Senior Director Clinical Programme Supply

Make a meaningful impact on people's lives with life-changing medicines!

Are you ready to lead a team and make a real impact? We are looking for a dynamic Senior Director Clinical Programme Supply to join our Operations team. This is an exciting opportunity to build a long-term career with global knowledge and opportunities.

As a Senior Director, Clinical Programme Supply you will lead a therapy area aligned team with a significant portfolio of internally and externally sponsored clinical trial programmes. In this role, you will be fully accountable for the design, development, and execution of the end-to-end supply chains within your team to meet patient needs and project timelines whilst optimising costs, reducing lead-time, incorporating sustainability opportunities.

This role will drive the supply chain strategy for CVRM Supply chain and is accountable for the financial forecasts for their portfolio of programmes & studies supporting SET governance and is accountable for ensuring the agreed milestones and budgets are met.

The role is to play a pivotal leadership role in orchestrating the relationship and partnership between R&D Clinical Operations, Pharmaceutical Technology & Development, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Operations collaborating to drive innovation, improve outcomes and deliver business results.

Line Management of Globally based (Snr) Clinical Supply Programme Leads

* Responsible for line management of the respective Clinical supply programme team members.
* Translating strategy and objectives into a significant direction for the group that every individual connects with and champions a great place to work climate.
* Provide leadership, coaching, mentorship, and direction to team members and drive a strong lean culture that promotes standardization, simplification, and continual improvement.
* Input into financial budgeting processes and delivery of group spend to budget.

Global Leadership and Orchestration of supply for Clinical Programmes

* Ensuring effective and agile end to end supply chains meet agreed portfolio, project, clinical turning points and ensures alignment of objectives through the line.
* Accountable for the clinical supply input and supply chain design ahead of SET level governance
* Accountable for delivery of clinical supply governance commitments.
* Portfolio and capacity management for group fully aligned with budgeting processes.
* Accountable for an efficient teamwork process with all relevant internal and external partners within the scope of clinical supply design and programme planning.
* Accountable for driving end to end planning and synchronisation capability uplift.

Accountable for the Supply Chain Teams & Demand Forums

* Ensures effective supply chain teams work in partnership with pharmaceutical project teams and have responsibility to set up and manage an effective and efficient supply chain to ensure timely delivery of investigational product to all clinical studies within a project.
* Responsible for prioritization within the sub-therapy area to meet clinical requirements.
* Delivery against functional KPI and metrics and monitoring of delivery towards clinical targets, partner concern and communication of risk, issues, and recovery plans.

Orchestrates the synchronization for the clinical supply chain in and across the different supply chain nodes via the S&OP process

* Accountable and or Chair for the Senior S&OP/IBP process (when developed) across Clinical and Finance
* Accountable for clinical project spend for the sub-TA area (~$200m) and input into the financial budgeting processes.
* Accountable for actual clinical supply chain spend performance and tracking vs. budget.

Strategy Development

* Collates the future business requirements for the CVRM Therapy area to develop clinical supply strategies that foster as a demand into the appropriate network strategies and the strategic workforce plan to develop clinical supply capabilities.

Business Process Management

* Accountable for working with other Heads of Clinical Supply Chain Programmes and Business Process Owner to implement process standardization, drive efficiency and adapting to new business needs.

Essential Skills & Education

* Degree or equivalent experience or equivalent professional qualification related to the role
* Extensive experience of supply chain or clinical operations together with proven experience covering planning, logistics and manufacturing from the pharmaceutical industry.
* Strong influencer and effective senior partner leadership skills.
* Evidence of leading in a matrix environment with outstanding customer management

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

At AstraZeneca, we are driven by our commitment to deliver accelerated growth and to make people's lives better. We thrive in our often intense and ambiguous environment, seeking out new challenges and working towards new solutions. We are part of an inclusive and giving community, where we support and help each other on our journeys.

Are you ready to make a positive impact in a team where it means more? Join us at AstraZeneca, where we are truly changing the business.

Apply with your CV and cover letter no later than July 15th 2024.

Competitive salary and benefits package on offer.
Opening date: June 17th, 2024
Closing date: July 15th, 2024