Associate Director​/Director Supply Chain – Injectables

Description

Responsible for leading end-to-end supply chain operations for sterile injectable products, ensuring reliable supply, regulatory compliance, and efficient coordination across planning, manufacturing, procurement, and external partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee demand/supply planning, inventory management for injectables.
• Manage CMOs and internal sterile manufacturing sites, ensuring quality and service performance.
• Work with internal & external cross functional teams across geographies for supply to North American market.
• Lead S&OP processes, production scheduling, and material readiness.
• Support new injectable product launches, tech transfers, and lifecycle management.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, FDA/EMA regulations, and support audits.
• Drive risk mitigation, process improvements, and cross-functional collaboration.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Engineering, Life Sciences, or related field.
• 8+ years pharmaceutical supply chain experience, including 3-5 years in sterile injectables
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• Strong understanding of cGMP, aseptic operations, and vendor/CMO management.
• Experience with cold chain logistics.
• Experience with ERP/APS systems (e.g., SAP) and S&OP processes.
• AI/ML Dashboarding experience preferred.

Competencies

• Strategic thinking
• Leadership and communication
• Problem solving
• Vendor and project management