Supply Chain Planner at The Planet Group

Clinical Supply Chain Supply Planner I

Duties:

• Supports programs and protocols, in tandem with program leads.
• Interact with internal and external customers and suppliers in order to accomplish project objectives including packaging, labeling, shipment, inventory management, and drug return logistical activities.
• He/She manages and maintains IMP distribution and returns drug plans and manages Clinical Supply documentation associated with assigned program, in compliance with GMP and industry standards.
• The Supply Planner also monitors inventory levels and provides feedback to Program leads and their direct Manager regarding expiry and re-supply needs across inventory.
• If required participates in clinical supply group’s system enhancement initiatives, as assigned and needed.
• The clinical supply chain, supply planner, has exceptional communication skills, self-motivated, exposure and/or knowledge of software programs including Microsoft Project, Power Point, MS Project, Interactive Response Technology (IRT), and Microsoft Office.
• Willingness to learn and sense of urgency to meet patient and program needs.
• Experience with CGMP and/or CGCP is a plus.

Accountabilities:

• Work actively and align with Clinical Operation/Study team to help create forecast for assigned study and program including enrollment rate.
• Support country logistics for shipping and importation, on assigned study or program.
• Monitor regularly drug expiry, and the appropriate inventory levels across assigned clinical programs.
• Support and oversight of packaging requirements for programs and/or protocols assigned
• Monitoring of enrollment, drop-out rates and actual supply need on assigned protocols and/or programs.
• Ensure continuous re-assessment of Project needs, on assigned programs and/or protocols.
• Support label creation and approvals process, including translations for all countries, on assigned study and/or program responsible for.
• Supports return and destruction of IMPs from sites to depots for assigned study.
• Interface with other members of the Clinical Supply Chain to provide and obtain information and to ensure on time delivery of assigned study.
• Perform inventory checks and manage inventory levels and cycle count at the vendor yearly on assigned study
• Manage temperature excursions during transportation on assigned study

Expertise Areas: Study management, forecasting, planning, collaboration with ClinOps, CMC, QA and other stakeholders on study start up, oversight, management and close out
Skills:

• Basic understanding of end to end clinical supply chain activity
• Experience with supply/demand forecasting systems a plus (eg. NSIDE, Bioclinica, 4G, Oracle, etc)
• Experience with IRT systems
• Experience with Smartsheets
• Strong understanding of GxP
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, etc)
• Demonstrated flexibility to adapt to external environment influences through identifying new strategies and tactics
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication and, collaboration skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Experience collaborating across numerous stakeholders

Education:
BS in Sciences, Pharmacist encouraged to apply