Senior Specialist, Clinical Supply Chain

Overview

Umoja Biopharma is an industry-leading biotech with locations in Seattle, WA and Louisville, CO, focused on transforming the treatment of cancer with a novel integrated immunotherapy platform. Our vision is to develop off-the-shelf therapies capable of treating any tumor, any time. We are a diverse and growing team working in brand-new facilities in downtown Seattle, Washington and Louisville, Colorado, and we are looking for innovative thinkers who are excited by groundbreaking science and technology, and passionate about squaring up to the challenges inherent to cutting-edge drug development.

We are committed to our core values and principles that support our overall mission and strongly invite applications from enthusiastic individuals who share our commitment and help position Umoja to deliver on our goals. We at Umoja believe in the importance of stories; we are looking for great people to join our team to help us create more stories for ourselves, for you, and most importantly for patients and their families.

Umoja Biopharma – Your Body. Your Hope. Your Cure.

• Senior Clinical Supply Chain Specialist will join our fast-paced Supply Chain department located at our CLIMB cell/gene therapy manufacturing facility in Louisville, Colorado. This role primarily supports Clinical Supply Chain activities, including working with Third Party Logistics providers to ensure on-time and compliant supply of clinical material to clinical sites. Requires a high level of accuracy, compliance, and planning.
• Assist in additional activities in support of Supply Chain at the Colorado Laboratory and Innovative Manufacturing Building (The CLIMB), including shipping/logistics and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) support.
• Represent Umoja internally at multiple levels of the organization as well as externally with Third Party Logistic Providers. Work closely with Supply Chain, Clinical Operations, Quality, External Quality, Vendors, Finance, and the Warehouse teams. Demonstrate strong communication, attention to detail, and ability to adapt in a startup environment.
• Manage Clinical Supply Chain activities, business workflow processes and continuous improvement; communicate clearly with internal stakeholders and operate independently on initiatives aligned with Umoja goals.
• Be a champion for policy, process, and compliance for all GMP-related procurement and clinical supply chain activities.
• Assist the Supply Chain Team with additional responsibilities in support of shipping/logistics and/or material resource planning as needed.

• Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, business or a related discipline and a minimum of 8 years of relevant industry experience in a business operations role, or an equivalent combination.
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical supply chain/supply chain, logistics, and/or operations-related experience in a cGMP environment.
• Working knowledge of Clinical Supply Chain activities and strategies.
• Experience working in a regulated manufacturing environment; pharmaceutical or biotechnology.
• Detail oriented with the ability to identify and solve complex problems with minimum assistance.
• Self-motivated, pro-active, and able to work well both on a team and independently.
• Strong communication skills.

• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, matrix environment.
• Experience with IRT systems for clinical supply management.
• Experience with ERP systems, specifically Net Suite is highly desirable.
• Working knowledge of ordering procedures, production planning, inventory replenishment methods, MRP, and ERP systems.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, working knowledge of Smartsheet.

• Ability to wear personal protective equipment including gloves, protective clothing, and eye safety glasses.
• Ability to perform physical tasks including standing, use of hands, walking, bending, kneeling, and occasionally moving materials up to 30 pounds.
• Ability to work off hours, on-call, and/or weekends on occasion or in emergency situations.
• Ability to work onsite with flexibility to work from home as required.

$106,600 - $131,700

Umoja Biopharma offers its employees competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans. Additionally, we offer Umojians access to a 401k plan through Fidelity, with a 100% match up to their first 4% deferral. Umoja also provides a generous Paid Time Off policy, employee commuter benefits, and cell phone stipend. For a full breakdown of our benefits offerings, please see the Benefits section of our website.