Clinical Trial Material Manager (2nd Shift)
IQVIA•Marietta, GA
•$77,700 - $161,800•Onsite
About The Position
The Clinical Trial Material Manager leads daily second-shift (2:00 PM to 11:00 PM) manufacturing operations in a regulated, high-volume production environment. This role ensures on-time delivery, quality compliance, staff performance, and continuous improvement while partnering across Project Services, Warehouse, Logistics, Quality, and IT.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, 10 years of experience in lieu of degree
- Minimum 5 years of people management experience, managing 20 employees in a manufacturing environment
- Minimum 5 years of experience managing manual assembly or production lines
- Minimum 2 years of experience leading process improvement projects
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Working knowledge of ICH, GMP, and OSHA regulations
- Six Sigma Yellow or Green Belt experience required; certification preferred
- The Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Needed for This Role: Strong leadership, coaching, and staff development skills in a high-volume production environment
- Ability to prioritize urgent and business-critical work while maintaining quality and compliance expectations
- Effective cross-functional communication skills with the ability to escalate risks, constraints, and operational performance updates
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to conduct investigations and drive root cause analysis
- Ability to support overtime, weekends, and holidays based on critical business needs and accelerated trial timelines
Nice To Haves
- certification preferred for Six Sigma Yellow or Green Belt
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of direct reports in a dynamic production environment
- Manage daily and long-range production schedules to meet customer demand and service-level production targets
- Prioritize urgent, same-day, and future-dated work orders to ensure on-time delivery
- Coordinate daily with Project Management, Warehouse, Logistics, Quality, and IT to resolve production issues and prevent delays
- Utilize LIMS to support production files, platform reports, production metrics, dashboards, and compliance reporting
- Perform root cause investigations for quality incidents, customer complaints, operations incidents, and in-process deviations
- Lead and support Lean, Six Sigma, and process improvement initiatives to optimize production flow and reduce bottlenecks
Benefits
- Integrated benefits programs and resources to take care of employees' physical, mental and emotional, financial and social well-being
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
