Supply Chain SME and Humanitarian Response Logistics Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton•Silver Spring, MD

4d•$77,600 - $176,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Supply Chain Subject Matter Expert to support an FDA initiative to improve supply chain resilience for medical devices. Specifically, this role will serve to support strategic efforts to improve supply chain visibility and oversee risk management of health commodities marketed and sold in the U.S. In particular, this position will emphasize humanitarian logistics and experience with infectious disease commodity management. The successful candidate will provide specialist expertise in supply chain, logistics, and operational preparedness for public health and humanitarian response programs. You will help design and optimize resilient, agile supply chain solutions that inform government and industry stakeholders as well as provide improved visibility into supply chains for critical medical devices and other emergent healthcare settings. You will work across multidisciplinary teams to strengthen resource mobilization, build and improve risk management principles across the Program to not only identify potential supply chain disruptions but also help assess potential programmatic impact in areas such as: inventory availability, production, downstream logistics, upstream supply availability, and demand planning.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in supply chain, logistics, humanitarian operations, or public health field, including health supply chain management
Experience designing, developing, and implementing end-to-end health supply chain solutions in complex or emergency environments
Experience supporting infectious disease or outbreak response teams, including logistics planning, resource mobilization, operational coordination, and emergency preparedness
Experience contributing to supply chain risk management, operational readiness, risk assessment, or risk identification activities within health, humanitarian, or emergency-response settings
Experience coordinating health supply chain activities across cross-functional, international, governmental, non-governmental, or multi-agency teams
Experience using data, analytics, and technology platforms to improve supply chain visibility, tracking, forecasting, and performance in health or humanitarian contexts
Knowledge of inventory management, procurement, warehousing, distribution, transportation, and last-mile delivery, preferably for medicines, medical commodities, personal protective equipment, laboratory supplies, or health-related products
Knowledge of compliance, safety, regulatory, quality, and infection prevention requirements relevant to infectious disease and health logistics
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements
Bachelor’s degree in a Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Public Health, or Emergency Management field

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Ebola response operations, including outbreak logistics, infection prevention requirements, personal protective equipment, medical commodities, or high-risk deployment environments
Experience working with regulatory agencies for medical devices
Experience working with national governments, humanitarian organizations, public health agencies, or international response mechanisms
Experience with infectious disease preparedness, outbreak protocols, and supply chain challenges in resource-constrained settings
Experience with warehouse or logistics management information systems, emergency operations platforms, or cloud-based supply chain tools
Experience supporting data governance, quality assurance, asset cataloging, metadata management, traceability, and reporting
Ability to explain complex supply chain issues to non-technical audiences
Possession of strong communication and stakeholder-management skills

Responsibilities

Provide specialist expertise in supply chain, logistics, and operational preparedness for public health and humanitarian response programs.
Design and optimize resilient, agile supply chain solutions that inform government and industry stakeholders.
Provide improved visibility into supply chains for critical medical devices and other emergent healthcare settings.
Work across multidisciplinary teams to strengthen resource mobilization.
Build and improve risk management principles across the Program to identify potential supply chain disruptions.
Help assess potential programmatic impact in areas such as inventory availability, production, downstream logistics, upstream supply availability, and demand planning.