About this role
What You’ll Do
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Build demand plans that translate clinical enrollment assumptions, protocol requirements, regional plans, and future launch expectations into practical forecasts.
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Create integrated supply plans across drug substance, drug product, packaging, labeling, testing, release, distribution, and clinical supply activities.
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Help ensure patients and clinical sites have the supply they need by balancing service, continuity, shelf life, and inventory investment.
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Track inventory health, supply plan performance, forecast accuracy, capacity constraints, and emerging risks before they become issues.
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Partner with External Manufacturing and Technical Operations to align CDMO execution activities with approved demand and supply plans.
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Lead scenario planning for demand changes, manufacturing delays, batch outcomes, inventory needs, capacity availability, and launch readiness.
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Turn complex planning data into clear recommendations, dashboards, and decision points for cross-functional planning and governance forums.
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Improve how planning gets done by strengthening templates, assumptions, reporting cadences, data quality, and planning tools.
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What You’ll Bring
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10–12+ years for Director level in supply chain planning, demand planning, supply planning, clinical supply, manufacturing planning, or related operations roles.
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Experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, or another regulated life sciences environment.
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Strong understanding of clinical-stage supply chains, outsourced manufacturing networks, CDMO/CMO coordination, and planning across drug substance, drug product, packaging, labeling, testing, release, and distribution.
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Ability to build forecasts, supply plans, inventory scenarios, planning dashboards, and data-driven recommendations that support cross-functional decisions.
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Clear communicator who can influence without direct authority and partner effectively with technical, operational, financial, clinical, and executive stakeholders.
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Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, or a related discipline required; advanced degree, MBA, or APICS/ASCM certification preferred.
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Preferred Experience
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Experience in a clinical-stage, pre-commercial, launch-stage, or rapidly scaling biotech/pharma organization.
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Experience supporting S&OP, Integrated Business Planning, long-range planning, or supply governance processes.
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Experience with ERP, planning, inventory visibility, IRT, dashboarding, or analytics tools.
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Comfort operating in a fast-paced, matrixed environment where priorities evolve and processes are still being built.
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Exact Compensation may vary based on skills, experience and location.
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Pay range
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$203,000 - $264,000 USD