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Supply Chain Planner

Cambridge, MA 02142

Posted: 08/12/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Procurement/Supply Chain Job Number: 621306 Country: United States Is job remote?: No

Job Description


Clinical Supply Chain Supply Planner I

Duties:
  • Supports programs and protocols, in tandem with program leads.
  • Interact with internal and external customers and suppliers in order to accomplish project objectives including packaging, labeling, shipment, inventory management, and drug return logistical activities.
  • He/She manages and maintains IMP distribution and returns drug plans and manages Clinical Supply documentation associated with assigned program, in compliance with GMP and industry standards.
  • The Supply Planner also monitors inventory levels and provides feedback to Program leads and their direct Manager regarding expiry and re-supply needs across inventory.
  • If required participates in clinical supply group’s system enhancement initiatives, as assigned and needed.
  • The clinical supply chain, supply planner, has exceptional communication skills, self-motivated, exposure and/or knowledge of software programs including Microsoft Project, Power Point, MS Project, Interactive Response Technology (IRT), and Microsoft Office.
  • Willingness to learn and sense of urgency to meet patient and program needs.
  • Experience with CGMP and/or CGCP is a plus.

Accountabilities:
  • Work actively and align with Clinical Operation/Study team to help create forecast for assigned study and program including enrollment rate.
  • Support country logistics for shipping and importation, on assigned study or program.
  • Monitor regularly drug expiry, and the appropriate inventory levels across assigned clinical programs.
  • Support and oversight of packaging requirements for programs and/or protocols assigned
  • Monitoring of enrollment, drop-out rates and actual supply need on assigned protocols and/or programs.
  • Ensure continuous re-assessment of Project needs, on assigned programs and/or protocols.
  • Support label creation and approvals process, including translations for all countries, on assigned study and/or program responsible for.
  • Supports return and destruction of IMPs from sites to depots for assigned study.
  • Interface with other members of the Clinical Supply Chain to provide and obtain information and to ensure on time delivery of assigned study.
  • Perform inventory checks and manage inventory levels and cycle count at the vendor yearly on assigned study
  • Manage temperature excursions during transportation on assigned study

Expertise Areas: Study management, forecasting, planning, collaboration with ClinOps, CMC, QA and other stakeholders on study start up, oversight, management and close out
Skills:
  • Basic understanding of end to end clinical supply chain activity
  • Experience with supply/demand forecasting systems a plus (eg. NSIDE, Bioclinica, 4G, Oracle, etc)
  • Experience with IRT systems
  • Experience with Smartsheets
  • Strong understanding of GxP
  • Proficient in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, etc)
  • Demonstrated flexibility to adapt to external environment influences through identifying new strategies and tactics
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Excellent communication and, collaboration skills
  • Ability to multi-task
  • Experience collaborating across numerous stakeholders
Education:
BS in Sciences, Pharmacist encouraged to apply

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