Clinical Supply Manager

Role Summary

Clinical Supply Manager description for the Veterinary Medicine Research and Development (VMRD) Supply Chain and Distribution team. Responsible for developing and managing supply plans to ensure precise, ongoing supply of investigational veterinary materials to companion animals and livestock, collaborating with project teams to deliver the right material of the right quality at the right time.

Responsibilities

• Forecasting and Planning:
  • Partner with project team members to ensure study needs and priorities are understood.
  • Review clinical protocols to determine requirements for supplies at study initiation and monitor inventories for potential resupply.
  • Propose optimal packaging configurations including coordinating movement of supplies between manufacturers, third party CROs, field sites, analytical labs, and sample destruction locations.
  • Manage inventory of investigative veterinary products within the VMRD pharmacy and with the VMRD team across the portfolio.
  • Lead efforts in calculating quantity of drug product and forecasting sample outputs from the study, with Clinical, Safety, Biological, Pharmaceutical, and Biopharmaceutical Scientists to optimize data use across VMRD.
  • Design import/export pathways of supplies and samples for global distribution as needed.
  • Monitor adherence to production schedules and adjust supply plans as necessary.
  • Provide input to matrix teams on timing, sourcing, and budget projections.
• Partner Interface:
  • Represent the Supply Chain and Distribution and Sample Technologies and Logistics Teams to internal stakeholders and maintain relationships with external supply partners.
  • Collaborate with Regulatory Affairs on the comparative agent strategy (sourcing and blinding) for candidate responsibilities.
  • Work with Regulatory and Quality Assurance Groups to meet study needs while adhering to regulatory guidance, including international requirements.
• Materials Management:
  • Design fit-for-purpose packaging, labeling, and distribution models for supplies and samples to meet each study‚Äôs needs.
  • Manage packaging, labeling, and distribution activities at preferred locations (internal or external).
  • Manage stock and inventory levels at preferred locations (internal or external).
  • Manage returns, reconciliation, and destruction strategies to meet scientific and regulatory needs at study completion.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. / M.S. or B.S. + 10 years' experience in a scientific field, supply chain, or project management.
• PharmD degree with a license to practice in Michigan, or Pharmacy Tech will be considered.
• Desire for experience in a R&D environment and/or demonstrated expertise in managing a partner interface to deliver results within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Established skills in project management, communications, and negotiation with proficiency in information systems.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment and balance competing priorities tactfully.
• Self-motivated with a proactive, "will-do" attitude.
• Flexible and adaptable to a complex, global environment.
• Ability to build productive relationships across the global organization.