Manager, Clinical Supply Chain
About The Position
Centessa Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company, is seeking a Manager, Clinical Supply Chain to support end-to-end planning, execution, and maintenance of uninterrupted clinical supply—including investigational products, comparators, and ancillary materials—across assigned clinical programs. The role ensures compliance with GxP requirements, study timelines, and budgets, and partners with Clinical Operations, CMC, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, and external vendors. The position reports to the Senior Director, Clinical Supply Chain. The role builds relationships with internal teams and third-party suppliers to align objectives and support successful trial execution, with particular attention to clinical forecasts, inventory systems, and IRT tools. Responsibilities include developing and executing clinical supply strategies; managing forecasts and inventory; supporting packaging, labeling, distribution, and resupply; coordinating global delivery; managing vendor and CDMO activities; supporting quality and compliance processes; authoring Pharmacy Manuals as needed; and representing Supply Chain in Clinical and CMC Sub-Team meetings.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or science.
- 3–5 years of biotech/pharma industry experience in clinical supply chain, including international experience.
- Working knowledge of clinical supply chain processes and GMP/GDP requirements.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional project teams and external vendors.
- Strong organizational, analytical, decision-making, and interpersonal skills, with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate CDMO activities supporting clinical development of pharmaceutical products.
- Ability to thrive in a small-company culture and contribute to creating and implementing processes.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; the company will not support or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development and execution of clinical supply strategies for early- to mid-phase clinical trials (Phase 1–3 as applicable).
- Manage clinical supply plans, demand forecasts, and inventory strategies, including tracking through Interactive Response Technology (IRT) systems, in alignment with protocol requirements and enrollment projections.
- Support packaging, labeling, distribution, and resupply activities for investigational products and comparators.
- Ensure on-time delivery of clinical supplies to depots and clinical sites globally.
- Partner with Quality, Clinical, CMC, and external CDMOs to develop, review, and approve clinical labels, and support CDMO packaging and labeling schedules.
- Coordinate logistics and licenses required to ship materials from manufacturing to bulk storage facilities, courier depots, and investigator sites.
- Collaborate with CMC and QA to facilitate document transfer required for IP/QP release by CDMOs.
- Monitor shelf-life and expiry dating, and coordinate retest or extension activities with the analytical team.
- Manage investigation, reporting, and communication of outcomes from temperature excursions and product complaints.
- Support product recovery activities pending investigation of IP from investigator sites, as needed.
- Communicate effectively across functional areas using a solid working knowledge of clinical supply chain processes.
- Author Pharmacy Manuals for clinical studies, as needed.
- Represent Supply Chain in Clinical and CMC Sub-Team meetings.
Benefits
- Company bonus, depending in part on company and individual performance.
- Eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k).
- Pension.
- Vacation benefits.
- Eligibility for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits.
- Flexible benefits, including healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts.
- Life insurance and death benefits.
- Certain time off and leave of absence benefits.
- Well-being benefits, including an employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
