the 1st point of contract for Senior Stakeholders within the organizations regarding your portfolio of products
Typical accountabilities
The Director Clinical Supply Programme role covers the full spectrum of the clinical programme lifespan, across all phases of the drug development lifecycle, covering small and large molecule drug projects
Essential:
• In depth knowledge of supply chains and drug development process.
• In depth knowledge of Clinical Development processes relevant to investigational products.
• Awareness of GXP Standards within a Clinical environment
• Demand management and forecasting experience
• In depth experience of project management, influencing and managing business partner relationships
• Proficient IT skills with an ability to adapt and operate in multiple systems
• Strong influencing, negotiating and problem-solving skills across geographical and cultural boundaries
• Education acc. to CV. bachelor’s degree (equivalent) or higher