Supply Chain Manager, Insulin and External Partners (380) - Civica Rx

About Civica

Civica is a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization established in 2018 by health systems and philanthropies to reduce chronic generic drug shortages and related high prices in the United States. Civica is led by an experienced team of healthcare and pharmaceutical industry leaders. 

Today, more than 55 health systems have joined Civica. They represent over 1,500 hospitals and one-third of all U.S. hospital beds. Civica has also begun to supply the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs, the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile of essential medicines. 

Civica recently announced plans to expand its mission, via a unit called CivicaScript, to into the outpatient pharmacy space and to manufacture and distribute insulins that, once approved, will be available to people with diabetes at significantly lower prices than insulins currently on the market. The availability of Civica’s affordable insulins, beginning in 2024, will benefit people with diabetes who have been forced to choose between life sustaining medicines and living expenses, particularly those uninsured or underinsured who often pay the most out of pocket for their medications.

Civica’s mission is to ensure that quality generic medications are accessible and affordable to everyone. Since established, the #1 Policy for the Civica team has been “Do What Is in the Best Interest of Patients.” Civica’s manufacturing facility in Petersburg, Virginia, is the future home of affordable insulin and essential sterile injectable medicines. The facility is currently in late-stage construction and hiring for the site is well-underway.

To find out more about how Civica’s innovative model is directly impacting patient care, click here to read a summary from the New England Journal of Medicine. (https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.21.0189)

To learn more about Civica’s plans to bring affordable insulin to Americans living with diabetes, click here to read an article in BioSpace.

(https://www.biospace.com/article/civica-is-rallying-leaders-to-make-insulin-affordable-by-2024-/)

Job Description:

The Supply Chain Manager, Insulin and External Partners will be responsible for implementing and managing Civica’s external partners and Insulin as it pertains to manufacturing and distribution at the Civica Petersburg, VA site. The responsibilities include forecasting, procurement of materials and components, supply planning, production planning, capacity planning, externals partners relationship management, and distribution strategy and execution. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Manages relationships with external partners by acting as the primary point of contact for their activities including forecasting, material availability, prioritization, supply timing, and business reviews.
• Executes Insulin supply chain activities including forecasting, procurement, logistics, production planning, capacity planning, and supply planning.
• Manages site Insulin forecasting responsibilities between business demand and material requirements planning (MRP).
• Creates and maintains purchase orders and production orders in company enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
• Develops and delivers the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process for Insulin and external partners.
• Manages logistics of components and product to and from the manufacturing facility. This includes samples to contract laboratories as required.
• Manages the clinical supply chain for insulin production, testing, and supply.
• Responsible for shipping validation of Insulin drug substance and drug product.
• Manages flow of product from requirements through distribution, ensuring on-time and in-full delivery of product.  
• Develops and maintains written Insulin specific procedures as it pertains to procurement, production planning, and logistics.
• Completes thorough root cause investigations and corrective actions for any deviations in a timely manner.
• Supports the warehouse and supply chain team with site logistics requirements.
• Supports site operations during regulatory/compliance audits. 

Basic Qualifications and Capabilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in related area and 5 years in Supply Chain Management, Project Management and/or Procurement in a cGMP environment.  Parenteral pharmaceutical experience preferred.
• Advanced computer applications skills (Excel, Word, Visio, ERPs, and PP).
• Experience in the use an ERP/ MRP is required.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills with the ability to speak and communicate effectively with both senior management and front-line staff personnel.
• Project Management, Operational Excellence, and/or Lean/Six Sigma experience preferred.