CLINICAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER RESUME EXAMPLE

Published: July 17, 2024 - The Clinical Supply Chain Manager ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, oversees the production and maintenance of trial documentation, and manages biological sample distribution to central laboratories. This role includes monitoring inventory levels at clinical sites and maintaining patient records and site files. Additionally, the manager identifies opportunities for improvement within the Clinical Supply and Operations Strategy team.

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1. Senior Manager Clinical Supply Chain, BioHealth Solutions, Orlando, FL

Job Summary: 

  • Serve as a subject matter expert on the Clinical Supply Chain Optimization Services (CSOS)
  • Provide business development support to the commercial team in meetings with existing and potential clients.
  • Work with Fisher Clinical Services (FCS) sales to coordinate a full-service approach with prospective clients and represent and appropriately position the services for potential clients
  • Interpret protocols to assess resource requirements for new client opportunities and finalize pricing for the quoting team
  • Partner with both internal and external customers, employees, and the FCS sales force to develop solutions regarding clinical trial protocol interpretation
  • Be responsible for study-level plans that enable planned enrollment
  • Project management, forecasting, developing labeling strategies, packaging plans, drug product requirements planning, distribution network planning, data management, temperature excursion management
  • Plan for study drug returns and reconciliation.
  • Manages resource management process and project staffing of the CSOS team
  • Attends relevant client-related meetings and appropriately represents the status of the Clinical Supply Chain
  • Develops standards for employee and department performance in partnership with the Director of Clinical Supply Chain Optimization
  • Provides direct management, mentoring and ongoing coaching and development support for a team of Clinical Supply Chain Managers (CSCMs) and Drug Supply Coordinators (DSCs) 
  • Engages and participates in divisional initiatives that are related to or involve Clinical Supply Optimization


Skills on Resume:

  • Supply Chain Expertise (Hard Skills)
  • Business Development (Soft Skills)
  • Client Coordination (Soft Skills)
  • Protocol Interpretation (Hard Skills)
  • Solution Development (Soft Skills)
  • Project Management (Hard Skills)
  • Resource Management (Hard Skills)
  • Team Leadership (Soft Skills)

2. Clinical Supply Chain Manager, Therapeutics Plus, San Diego, CA

Job Summary: 

  • Logistics reporting with the internal and external partners.
  • Assist in compliance with customs and trade requirements for global shipments.
  • Planning of CTM/IMP for all clinical trials, deriving an execution forecast
  • Maintain oversight of supply and shipments
  • Generate reports/metrics to ensure supply needs are being met to support clinical operations.
  • Compile and route Label Copy Approval Forms, Shipping Authorization Forms, etc. to maintain business continuity centered around clinical operations.
  • Maintain shipment database, including Trial Master File (TMF), for required documents in accordance with regulations.
  • Support clinical packaging/labeling processes.
  • Compile weekly dashboards and slides centered around CMC-related operations supporting clinical supply activities
  • Maintain inventory oversight and support the forecasting and budget processes
  • Select and establish INCO terms, FDA product codes and HTS codes.
  • Develop shipping forecast with Clinical/Commercial Operations.
  • Ensure batch release dates are supportive of the shipment schedule.


Skills on Resume:

  • Logistics Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Customs Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Forecasting Execution (Hard Skills)
  • Supply Oversight (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory Documentation (Hard Skills)
  • Clinical Packaging Support (Hard Skills)
  • Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
  • Shipping Coordination (Hard Skills)

3. Clinical Supply Chain Manager, GenMed Co, Cambridge, MA

Job Summary: 

  • Assign and prioritize release dates for manufacturing, packaging and labeling timelines, based on need and input from Manufacturing, Regulatory and Quality.
  • Create shipment documents, e.g. Proforma invoices, End Use Letters, USDA Letters, import applications and permits.
  • Maintain shipment database for the required documents for international shipments.
  • Establish clear communication and tracking of strategies and scenarios for Project Teams and senior management.
  • Lead necessary vendor selection process, obtaining RFPs, establishing competitive bids and negotiation of agreements.
  • Onboard and manage relationships with contract organizations, including establishing agreements, quotes, purchase orders and invoicing.
  • Assist Finance with inventory reconciliation and financial close.
  • Establish consistency of commercial & clinical supply strategy across product lines 
  • Compliance with Ultragenyx policies, procedures and applicable regulatory authority directives and regulations.
  • Support Supply Chain Specialist's shipments, including importation/exportation compliance of labeled supply 
  • Appropriate drug depot and subsequent shipment to the clinical sites.
  • Track all shipment issues (damage, temperature excursions, non-compliance, etc.) and work to resolve recurring problems with permanent solutions. 
  • Work within the Ultragenyx Quality systems to drive closure of deviations and/or change controls


Skills on Resume:

  • Timeline Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • Document Management (Hard Skills)
  • Database Maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • Communication Strategies (Soft Skills)
  • Vendor Negotiation (Hard Skills)
  • Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
  • Financial Reconciliation (Hard Skills)
  • Problem Resolution (Soft Skills)

4. Senior Manager/Associate Director of Clinical Supply Chain Management, HealthSync Pharmaceuticals, Austin, TX

Job Summary: 

  • Plan, designed and executed packaging and labeling campaigns: Balance finished goods supply and demand through Rapid Response, exception management, and Systems Applications and Products
  • Translate clinical protocol information into demand forecasts and supply strategies
  • Develop IRT supply specifications and clinical label texts
  • Manage CMOs to deliver study material on time and within budget
  • Manage IP distribution through study closeout and drug destruction
  • Lead process improvement initiatives and author\revise clinical supply SOPs
  • Enable successful clinical trials using supply chain management processes (Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, and Return)
  • Potentially program management, which includes maintaining program timelines, dashboards, and other internal documents.
  • Manage relationships with packaging and labeling CMOs and track vendor performance.
  • Managing Contracts, Expenses and Invoices
  • Provide input to production plans based on inventory projections


Skills on Resume:

  • Supply Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Demand Forecasting (Hard Skills)
  • IRT Management (Hard Skills)
  • CMO Oversight (Hard Skills)
  • Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
  • SOP Authoring (Hard Skills)
  • Vendor Management (Soft Skills)
  • Financial Oversight (Hard Skills)

5. Clinical Supply Chain Manager, VitalPath Inc, Raleigh, NC

Job Summary: 

  • Review clinical study protocols and develop packaging/distribution strategies with the clinical operations team.
  • Provide functional review of clinical study documents, e.g., IWRS specifications, pharmacy manuals, etc.
  • Create, review, and update clinical supply packaging plans to meet the demands of multiple clinical trials
  • Set packaging and labeling schedules
  • Supervise on-time completion at Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs)
  • Work closely with Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Operation teams for production input into the supply chain, development of label specification
  • Ensure the release of products domestically and internationally
  • Plan, schedule, and manage inventory and logistics of clinical studies (secondary packaging and labeling activities)
  • Manage Finished Goods shipments between international and domestic depots and clinical sites
  • Review and resolve all shipment issues (e.g., damage, temperature excursions, non-compliance)
  • Partner with Clinical Operation and Contract Research Organizations (CROs) on site-level documentation and processes governing supply


Skills on Resume:

  • Protocol Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Documentation Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Supply Chain Management (Hard Skills)
  • Logistics Scheduling (Hard Skills)
  • Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)
  • Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Problem Solving (Soft Skills)
  • Stakeholder Management (Soft Skills)

6. Clinical Supply Chain Manager, Optima Clinical Services, Denver, CO

Job Summary: 

  • Producing trial documentation for the Trial Master File.
  • Maintaining and updating trial documentation, including trial specific procedures and case report forms (CRF).
  • Ensuring all current regulatory requirements are met and approvals are obtained.
  • Ensuring biological samples are sent to central laboratories.
  • Maintaining site files and patient records held at the CECM.
  • Providing information to sites on IMP support and management as applicable and reviewing compliance.
  • Preparing and maintaining a trial risk assessment.
  • Performing central monitoring according to the monitoring plan.
  • Maintain awareness of product expiration dates and supply levels to meet the needs of multiple sites, trials, and patients
  • Oversee inventory levels at the clinical sites and CMOs
  • Identifies improvement opportunities for the CSOS team


Skills on Resume:

  • Documentation Management (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Sample Logistics Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • Risk Assessment Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Central Monitoring Execution (Hard Skills)
  • Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
  • Communication and Information Dissemination (Soft Skills)
  • Process Improvement Identification (Soft Skills)

7. Clinical Supply Chain Manager Ancillary, Cascade Pharma, Seattle, WA

Job Summary: 

  • Ensures project-specific data is configured and maintained in the appropriate Fisher Clinical Services proprietary systems.
  • Takes the lead in developing solutions to solve issues with existing clients and projects
  • Leverages understanding of Fisher resources to propose solutions to clients
  • Identifies. recommends, and leads process improvement initiatives
  • Supports communication of best practice through shared learning sessions, contribution to guidelines and SOPs
  • Identifies new CAM and other service line opportunities with existing clients and engages Business Development resources accordingly
  • Establishes and maintains financial forecasts and monthly billing processes for assigned client projects
  • Recognizes contracted scope of services and connects with the appropriate resources for extensions of service
  • Verifies final project management, procurement, storage and distribution information for the Finance Department prior to invoices being released Develops and administers training on CAM business processes
  • Assists in training and onboarding of new employees
  • Participates in sales and marketing activities such as teleconferences, customer visits, audits, estimates and proposals with Sales and other Clinical Ancillary Management personnel.
  • Maintains accurate records and files in accordance with Clinical Ancillary Management Policies & Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). 


Skills on Resume:

  • Data Configuration and Management (Hard Skills)
  • Solution Development (Soft Skills)
  • Resource Utilization (Soft Skills)
  • Process Improvement Leadership (Soft Skills)
  • Best Practice Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Opportunity Identification (Soft Skills)
  • Financial Forecasting and Billing (Hard Skills)
  • Training and Onboarding (Soft Skills)