Logistics Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of logistics, supply chain, clinical trial operations, central laboratory, or biopharmaceutical experience.
• 5+ years of direct people management experience, including successful leadership of large teams or multi-tiered management structures.
• Experience leading in a regulated environment and making sound judgments to complex operational, quality, compliance, and risk-management decisions.
• Knowledge of global sample logistics, cold-chain management, temperature-controlled shipping, customs requirements, infectious substance transport, and biohazard shipping regulations.
• Proven success building relationships, influencing without direct authority, negotiating with internal and external stakeholders, and leading through matrixed teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex operational information into clear recommendations for senior leadership.
• Strong change agility, problem-solving skills, and experience managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in Supply Chain Management, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Experience working in a GCLP, GLP, GMP, clinical trial, vaccine, central laboratory, or regulated sample management environment.
• Experience leading automation, robotics, digital tools, dashboards, AI-enabled capabilities, or analytics initiatives in clinical operations, logistics, laboratory, or supply chain settings.
• Experience overseeing external vendors, couriers, technology partners, contracts, service levels, and supplier performance improvement.
• Experience defining and leading complex programs, executing with quality and timeliness, and delivering measurable business impact.
• The ideal candidate brings a breadth of leadership experience and the ability to inspire teams, develop talent, influence peers, simplify complexity, and create meaningful business impact. This leader will be energized by building high-performing operations, strengthening quality systems, introducing new technologies, and enabling vaccine programs that have the potential to improve lives around the world.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global sample logistics function--Provide strategic and operational leadership for a team of 40+ colleagues responsible for domestic and international shipment execution, study start-up support, ongoing operations, and clinical sample lifecycle management.
• Shape long-term sample logistics strategy. Develop scalable operating models, governance frameworks, and business continuity plans that support pipeline growth, clinical trial expansion, and evolving global regulatory expectations.
• Protect sample integrity and compliance. Ensure reliable, temperature-controlled movement of clinical biological samples while maintaining adherence to applicable FDA, EMA, IATA, DOT, CDC, trade compliance, GCLP, and Pfizer quality requirements.
• Advance inspection readiness and quality oversight. Maintain robust documentation and audit-ready processes for deviation management, CAPAs, change controls, and training across sample logistics activities.
• Drive vendor governance and external partnership performance. Own courier and technology partner governance, service expectations, escalation pathways, performance metrics, contracts, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Modernize operations through digital and automation innovation. Lead automation, robotics, dashboarding, track-and-trace, predictive planning, AI-enabled sample management, and performance analytics initiatives that improve visibility, decision-making, compliance, and efficiency.
• Partner across the enterprise. Serve as a Vaccines representative and subject matter expert in cross-functional forums involving clinical assay teams, study management, Quality, Legal, Finance, Trade Compliance, Research Informatics, Project Management, Data Management, and external partners.
• Develop people and culture. Lead workforce planning, talent acquisition, performance management, career development, and succession planning while fostering high morale, collaboration, accountability, continuous learning, and open communication.
• Communicate with executive impact. Present complex logistics data, risk profiles, investment needs, and operational improvement opportunities clearly to senior leaders and cross-functional decision-makers.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
• paid vacation, holiday and personal days
• paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
• health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage
• Relocation support available
• Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.