Senior Specialist, Supply Chain Planning & Operations (Office OR Remote)

Description

The contractor for Supply Chain Operations and Planning & Forecasting for Marketed Products is required to support Supply Chain Operations and the Lead for Marketed Products Planning & Forecasting. This position will be responsible for supporting and maintaining working relationships with internal and external customers, suppliers and vendors. Responsibilities for Marketed Products include information gathering, procurement and payment activities and documentation storage for Marketed Products. Additionally, this position will work with internal and external stakeholders to initiate and maintain supply chain operations-related activities, including support of Value Added Tax (VAT) reporting and reclamation efforts in a timely, efficient and high-quality manner. This is a contract position with cross-functional responsibilities (approx. 50% Supply Chain Operations, and 50% Supply Chain Planning and Forecasting) and will report to Director, Supply Chain Planning and Forecasting

Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with Arcus Supply Chain, Arcus cross-functional areas, and various third-party vendors (e.g. Procurement service providers, CRO, CMO, Depots, tax/finance vendors) to ensure timelines, documentation review and storage, and delivery/tracking of marketed products are met in accordance with SOPs and the Forecasting and Marketed Products Lead's instruction
• Support procurement and delivery activities with marketed product vendors, CMO vendors and key internal and cross functional partners per the marketed product's supply plan.
• Communicate with vendors to ensure timelines and quantities are being met
• Communicate lot information and timelines to Supply Chain Operations and Planning
• Provide marketed product information/documentation required for Arcus Supply Chain Operations, Finance, Quality as instructed/requested
• Maintain marketed product information in appropriate document repositories for use in regulatory inquiries, label text creation, QA queries, audit reviews, QP release requirements, etc.
• Coordinate with cross-functional project team (internal and external) to define requirements for VAT reporting and reclamation. Supporting those efforts with documentation, reporting, and summarization of reports
• Supporting and performing final IP reconciliation
• Develop/manage process and collaborate with stakeholders for oversight of destruction of clinical materials
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of supply chain experience in a clinical research environment plus bachelor's degree (preferred)
• Experience with marketed products, their use in various clinical study designs, and supply sourcing strategies preferred
• Experience with blinded/masked studies preferred
• Exposure to vendor practices and timelines for outsourced procurement of marketed products
• Self-motivated, assertive, creative, capable problem-solver, and able to function independently
• Working knowledge of compliance regulations, ICH, FDA, IRB/IEC and other applicable regulations/guidelines (GMP, GCP, GDP, etc.) and demonstrated understanding of clinical research protocol requirements
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, as well as verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation software (MS Office skills such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint)
• (Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required)
• Core understanding of IRT system functionality is required
• Ability to establish priorities and collaborate with supply chain, cross-functional team members and external stakeholders
• Good planning and organizational skills, coupled with strong time management skills

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