Lead Associate / Lead External Manufacturing
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
18 days ago
On-site
Princeton, NJ
Operations
Job Description: Lead Associate / Senior Manager, External Manufacturing (North America)
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate with Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) and Contract Packaging Organizations (CPOs) to ensure on-time, in-full (OTIF) delivery of cGMP-compliant, quality-reviewed and released finished goods (FG) and bulk drug products.
- Set supply priorities with Global Supply Chain and External Manufacturing; communicate changes to CMOs/CPOs.
- Assess CMO capacity constraints (bottlenecks, material shortages) and support resolution/escalation.
- Manage commercial product lifecycle (raw material changes, artwork updates, process revalidations, packaging changes, shelf-life extensions).
- Prepare monthly forecasts, purchase orders, and stock-transfer orders to meet demand and target inventory/MOH.
- Lead/participate in cross-functional due diligence for new CMO opportunities.
- Review, approve, and submit CMO invoices for timely payment.
Qualifications:
- Postgraduate degree in Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
- 5–10 years’ experience in cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing or supply chain operations.
- Proven contract manufacturing management experience in an international environment.
- Strong pharmaceutical supply chain and generics business model expertise.
- Proficiency in SAP, MS Office, MS Project.
- Ability to work with urgency, meet timelines, and ensure compliance.
- Strong leadership and relationship-building skills in multicultural/multilingual environments.
- Strategic thinking, execution capability, negotiation/alliance management, problem-solving, proactive risk mitigation, and ability to influence across functions/geographies.
Application instructions/work authorization/location:
- Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (authorized to work in the U.S. without visa transfer/sponsorship).
- Willing to work in person from Princeton, NJ office.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate with Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) and Contract Packaging Organizations (CPOs) to ensure on-time, in-full (OTIF) delivery of cGMP-compliant, quality-reviewed and released finished goods (FG) and bulk drug products.
- Set supply priorities with Global Supply Chain and External Manufacturing; communicate changes to CMOs/CPOs.
- Assess CMO capacity constraints (bottlenecks, material shortages) and support resolution/escalation.
- Manage commercial product lifecycle (raw material changes, artwork updates, process revalidations, packaging changes, shelf-life extensions).
- Prepare monthly forecasts, purchase orders, and stock-transfer orders to meet demand and target inventory/MOH.
- Lead/participate in cross-functional due diligence for new CMO opportunities.
- Review, approve, and submit CMO invoices for timely payment.
Qualifications:
- Postgraduate degree in Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
- 5–10 years’ experience in cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing or supply chain operations.
- Proven contract manufacturing management experience in an international environment.
- Strong pharmaceutical supply chain and generics business model expertise.
- Proficiency in SAP, MS Office, MS Project.
- Ability to work with urgency, meet timelines, and ensure compliance.
- Strong leadership and relationship-building skills in multicultural/multilingual environments.
- Strategic thinking, execution capability, negotiation/alliance management, problem-solving, proactive risk mitigation, and ability to influence across functions/geographies.
Application instructions/work authorization/location:
- Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (authorized to work in the U.S. without visa transfer/sponsorship).
- Willing to work in person from Princeton, NJ office.