Clinical Supply Chain Logistics Manager

Lead end-to-end hyper‑care clinical supply logistics to keep life‑changing trials moving without interruption.

R&D Partners is seeking a Clinical Supply Chain Logistics Manager to provide end-to-end hyper-care logistics oversight for assigned clinical supply programs. This role ensures uninterrupted and timely delivery of investigational products to support critical clinical trial milestones. The position requires close collaboration with cross-functional study teams, regional delivery leads, trial supply managers, and external partners.

This is a hybrid role with a requirement of 2-3 days in office per week.

Please note that to be considered for this role you must have the right to work in this location.

Responsibilities:

Hyper-Care Logistics Oversight:

• Oversee day-to-day logistics activities for assigned clinical supply programs.
• Monitor and manage stock transfer orders (STOs) across internal and external supply networks, prioritizing urgent shipments.
• Drive shipment execution, including coordinating releases and dispatches to meet study timelines.

Program/Study Interface:

• Act as the primary logistics interface for study teams, ensuring clear two-way communication.
• Resolve logistics issues, provide timely updates, and align with study priorities and clinical milestones.

STO & Shipment Monitoring:

• Continuously monitor STOs, identifying risks related to availability, release, transport, or handovers.
• Track shipment progress and proactively address delays or deviations.
• Coordinate urgent and temperature-sensitive shipments.

External Partner Coordination:

• Collaborate with external partners (e.g., contract manufacturers, packaging vendors, third-party depots) on transfer timelines and shipment execution.
• Manage delays or constraints, escalating as needed to maintain supply continuity.

Release & Timeline Alignment:

• Align closely with trial supply teams on release timelines to enable timely shipment execution.
• Anticipate logistics impacts of release delays and define mitigation actions proactively.

Monitoring, Reporting & Escalation:

• Provide regular hyper-care status reporting, including STO health, shipment execution risks, and mitigations.
• Escalate risks, delays, or systemic issues to relevant governance forums and leadership.

Key Skills and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Supply Chain, Life Sciences, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience in clinical supply chain logistics operations, preferably in a global clinical trial environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with stock transfer order management, shipment execution, and issue resolution.
• Ability to operate effectively in high-pressure, time-critical environments.
• Excellent communication skills to interface across cross-functional teams, regions, and external partners.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience working with external partners (e.g., contract manufacturers, depots, logistics providers) is strongly preferred.

For more information, please contact Emma Miles.

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