Synthekine · 1 day ago
Associate Director/Director- Supply Chain Management
Synthekine is a Menlo Park, CA based biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing best in class cytokine therapeutics to treat cancer and autoimmunity. The Associate Director/ Director of Supply Chain Management will provide support for the PH2/3 product development of cytokine therapeutics, working closely with the technical operations leadership team to manage supply chain and logistics for clinical programs.
Responsibilities
Establish the procedures and manage the drug substance, drug product, and labeled/packaged product chain of custody and logistics
Manage various products and sample shipping and receiving from and between CMOs
Work with Clinical operations to provide appropriate management of study supplies and product distribution
Manage the GMP production inventory control, material management, and shipping/receiving operations
Maintain the US/EU sourcing, material supply, production capacity, logistics, and availability to meet forecast
Collaborate with our external partners to integrate timelines and deliverables with the overall Synthekine project plans
Provides oversight for the development and implementation of the operations systems into the technical operations functions
Manages Supply chain budgets for logistics and distribution
Ensures that all records for state, federal, and insurance inspections are accurate and up to date
Operates within compliance with FDA and ISO requirements and guidelines
Partner with other departments
Position may require some travel
Qualification
Required
BS degree with 8+ years (Associate Director); 10+ years (Director) in Operations, supply chain management, and/or business systems experience
Strong leadership, communication (both verbal and written) skills
Excellent business, financial and negotiating skills are required along with knowledge of quality systems, lean manufacturing processes and project management knowledge
Strong working knowledge of automated supply chain systems
Knowledge of current requirements for GLP, cGMP, and GCP is also required
Experience with regulatory submissions
Forward-thinking and creative with high ethical standards
Team player with leadership skills with ability to influence others
Well organized and self-directed
Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate with people at all levels of an organization
Preferred
Experience with handling GMP DS, DP, and labeled/packaged product logistics to support clinical studies
Strong Supply chain background and prior experience working with CMO/CRO is a plus
Expertise in using and/or developing clinical supply and inventory systems
Prior experience setting up and/or supporting clinical study distribution systems and procedures
Benefits
Synthekine requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated prior to the first date of employment (subject to any legally required exemptions).
Company
Synthekine
Synthekine is a development stage biotherapeutics company focused on the engineering of novel specific and potent cytokine therapies.
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$289.5MKey Investors
The Column Group
2023-01-06Series C· $100M
2021-06-10Series B· $107.5M
2020-09-17Series A· $82M
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