Senior Manager, Global Clinical Supply Chain

Gilead Sciences•Parsippany, NJ

About The Position

At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers. We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world’s most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come. Together we deliver life-saving therapies to patients in need. With the commitment and drive you bring to the workplace every day, you will be part of a team that is changing the world and helping millions of people live healthier, more fulfilling lives. Our worldwide staff is a close community where you can see the tangible results of your contributions, where every individual matters, and everyone has a chance to enhance their skills through ongoing development. Our scientific focus has resulted in marketed products that are benefiting hundreds of thousands of people, a pipeline of late-stage drug candidates, and unmatched patient access programs to ensure medications are available to those who could otherwise not afford them. By joining Gilead, you will further our mission to address unmet medical needs and improve life by advancing the care of patients with life-threatening diseases.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and 8 years’ experience OR Master's Degree and 6 years’ experience OR PhD /PharmD and 2 years’ experience
Strong working knowledge in clinical supply management including and not limited to forecasting, demand / supply planning, IVRS and ERP systems.
Strong working knowledge of clinical study designs, blinding practices, global trials, from Phase 1 first in human to late phase.
Strong working knowledge of Clinical Demand and Operations Planning (CD&OP).
Experience with managing comparator drugs and other co-meds for clinical studies.
Ability to collaborate, influence and negotiate to work effectively with cross-functional teams and external suppliers to meet clinical development timelines and patient needs.
Works effectively with ambiguity.
Ability to devise, assess and implement best options in alignment with Gilead's core values and functional expectations.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to write clear and concise documents/presentations.
Strategic, enterprise thinking with ability to distill complex business problems to technology solutions.
Strong or excellent computer skills (e.g., email, word processing, spreadsheet creation and management, online search, etc.).
Ability to efficiently adopt systems and databases used at Gilead.
Ability to manage the cross functional resources and timelines for complex clinical study and programs or initiatives/projects.

Nice To Haves

Degrees in the sciences preferred.
Project management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Senior Manager, Global Clinical Supply Chain is a leader that who carries out leadership vision and directions while providing expertise for Gilead's global clinical trials.
Works collaboratively within the department and with cross functional colleagues (e.g., Regulatory, Clinical Operations, Quality, PDM Product Strategy teams, GSC, Information Technology, etc.) to develop strategies, meet project deliverables, and solve business problems.
The position has end-to-end leadership and accountability for clinical supply management.
Prioritizes and creates executable work plans to ensure on time in full, safe delivery of investigational medicinal products (IMP).
The role may have people leadership accountabilities which include recruiting, onboarding, developing, retaining and managing staff.
The role may have accountability for the strategy, implementation and management of digital tools and systems that support Global Clinical Supply Chain.
The intent is to bridge gap between supply chain processes and information technology, ensuring the right digital or technology platform is in place to optimize clinical supply planning, inventory management and distribution.
Has mature working knowledge of supply chain and experience working with GxP environment.
Has strong cross-functional, multi-cultural awareness and communication skills in a fast-paced, global company
Interprets clinical study protocols and/or dosing schema.
Translates the information to IMP demand and supply planning requirements, distribution strategies including depot inventory management.
Performs demand and/or supply forecasting and planning with planning horizon of 9 to 18 months.
Translate forecasts into clinical packaging and labeling (CPL) execution plans.
Supports contract/quote reviews and purchase order and invoice reconciliations.
Develops and implements depot and clinical site seeding and resupply strategies.
Supports the clinical development and PDM strategies working collaboratively within GCSC, Quality and other functional groups to develop clinical supply strategies and plan with the focus on delivering compliant, quality IMP to clinical trials globally on time in full.
Ensures accurate inventory and records at depots through timely reconciliation.
Keeps abreast of clinical supply incidents and issues.
Reports and escalates issues as well as investigates root cause as appropriate.
Performs tasks in Gilead systems (e.g., SAP, IVRS, QMS, etc.) to enable compliant and efficient progression of IMP through the supply chain.
Authors SOPs and business process work instructions as per leadership direction and support.
Supports regulatory filings and inspections.
Maintains compliance of clinical supply deliverables for clinical study reports (CSR) and trial master file (TMF).
Maintains compliance with required training.
IVRS support: serves as the primary contact of interacting and collaborating with internal and external partners. These include and not limited to Clinical Vendor Outsourcing, Clinical Operations and IVRS vendors.
Provides subject matter expertise for the design, development, configuration and user acceptance testing (UAT) as related to IMP management in accordance with clinical study protocol.
Provides troubleshooting support for system issues as they arise.
ERP support: serves as the business process owner or lead effectively representing GCSC in the design, development, configuration and implementation of system upgrades or cutover to new ERP system.
Has good understanding and working knowledge in master data management.
Data and analytics: oversees the use of digital systems to gather, analyze and automate data visualization related GCSC.
Uses data to enable department’s optimization in demand and supply forecasting, inventory management and supply chain visibility.
Must have growth and continuous improvement mindset to ideate and drive initiatives that leverage technologies to automate tasks, reduce human errors as well as increase efficiency and effectiveness of clinical supply chain.
Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.
Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose.
Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.