Clinical Supply Manager

Role Summary

Location: Michigan; Lincoln, NE. This role is with the Veterinary Medicine Research and Development Supply Chain and Distribution team. You will develop and manage supply plans to ensure timely, accurate delivery of investigational veterinary materials to companion animals and livestock, aligning with Zoetis Core Beliefs. You will work as part of R&D project teams to ensure the right material of the right quality reaches the right place at the right time and apply your scientific skills to the production and study plans for these materials.

Responsibilities

Forecasting and Planning:

• Partner with project team members to ensure that study needs and priorities are understood.
• Review clinical protocols to determine the requirements for supplies at study initiation and monitor inventories for potential resupply.
• Propose optimal packaging configurations including coordinating the 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 in partnership with the VMRD team across the portfolio.
• Lead efforts in calculating quantity of drug product and forecasting sample outputs from the study, in conjunction with Clinical, Safety, Biological, Pharmaceutical, and Biopharmaceutical Scientists, to ensure the data gathered are optimized for use across VMRD.
• Design the import and export pathways of supplies and samples obtained from studies that may be needed for global distribution.
• 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 will maintain excellent relationships with external supply partners.
• Be responsible, in conjunction with Regulatory Affairs, for the comparative agent strategy (sourcing and blinding) associated with their candidate responsibilities.
• Work closely with Regulatory and Quality Assurance Groups to enable supply deliverables to meet study needs while ensuring adherence to all relevant regulatory guidance, including international requirements.

Materials Management:

• Design a fit-for-purpose packaging, labeling, and distribution model - for supplies and samples - to meet the study needs of each unique study.
• Manage packaging, labeling, and distribution activities at the preferred packaging and distribution location (internal or external).
• Manage stock and inventory levels at the preferred packaging and distribution location (internal or external).
• Manage the returns, reconciliation, and destruction strategy that meets the scientific and regulatory needs for the supplies, at the completion of studies.

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 the state of Michigan, or Pharmacy Tech will also be considered.
• Desire for experience in a R&D environment and/or demonstrated expertise in managing a partner interface to deliver results and achieve shared goals within the pharmaceutical industry
• Established skills in project management, communications, and negotiation coupled with proficiency in using information systems.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment and balance competing priorities tactfully.
• Takes initiative with a high level of self-motivation and a 'will-do' attitude.
• Able and willing to be flexible and adaptable to work in a complex, global environment.
• Able to build productive relationships across the global organization.