Senior Director, Supply Chain & Logistics
X4 Pharmaceuticals
August 30, 2026
Remote friendly (Boston, MA)
United States
$250,000 - $280,000 USD yearly
Operations
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for global clinical and commercial supply continuity and risk management processes; own and assess supply chain plans and inventories.
- Drive and lead cross-functional partnerships with Quality, Regulatory, Technical, and Clinical partners.
- Collaborate with Clinical Operations to forecast clinical drug supply needs and demand assumptions and assure start-up and distribution to clinical sites.
- Lead Integrated Business Process (IBP) to monitor demand and plan supply accordingly.
- Plan and implement clinical and commercial supply chain activities: customs clearance, cost management, storage/warehousing, distribution, procurement, logistics, forecast, inventory control, data management, and production planning.
- Ensure commercial product inventory availability and maintain inventory at minimum acceptable levels using risk-based supply chain review.
- Coordinate with Third Party Logistics/Finance/Accounting for invoices and inventory carrying costs.
- Manage and maintain commercial serialization across all territories.
- Partner with Quality Assurance for global acceptance of clinical & commercial material and compliance across supply chain stages.
- Develop and oversee SOPs and processes for global supply chain.
- Develop and manage packaging/labeling, shipping authorization, import/export licenses, and cold-chain global distribution plans.
- Coordinate artwork/packaging design with external suppliers for all markets.
- Manage supply and relationships with multiple distribution partners.
- Work with cross-functional teams to develop EAP/PTA strategy across indications and territories.
- Manage budget, contractual obligations, purchase orders, and invoices for supply chain.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 12 years of clinical and/or commercial manufacturing, supply chain, and logistics experience in pharmaceuticals.
- Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutics, Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Biology.
Skills/Experience:
- Commercial pharmaceutical manufacturing, supply chain, logistics.
- Experience managing/interacting with Third Party Logistics, Client Services, wholesale/retail warehouses, customers, vendors, finance, and accounting.
- Supply chain data analysis.
- ERP experience.
- Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
Travel:
- 20% national and international travel.
Location/Work model:
- Boston, MA; flexible hybrid work model with a minimum of 2 days/week in office.
- Responsible for global clinical and commercial supply continuity and risk management processes; own and assess supply chain plans and inventories.
- Drive and lead cross-functional partnerships with Quality, Regulatory, Technical, and Clinical partners.
- Collaborate with Clinical Operations to forecast clinical drug supply needs and demand assumptions and assure start-up and distribution to clinical sites.
- Lead Integrated Business Process (IBP) to monitor demand and plan supply accordingly.
- Plan and implement clinical and commercial supply chain activities: customs clearance, cost management, storage/warehousing, distribution, procurement, logistics, forecast, inventory control, data management, and production planning.
- Ensure commercial product inventory availability and maintain inventory at minimum acceptable levels using risk-based supply chain review.
- Coordinate with Third Party Logistics/Finance/Accounting for invoices and inventory carrying costs.
- Manage and maintain commercial serialization across all territories.
- Partner with Quality Assurance for global acceptance of clinical & commercial material and compliance across supply chain stages.
- Develop and oversee SOPs and processes for global supply chain.
- Develop and manage packaging/labeling, shipping authorization, import/export licenses, and cold-chain global distribution plans.
- Coordinate artwork/packaging design with external suppliers for all markets.
- Manage supply and relationships with multiple distribution partners.
- Work with cross-functional teams to develop EAP/PTA strategy across indications and territories.
- Manage budget, contractual obligations, purchase orders, and invoices for supply chain.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 12 years of clinical and/or commercial manufacturing, supply chain, and logistics experience in pharmaceuticals.
- Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutics, Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Biology.
Skills/Experience:
- Commercial pharmaceutical manufacturing, supply chain, logistics.
- Experience managing/interacting with Third Party Logistics, Client Services, wholesale/retail warehouses, customers, vendors, finance, and accounting.
- Supply chain data analysis.
- ERP experience.
- Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
Travel:
- 20% national and international travel.
Location/Work model:
- Boston, MA; flexible hybrid work model with a minimum of 2 days/week in office.