Associate Director - Supply Chain

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our 35,000 employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Position Overview:

The Associate Director, Supply Chain will lead and grow a supply chain team responsible for ensuring supply continuity of all critical components and consumables required for the uninterrupted manufacturing of commercial and clinical radiopharmaceutical drug products across a worldwide network of cGMP manufacturing sites. Key focus areas include optimizing the global supply chain, maintaining approved suppliers/products for global operations, demand/supply/capacity planning, sourcing, labeling, dispensing, inventory management, shipping, distribution, and selection of drug supply-related vendors and depots. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of supply chain networks, clinical regulations, global import/export requirements, commercial regulations, timelines, end-to-end planning, and analytics to facilitate communications across a variety of functions to deliver cost-effective supply chain solutions while balancing multiple business objectives. As head of the supply chain team, the ideal candidate must be highly detail-oriented, organized, results driven, and passionate about mentoring and developing direct reports to drive high performance in alignment with business goals.

This is a hybrid position requiring a minimum of three days per week on-site at the Philadelphia office.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure uninterrupted supply of critical components and consumables to meet global manufacturing needs for commercial and clinical products

• Regularly evaluate and communicate risks and interruptions to the supply chain and proactively establish mitigations wherever necessary

• Partner closely with Commercial, Clinical, Manufacturing, and Leadership teams to establish and maintain robust supply/demand forecasts in alignment with core business goals

• Build, deploy, and maintain tools for cross-functional tracking and communication of approved suppliers, products, and components

• Review technical and regulatory documentation to ensure accuracy, consistency, and currency of all critical components/key consumables

• Support management and closure of product investigations associated with critical components/key consumables including authoring and reviewing investigation documents and risk assessments

• Track component recalls/retrievals and communicate cross-functionally as necessary

• Identify alternative component sources; manage associated change control process where needed

• Manage financial planning and budget forecasting activities associated with the supply chain function; perform invoice reconciliation, ensure functional area adherence to budget

• Prepare and present supply chain updates at regular internal work group and team meetings; support the preparation of presentation materials for senior leadership, when required.

• Assume additional responsibilities supporting the broader CMC Development group, as needed.

Basic Requirements:

• BS or MS degree in supply chain, science/engineering, production operations management, business, or related field with 5+ years of experience in a supply chain function within a pharmaceutical environment

• 2+ years of CMC experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical development industries

• Strong supply management experience/knowledge in forecasting, demand/supply planning, IRT systems, inventory management/ERP systems, clinical labeling, distribution including cold chain, import/export, reverse logistics, CMC and GxP regulations

Preferred Requirements:

• Supply Chain Management certification(s) (e.g.,