# Clinical Supply Chain Manager

**Company**: IQVIA
**Location**: Reading, Berkshire
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Logistics & Supply Chain
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

This is a UK-based FSP opportunity in which you will be dedicated to supporting a global pharmaceutical sponsor as an embedded Clinical Supply Chain Manager.

Acting as the clinical supply representative within cross-functional study teams, you will be responsible for driving supply strategy, managing vendor oversight, mitigating supply risks, and ensuring clinical supply activities are aligned with study objectives and timelines.

**Responsibilities**

- Interpret clinical trial protocols to create and execute an effective clinical trial supply chain solution

- Create master English label text in accordance with relevant regulatory framework (e.g. Annex 13)

- Create and maintain demand forecasts and packaging plans so that packed clinical supplies are readily available in accordance with the project requirements

- Initiate packaging campaigns with the assigned vendor and provide oversight to ensure on-time delivery

- Setup, monitor, and where necessary, update study assigned Interactive Response Technology (IRT) systems to ensure study inventory is effectively managed

- Create an appropriate distribution plan and have oversight of the assigned vendor(s) executing it

- Ability to work independently and proactively to ensure that the supply of all trial materials is delivered to the right place at the right time

- Provide ongoing budget tracking activities so that projects are run efficiently and in accordance with client approved quotations

- Maintains 100% compliance on all assigned training and applies learnings to everyday practice

- Remain up to date in all GxP and regulatory requirements applicable to the role

- Leads client and vendor related meetings where necessary to discuss clinical supply chain topics or status updates

- Creates a Temperature Excursion management plan

- Manages the review and assessment process of Temperature Excursions reported to the IQVIA Clinical Trial Supplies team

- Conducts thorough and regular risk management assessments to ensure all risks are systematically reviewed and appropriate mitigations are executed

**Education, Knowledge and Qualifications**

- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related discipline

- 2-3 Years related industry experience in Clinical Trials (Essential)

- 2-3 Years experience in Clinical Supply Chain Management (Essential)

- Working knowledge of clinical trial supply processes including demand forecasting, inventory management, packaging, labeling, distribution, and returns

- Experience working with IRT/RTSM systems and clinical supply management tools

- Understanding of GCP, GMP, GDP, GxP, and applicable clinical supply regulations

- Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities

- Experience in supply planning, demand planning, inventory planning, or production planning within a regulated environment

- Understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes from manufacturing through distribution and clinical site supply

- Experience working with ERP systems, preferably SAP, for inventory management, material planning, supply tracking, and reporting

- Ability to analyze supply and inventory data to support forecasting and decision-making

- Ability to build effective relationships and collaborate across global, matrixed organizations

- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills

- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

- Professional proficiency in English

## Skills

### Required
- Clinical Trials
- Supply Chain Management
- Life Sciences
- Pharmacy
- Business
- GCP
- GMP
- GDP
- GxP
- Microsoft Office
- English

### Nice to have
- SAP
- ERP systems
- IRT/RTSM systems
- clinical supply management tools

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