External Manufacturing Analyst

Cosette Pharmaceuticals Inc.•Bridgewater, NJ

3d•$80,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The External Manufacturing Analyst supports day-to-day oversight of Cosette’s contract manufacturing and packaging partners serving its Brand Portfolio. The role works with External Manufacturing, Quality Operations, Technical Services, Supply Chain Planning, and Strategic Sourcing to analyze supplier performance, maintain operational reporting, track production and supply commitments, and coordinate actions that support supply continuity, contract adherence, and external partner performance. The analyst collects and validates partner data, maintains supplier scorecards and dashboards, tracks production and supply activities, and prepares materials for supplier and Virtual Plant Team meetings. The role monitors commitments and action plans, coordinates information and timelines concerning quality and technical matters, assesses supplier adherence to operational commitments, identifies and escalates risks, and supports launches, transfers, validation, lifecycle changes, and onboarding. The position also maintains information in SAP and approved reporting tools, conducts root-cause and trend analyses, and helps standardize reporting and performance-management practices. This New Jersey-based role follows a hybrid schedule with three onsite days per week at the Bridgewater, New Jersey office. Approximately 10–15% travel is expected. The expected annual base salary is $80,000–$100,000, with potential eligibility for a discretionary bonus subject to active employment on the payment date.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Science, Business Analytics, or a related discipline.
At least 2 years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, supply chain, operations, analytics, or external manufacturing; relevant internship or co-op experience may be considered.
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to organize complex data, identify trends, and translate findings into clear business insights.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
Strong organizational and project-coordination skills, attention to detail, and disciplined follow-through.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare concise dashboards and presentations.
Ability to collaborate across Quality, Technical Services, Planning, Sourcing, Logistics, and external partner teams.
Willingness to travel approximately 10–15%.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with CMOs, CPOs, contract suppliers, or other external supply partners.
Understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality systems, inventory flows, and supply continuity requirements.
Experience with PowerPoint, Power BI, SAP, or other ERP and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

Collect, validate, and analyze operational data from assigned CMO and CPO partners.
Maintain supplier scorecards and dashboards covering service, delivery, inventory, quality, cost, and action-plan performance.
Track production schedules, batch status, material availability, release timing, shipment commitments, and supply risks.
Prepare data, agendas, presentations, and action logs for Virtual Plant Team meetings, supplier business reviews, and performance discussions.
Monitor supplier commitments and follow up on overdue actions, recovery plans, and performance-improvement initiatives.
Partner with Quality Operations and Technical Services to coordinate information, actions, and timelines related to deviations, investigations, CAPAs, technical issues, and batch release dependencies.
Support assessment of contract and service-level adherence by comparing supplier performance with agreed operational commitments.
Identify emerging supply, capacity, inventory, and scheduling risks and escalate material issues to External Manufacturing leadership.
Support product launches, technology transfers, validation activities, lifecycle changes, and supplier onboarding initiatives.
Maintain accurate supplier, production, inventory, and performance information in SAP and approved reporting tools.
Perform root-cause and trend analyses to identify recurring issues and opportunities for continuous improvement.
Standardize reporting, meeting routines, action tracking, and performance-management practices across the external manufacturing network.