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The Sr. Director, Clinical Supply Management is responsible for setting the inventory and cold chain management strategy for clinical products and the supply for clinical trials. The successful candidate will establish strategies and execution plans for labeling, packaging, storage, and third-party logistics of clinical products and supplies.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establish the clinical trial and commercial supply chain and cold chain management strategy

• Establish and maintain supply and demand planning tools for scenario evaluation in cross-functional collaboration, including trackers and dashboards for communication to broader team to advise and inform manufacturing strategies and decisions

• Advise on insurance values and coverage in collaboration with stakeholders

• Establish & maintain process flow maps for the full supply chain

• Establish and lead Clinical Supply Planning meetings

• Oversee and manage third party logistic vendors, effectively communicate expectations, and ensure accountability

• Work with Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, and Technical Operations to maintain finished drug product (labeled and packaged for clinical use) in support of clinical development programs. Verify that drug products are labeled and packaged according to cGMPs and perform review of related documentation and the release of finished drug product (labeled clinical trial material)

• Ensure clinical supplies are delivered to clinical sites on time

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree (i.e., Masters, PhD ), and 10+ years of experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or CMO industry, including with responsibility for clinical supply management

Additional Preferences:

• Experience with cold chain management for clinical and/or commercial products

• Experience in gene/cell therapy fields strongly preferred

• Shipping Validation experience

• Supplier/Vendor management experience, including CDMOs and third-party logistic groups

• General knowledge of drug development for the biotechnology industry

• Knowledge of cGMP, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control

• Self-motivated individual with the ability to work independently and as a member of cross-functional teams in a dynamic and highly collaborative environment

• Well organized with solid technical, written, and verbal communication skills, as well as computer skills

Additional Information:

• Lilly currently anticipates that the base salary for this position could range from between $144,500 to $211,200 and will depend, in part, on the successful candidate’s qualifications for the role, including education and experience. Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Of course, the compensation described above is subject to change and could be higher or lower than the range described above. Further, Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees

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