Director, Supply Chain

AstraZeneca • Rockville, MD

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About The Position

Lead the Site Supply Chain function for the Rockville Manufacturing Center (RMC), a cell therapy manufacturing facility. Provide strategic and operational leadership for the RMC Warehouse team, supply planning, materials management, inventory control, and purchasing. Ensure integrated, compliant, and reliable supply chain processes that maintain material availability, enable the site production schedule, and support the delivery of cell therapies to patients. Build and develop a high-performing, people-focused organization while driving collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, science, biotechnology, business, or a related field.
• Significant Supply Chain or Materials Management experience within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Experience working in a GMP manufacturing facility.
• Demonstrated people leadership and development capability.
• Experience using inventory, materials, or enterprise resource planning systems.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in supply chain, science, biotechnology, business, or a related field.
• Cell therapy manufacturing experience.
• Experience leading an integrated site supply chain organization.
• Knowledge of patient-material logistics, chain of identity, and chain of custody.
• Experience with Lean, digital transformation, supply chain risk management, and global planning or logistics networks.

Responsibilities

• Set and execute the RMC Site Supply Chain strategy, aligning warehouse operations, supply planning, materials management, inventory, and purchasing with site priorities, production requirements, and the needs of cell therapy manufacturing.
• Represent Supply Chain on the RMC Site Leadership Team and provide supply chain leadership, insight, and decision support to enable site objectives and reliable batch supply to patients.
• Lead, motivate, and develop the RMC Supply Chain organization through workforce planning, coaching, development planning, succession planning, clear accountability, and an inclusive culture of trust and collaboration.
• Oversee site supply planning and production scheduling, ensuring requirements, constraints, risks, and priorities are visible and aligned across Manufacturing, Quality, MSAT, and other partner functions.
• Collaborate closely with Global Supply Chain to align site plans, resolve constraints, manage supply risks, and support reliable batch supply to patients.
• Lead materials planning and purchasing to ensure timely availability of materials used in GMP manufacturing and development activities while balancing service, inventory, risk, cost, and business continuity.
• Own site inventory management and control, including accurate tracking, appropriate inventory levels, material status visibility, and availability of materials for production and development.
• Manage operating interfaces with Gaithersburg Manufacturing Warehouse (GMW), RMC’s off-site storage location, to ensure effective material flow, inventory visibility, service performance, compliance, and continuity of supply.
• Ensure planning, purchasing, warehouse, inventory, and materials-management activities comply with GMP, regulatory requirements, internal standards, and established controls; maintain inspection readiness and address risks or performance gaps promptly.
• Facilitate cross-functional supply chain governance and working groups supporting site execution, operations planning, issue resolution, and alignment with global sales and operations execution processes.
• Develop and optimize integrated supply chain processes to improve efficiency, reduce waste, strengthen resilience, and improve service, productivity, material flow, and overall operational performance.
• Establish, monitor, and improve site supply chain metrics; use data, systems, and structured problem-solving to identify trends, manage risk, support decisions, and drive continuous improvement.
• Provide effective oversight of suppliers, logistics service providers, and other external partners supporting materials, warehouse, purchasing, and shipping activities.
• Champion innovation and digital ways of working across Site Supply Chain, strengthening systems, process discipline, data visibility, and organizational capability as RMC grows.

Benefits

• Short-term incentive bonus opportunity.
• Eligibility to participate in an equity-based long-term incentive program for salaried roles.
• Retirement contribution for hourly roles.
• Commission payment eligibility for sales roles.
• Qualified retirement program [401(k) plan].
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Paid leaves.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage, subject to applicable plan terms and conditions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director