Manager, Global Logistics
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
August 25, 2026
Remote friendly (Cambridge, MA)
United States
Operations
Manager, Logistics Design & Cold Chain (Hybrid; Cambridge, MA)
Key Responsibilities
Logistics Design & Network Governance
- Support development and maintenance of global packaging and transportation strategies across products, shipment types, and temperature profiles
- Partner with Packaging Engineering, Validation, Quality, and Operations to define lane routing, carrier selection, pack-out requirements, and lane design inputs
- Facilitate approval processes for packaging, validation, and transportation configurations based on risk, performance, and business needs
- Identify and mitigate logistics risks (lane variability, disruptions, packaging performance) and define contingency strategies
Standards & Compliance
- Establish global standards for temperature control and environmental conditions across all shipment profiles
- Ensure alignment between packaging, validation, transportation strategy, and product requirements
- Facilitate logistics design policies, standards, and SOPs; lead implementation across assigned products, lanes, and partners
- Ensure compliance with GDP/GMP and regulatory requirements with Quality & Validation
Risk Management
- Assess transportation and cold chain risks for assigned lanes/products/scenarios
- Support risk-based mitigation plans with Packaging Engineering, Validation, Quality, and Logistics Operations
- Monitor lane/provider performance to identify potential product integrity or service reliability risks
Cross-Functional Execution & Partner Engagement
- Act as a point of contact for logistics design and cold chain initiatives
- Collaborate with CMOs, 3PLs, logistics service providers, Quality, Validation, Manufacturing, Clinical/Commercial Supply, and Trade Compliance
Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Standardize/optimize logistics strategies across the global network
- Improve service reliability, cost efficiency, and product protection
- Analyze shipment performance, excursion trends, and carrier performance; recommend improvements
- Evaluate and implement innovative technologies to enhance visibility and logistics performance
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Life Sciences, or related discipline
- 5+ years’ experience in logistics/cold chain/supply chain operations/packaging/transportation/regulated distribution
- Experience with temperature-controlled logistics, packaging qualification, lane assessments, or product integrity programs
- Strong knowledge of GDP/GMP transportation requirements and regulated supply chain operations
- Ability to work cross-functionally with Quality, Validation, Operations, and external partners; strong communication
- Ability to travel 20–25% globally
Key Responsibilities
Logistics Design & Network Governance
- Support development and maintenance of global packaging and transportation strategies across products, shipment types, and temperature profiles
- Partner with Packaging Engineering, Validation, Quality, and Operations to define lane routing, carrier selection, pack-out requirements, and lane design inputs
- Facilitate approval processes for packaging, validation, and transportation configurations based on risk, performance, and business needs
- Identify and mitigate logistics risks (lane variability, disruptions, packaging performance) and define contingency strategies
Standards & Compliance
- Establish global standards for temperature control and environmental conditions across all shipment profiles
- Ensure alignment between packaging, validation, transportation strategy, and product requirements
- Facilitate logistics design policies, standards, and SOPs; lead implementation across assigned products, lanes, and partners
- Ensure compliance with GDP/GMP and regulatory requirements with Quality & Validation
Risk Management
- Assess transportation and cold chain risks for assigned lanes/products/scenarios
- Support risk-based mitigation plans with Packaging Engineering, Validation, Quality, and Logistics Operations
- Monitor lane/provider performance to identify potential product integrity or service reliability risks
Cross-Functional Execution & Partner Engagement
- Act as a point of contact for logistics design and cold chain initiatives
- Collaborate with CMOs, 3PLs, logistics service providers, Quality, Validation, Manufacturing, Clinical/Commercial Supply, and Trade Compliance
Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Standardize/optimize logistics strategies across the global network
- Improve service reliability, cost efficiency, and product protection
- Analyze shipment performance, excursion trends, and carrier performance; recommend improvements
- Evaluate and implement innovative technologies to enhance visibility and logistics performance
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Life Sciences, or related discipline
- 5+ years’ experience in logistics/cold chain/supply chain operations/packaging/transportation/regulated distribution
- Experience with temperature-controlled logistics, packaging qualification, lane assessments, or product integrity programs
- Strong knowledge of GDP/GMP transportation requirements and regulated supply chain operations
- Ability to work cross-functionally with Quality, Validation, Operations, and external partners; strong communication
- Ability to travel 20–25% globally