Hybrid Associate Director, Clinical Supplies Project Manager – Protocol

at MSD

• Job title: Associate Director, Clinical Supplies Project Manager – Protocol
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $142,400 - $224,100 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Google Cloud Platform, Oracle
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United States

About the role

• Associate Director managing clinical supplies in clinical trials, collaborating with multiple functional teams and stakeholders. Ensuring timelines and strategy alignment for global supply chain execution.

Responsibilities

• Participates as a key stakeholder on the Clinical Trial Teams (CTT) and collaborates closely with other functional area representatives to negotiate timelines and strategy for clinical supplies.
• Interacts with key partner organizations such as clinical development, regulatory, quality and other supply chain areas to address clinical supply and/or change management related topics.
• Responsible and accountable for establishing the timelines for clinical supply needs per study and providing the signal for sourcing, manufacturing, packaging, and distribution for our Company's development products and non-our Company's marketed products.
• Analyzes and anticipates project risks as they relate to clinical supply chain deliverables and prepares, analyses, and/or develops mitigation strategies for review with clinical partners and senior leaders.
• Works directly in the SAP system to establish a consolidated, visible forecast for all study product needs (Bulk Drug Product and Clinical Finished Goods).
• Responsible for authoring clinical supply documentation in support of labeling and packaging activities as well as supply chain documentation to support critical CMC activities.
• Responsible for authoring the Clinical Supplies section of the study protocol as well as preparation and presentation of the clinical supplies information at Investigator Meetings for assigned protocols.
• Support the collection of clinical supply chain metrics and/or participate in critical non-pipeline activities.
• Participate in Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System development and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for assigned studies.
• Utilization of key technological tools and systems for GCS planning such as SWMS, Veeva, MEDS, MyLearning, SAP and Microsoft Applications and PowerApps.
• Change Control Processing. Effective collaboration within GCS Planning and the Comparator Planning team to ensure that Change Requests are created and moved through the process steps in an efficient way, in accordance with established GCS planning SOPs/BPs and QMS Topic 3.4 Change Control Procedures and Work Instructions.
• Demonstrates high capability to solve unstructured problems, make informed risk decisions considering both technical & business risks, & influence portfolio decisions with facts and data.
• Demonstrates ability to balance strategy with ability for tactical execution and has strong ownership & accountability of assigned work.
• Focus on Customers & Patients. Make rapid, disciplined decisions. Demonstrates Ethics & Integrity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, business, or related discipline required, MS/MBA preferred.
• At least 8 years of experience in project management.
• At least 5 years of experience in planning, scheduling, coordination and processing of supply chain activities, or the equivalent.
• Knowledge of both early phase and late phase clinical trials as well as associated supply chain
• Excellent Communication & Interpersonal Skills: ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders at various levels, including cross-functional teams, senior management, external vendors and collaborators, and clinical sites.
• Strong negotiation, influencing, and relationship-building skills to ensure alignment and collaboration in the supply planning process.
• Project Management Skills: strong knowledge of the principles of project management and clinical customer relationship management.
• Technical Proficiency: familiarity with supply chain systems and software (e.g. SAP or Oracle) and demand planning principles as well as Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Strong Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: ability to analyze complex data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions to optimize supply chain processes.
• Flexibility & Adaptability: Demonstrates ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, with the capability to adapt quickly to changing business needs and priorities.
• Detail Oriented & Organized: strong attention to detail in managing complex supply chain activities; ability to multitask, prioritize tasks, and meet tight deadlines.
• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Proactive approach to identify process inefficiencies, develop solutions, and drive continuous improvement initiatives within the clinical supply planning function.
• Proven record in project / portfolio management.
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Clinical Practices (GCP) is highly desirable.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days