Clinical Trial Supply Manager

Location: Belgium

SIRE Life Sciences® is the market leader in life science recruitment. We believe the recruitment market needs to gear up in technology and continues innovation. We like technology, in a life science market driven on science, we couldn’t stay behind; we drive Recruitment Science. Investing a majority of our turnover in technology enables us to use unique Resource Technologies. By using highly advanced algorithms, we enable our team of Resource & Data Strategists© to maintain the most advanced, detailed and complete Life Sciences network in Europe. This big data enables us to work Reverse Recruitment©: we first analyze the market in-depth before we go out to the market. Because we analyze the whole market, we can compare facts and data. This enables us to do Facts & Big Data Recruitment©, making sure we, or better yet, you find the right career!

THE COMPANY

Our client is a professional Pharmaceutical organization, based in Antwerpen Belgium.

Top tier pharmaceutical American multinational.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Temporary role of initial 1 year, seconded via SIRE Life Sciences.

RESPONSIBILITIES

This individual contributor is responsible for the management of clinical supplies during the execution phase of clinical trials consistent with GMP guidelines.

- Adopt supply strategies in view of changes in trial execution and ensure a seamless transition from study design phase.
- Assess clinical study recruitment rates and ensure supply planning is adopted accordingly.
- Utilize business tools to manage inventories at depots and sites and ensure on-time delivery with minimal overage of clinical supplies.
- Conduct issue resolution activities for supply aspects of clinical studies (e.g., packaging, distribution).
- Establish and modify trial specific distribution agreements
- Member of appropriate clinical trial team.
- Develop strong internal collaboration with stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Interface with Global Trial Managers.
- Manage trial supply budget.
- Develop excellent working relationships with the other groups within Supply Management.

Focus and Scope:
Responsible for the management of all clinical supplies during trial execution (large and small molecules and for all phases of clinical trials).

REQUIREMENTS

- A university/bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) and 4-6 years experience preferably in a clinical supply related role
- Experience with clinical supply demand management tools preferred (e.g., tcVisualize, IVRS, SAP)
- Experience with the following functions preferred: clinical supply pack/label/distribution , clinical trial operations, project management, pharma/bio research and development, inventory management
- General knowledge of GxP principles
- Intermediate to advanced software skills (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint)
- Minimum 80% FTE
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong planning and cross-functional coordination skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to work independently with some coaching
- Ability to multi-task and manage complexity
- Ability to work in a high pressure environment
- Solution oriented
- Exceptional collaboration skills
- Integrity and Credo Based-actions

Are you interested and do want to apply for this role, please fill out your application via the apply button below and contact Jonas Houweling.