Global Trade Operations & Logistics Analyst

COMPANY:

At BioCryst, we share a deep commitment to improving the lives of people living with complement-mediated and other rare diseases. For over three decades we’ve been guided by our passion for not settling for “ordinary” in our quest to develop novel medicines. We leverage our expertise in structure-guided drug design to develop first-in-class or best-in-class oral small-molecule and protein therapeutics, led by the efforts of our team of expert scientists in our Discovery Center of Excellence in Birmingham, Alabama. Our global headquarters is in Durham, North Carolina, our European headquarters is in Dublin, Ireland and our employees span the globe across sites in multiple countries. We are proud of our culture of engagement and accountability that rewards people for innovative thinking and achievement of key objectives. For more information, please visit our website at www.biocryst.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

 

JOB SUMMARY:

The Global Trade Operations and Logistics Analyst is responsible for coordination of BioCryst day-today trade compliance, transportation, warehousing operations to ensure efficient movement of domestic and international shipments. This position will work with all areas of the company including R&D, CMC, Clinical and Commercial Supply Chain.

The individual should bring excellent customer service, desire to learn, strong attention to detail and work collaboratively to make hope a reality for patients suffering from rare and orphan diseases. #LI-Remote

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partner with Logistics, CMC, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, Quality, Regulatory, R&D and CMO’s as necessary to ensure all movements of goods are processed in timely, compliant and cost-effective manner.
• Accurately complete documentation and fulfill related functions necessary to process BioCryst’s import and export shipments, in accordance with BioCryst’s Import Export Compliance policy, procedures, US and foreign trade regulations.
• Review customs entry documents customhouse brokers file on BioCryst’s behalf to ensure timely filing and the accurate declaration of data to US Customs and Border Protection, Canada’s Border Services Agency and other customs agencies in countries, where BioCryst acts as an Importer of Record (IOR).
• Maintain accurate and complete records of all BioCryst’s import and export transactions.
• Coordinate special project development and implementation across multiple departments using standard Project Management tools.
• Assist in the development of effective KPI measurable indicators for all aspects of import / export / transportation / warehousing operational activities such as volume, type of entries, duties, transportation and warehousing costs, and other available metrics; generate internal or external reports, as required.
• Partner with Legal, Procurement and Quality teams to ensure all transportation and warehouse providers have Contracts and Annual Quality Audits in place to maintain Qualified Vendor status.
• Manage GMP warehouse contracts and interface with CMC, Commercial Supply Chain and other business functions who use warehouse space.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external business partners to achieve company objectives; professionally communicate critical, time-sensitive information, exceptions and changes to affected parties.
• Support the assessment and implementation of best practices, technologies, and automation solutions to enhance operational efficiency and accuracy.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferred in Business, Supply Chain/Logistics, or Life Sciences or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2+ years of relevant experience in Pharmaceutical Logistics, Storage and Distribution of temperature-controlled/cold chain products, preferred.
• 2+ years of freight forwarding (LTL, TL, Parcel, Air Cargo and/or Ocean) experience, reviewing freight BOL’s and invoice reconciliation/audits, preferred.
• Functional understanding and experience with international trade compliance laws and regulations including but not limited to, imports, exports, economic sanctions, Harmonization Tariff system (HTS), Country of Origin, Anti-boycott laws and Free Trade Agreements.
• Strong analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills.