Team Lead, Materials Management
Fate Therapeutics Inc.
June 26, 2026
On-site
San Diego, CA
Operations
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end materials management operations, ensuring seamless receipt, storage, release, picking, kitting, and packing of manufacturing materials and final drug products.
- Conduct daily inventory management by maintaining accurate records, performing inventory counts, and reconciling order discrepancies.
- Implement and maintain strict GMP procedures; address and close material deviations, non-conformance, or other quality events.
- Manage daily Kanban replenishment and Material Requisition Process; support materials ingression and staging in manufacturing suites.
- Partner with Planning & Sourcing, Manufacturing, QA, and QC to manage raw material supply for in-house manufacturing.
- Use electronic and paper inventory systems to manage receipt, quarantine, release, packaging, and issuance of GMP materials.
- Coordinate destruction of expired materials/final drug products and maintain required documentation.
- Monitor storage temperature conditions (refrigerators/freezers/room temperature) for cGMP materials, including responding to alarms as needed.
- Develop/modify SOPs, work instructions, forms, and training materials for Materials Management.
- Supervise, mentor, and train junior associates; lead receiving/inspection/stocking/kitting/sample submission activities.
- Ensure Good Documentation Practices for all documentation and material transactions.
- Lead preparation of outbound shipments and related records.
- Identify and manage supply shortages and higher-than-expected usage rates.
- Adhere to PPE and safety guidelines.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of relevant experience in regulated materials management in biotech/life sciences (Bachelor’s preferred).
- GMP experience in Pharma/Biotech; working knowledge of Good Distribution Practices.
- Warehouse experience with picking/packaging/distribution of cryogenic and ambient materials.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Experience guiding/coaching junior associates (supervisory experience preferred).
- Knowledge of inventory management systems (paper and electronic) desired.
Benefits/Compensation:
- Competitive employment package including annual bonus, equity, and generous benefits package.
- Anticipated hourly range: $45–52.
Working Conditions:
- 100% onsite; warehouse environment; lift/move up to 50 lbs; work with hazardous materials and controlled/cGMP environments (special gowning); evening/weekend work may be required.
- Lead end-to-end materials management operations, ensuring seamless receipt, storage, release, picking, kitting, and packing of manufacturing materials and final drug products.
- Conduct daily inventory management by maintaining accurate records, performing inventory counts, and reconciling order discrepancies.
- Implement and maintain strict GMP procedures; address and close material deviations, non-conformance, or other quality events.
- Manage daily Kanban replenishment and Material Requisition Process; support materials ingression and staging in manufacturing suites.
- Partner with Planning & Sourcing, Manufacturing, QA, and QC to manage raw material supply for in-house manufacturing.
- Use electronic and paper inventory systems to manage receipt, quarantine, release, packaging, and issuance of GMP materials.
- Coordinate destruction of expired materials/final drug products and maintain required documentation.
- Monitor storage temperature conditions (refrigerators/freezers/room temperature) for cGMP materials, including responding to alarms as needed.
- Develop/modify SOPs, work instructions, forms, and training materials for Materials Management.
- Supervise, mentor, and train junior associates; lead receiving/inspection/stocking/kitting/sample submission activities.
- Ensure Good Documentation Practices for all documentation and material transactions.
- Lead preparation of outbound shipments and related records.
- Identify and manage supply shortages and higher-than-expected usage rates.
- Adhere to PPE and safety guidelines.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of relevant experience in regulated materials management in biotech/life sciences (Bachelor’s preferred).
- GMP experience in Pharma/Biotech; working knowledge of Good Distribution Practices.
- Warehouse experience with picking/packaging/distribution of cryogenic and ambient materials.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Experience guiding/coaching junior associates (supervisory experience preferred).
- Knowledge of inventory management systems (paper and electronic) desired.
Benefits/Compensation:
- Competitive employment package including annual bonus, equity, and generous benefits package.
- Anticipated hourly range: $45–52.
Working Conditions:
- 100% onsite; warehouse environment; lift/move up to 50 lbs; work with hazardous materials and controlled/cGMP environments (special gowning); evening/weekend work may be required.