Senior Manager, Ancillary Supply Management
RegeneronRole Summary
As the Senior Manager of Ancillary Supply Management (ASM), you will be responsible for managing clinical ancillary supply and sourcing strategies at the asset, program, and study levels for Regeneron clinical trials. The Senior Manager will be part of an operational team that drives best practices, standardization, and optimization of ancillary supply strategies and purchasing processes. As part of the Pharmacy Support Services team, the Senior Manager will collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders, including Global Development, Formulations Development, Industrial Operations, and Clinical Purchasing as well as external vendors to develop and drive the implementation of ancillary supply strategies in clinical trial settings and develop innovative ancillary supply solutions.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the lead ASM for assigned programs and studies, overseeing ancillary supply planning from early strategy through execution.
- Drive cross-portfolio ancillary supply planning, ensuring alignment with clinical development plans, study timelines, and operational needs.
- Collaborate with external suppliers and vendors to perform financial evaluations of cost-effective sourcing alternatives for study-specific supply strategies.
- Collaborate with Pharmacy Support Services, Clinical Study Teams, and Formulations Development to understand compatibility requirements and design optimized ancillary supply strategies.
- Monitor supply availability, expiries, recalls, calibration and inspection needs, and risk-mitigation activities.
Qualifications
- Required: 8+ years of relevant biotech/pharmaceutical industry experience, including 5+ years specifically in clinical supply chain management with expert knowledge of medical/ancillary supply chains.
- Required: Proven experience translating complex clinical protocols into scalable, compliant supply strategies.
- Required: Strong understanding of global supply chain operations, clinical regulations, timelines, and logistics.
- Required: Exceptional communication, influencing, negotiation, and problem-solving skills across diverse functional and geographic teams. Ability to work independently as well as a collaborative team environment.
- Required: Demonstrated integrity, decision-making capability, and ability to perform under pressure.
- Required: Ability to generate trust by demonstrating the highest level of consistency between communications and associated output.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Master’s, MBA, or PharmD preferred; candidates with an advanced degree may qualify with 5+ years relevant industry experience.
Skills
- Ancillary supply chain management
- Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management
- Vendor management, performance oversight, budgets, contracts, and KPI tracking
- Financial evaluation and cost optimization
- Regulatory readiness and inspection support
- Strong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities