Clinical Supply Chain Consultant

Actalent • South San Francisco, CA • 17h ago

Job Title: Clinical Supply Chain ConsultantJob Description

As a Clinical Supply Chain Consultant, you will be responsible for developing and optimizing global supply chain strategies for clinical programs involving small molecule and biologic products. Your role will align with development plans, future commercialization, regulatory needs, and corporate objectives.

Responsibilities

Oversee all aspects of the supply chain, including clinical supply (IMP demand forecasting, packaging, labeling, distribution, returns, and destruction for global clinical trials), ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets.

Strategically plan and execute the sourcing, procurement, and management of comparator products for clinical trials, ensuring quality, authenticity, and timely delivery.

Plan for commercial supply, including strategic planning, launch readiness, manufacturing coordination, inventory, warehousing, and distribution for commercial products.

Lead seamless transitions of drug products from clinical development to commercial supply, including tech transfer, scale-up, and commercial readiness.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Clinical Ops, QA, Regulatory, Manufacturing, CMC, Commercial, Finance) for integrated execution across the product lifecycle.

Select, qualify, and manage third-party vendors, CMOs, and CDMOs for clinical packaging/labeling, storage, distribution, and commercial manufacturing, ensuring performance against KPIs/SLAs.

Lead accurate clinical supply forecasting (based on trial design/enrollment) and robust commercial forecasting (with commercial teams), translating into comprehensive supply plans.

Identify supply chain risks proactively and develop mitigation strategies to ensure uninterrupted clinical and commercial supply.

Ensure all supply chain activities comply with global GMP, GDP, GCP, and relevant regulatory requirements for clinical and commercial products.

Drive continuous improvement in supply chain, implementing best practices, new technologies, and efficient processes to enhance effectiveness, reduce costs, and improve reliability.

Develop and manage the overall supply chain budget for programs/products, tracking expenditures and identifying cost efficiencies.

Ensure meticulous documentation and record-keeping for all supply chain activities, ready for audit/inspection.

Essential Skills

10+ years progressive supply chain experience in pharma/biotech.

Demonstrated expertise in managing clinical and commercial supply chains for small molecule/biologic products across all development phases and commercialization, including product launch.

Proven experience in comparator sourcing and management for global clinical trials.

In-depth knowledge of global regulations for pharma supply chains.

Strong understanding of drug development, clinical operations, and commercialization strategies.

Proficient in supply chain forecasting, ERP/MRP, IRT, and cold chain management for biologics.

Familiarity with import/export regulations.

Knowledge of global regulations and best practices for comparator product sourcing.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Business, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.

Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making under pressure.

Strong project management skills, managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Detail-oriented and committed to quality, compliance, and operational excellence.

Adaptable and able to lead through ambiguity.

Work Environment

This role is fully onsite, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams approximately 20 hours per week, with the possibility to increase hours through the end of the year.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $80.00 - $110.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in South San Francisco,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 26, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.

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