Associate Director, Supply Network Strategy Operations

Overview

The Associate Director, Supply Network Strategy Operations is responsible for driving disciplined execution and momentum across Supply Network Strategy initiatives by structuring work, sequencing decisions, and ensuring consistent followthrough.

This role operates as the execution integrator for Network Strategy - turning strategy intent into actionable plans, decision‑ready materials, and measurable progress. This role operates at the intersection of network strategy formulation and execution, ensuring that strategic intent is pressure‑tested, sequenced, and translated into decisions that materially strengthen supply continuity and resilience. The role will work under the direction of the Network Strategy Head to partner in driving senior alignment, prioritization, and arbitration.

This is a high‑leverage individual contributor role focused on methodical execution in a complex, cross‑functional environment. It owns the structure, sequencing, and execution of Network Strategy priorities so leadership can focus on alignment and decisions.

• Translate Network Strategy priorities into sequenced decisions, milestones, and execution checkpoints
• Decompose complex initiatives (e.g., site selection, sourcing strategy, network expansion) into executable work streams
• Explicitly identify decision dependencies, sequencing constraints, and gating milestones across initiatives

• Partner with Network Strategy leadership to shape strategic problem framing not just limited to downstream execution, but also including hypothesis development, decision criteria, and trade-off articulation
• Facilitate preparation of decision‑ready materials for senior leadership, including clear problem statements, options and tradeoffs, and recommended paths forward
• Distinguish between items requiring inform, discussion, endorsement, or decision
• Support the Head of Network Strategy in driving timely decision closure

• Track actions, commitments, and milestones across Network Strategy initiatives, ensuring owners and expectations are clearly identified
• Surface execution risks early and elevate with proposed options

• Facilitate Network Strategy Forum including shaping agendas to emphasize progress, outcomes, and decisions
• Ensure prereads are structured, focused, and decision‑oriented
• Capture outcomes and next steps clearly to avoid recycling topics
• Synthesize complex technical and operational inputs into clear, concise narratives
• Prepare and own summaries for senior leaders highlighting progress, blockers, and risks

• Bachelor's degree with 8 years of relevant experience, Masters preferred
• Practical understanding of pharma/biotech manufacturing and supply chain flows, including CMC, regulatory and quality considerations
• Must be comfortable operating across technical, regulatory, and operational domains, without being an expert
• Working knowledge of supply chain and network design considerations
• Demonstrated ability to structure ambiguous problems and synthesize complex data into clear, actionable insights for senior leaders
• Excellent written and verbal communication at a senior leader level
• Proven ability to drive progress without formal authority
• Ability to ask the right questions and challenge assumptions credibly
• Highly organized, disciplined, and reliable
• Comfortable pushing for clarity and closure with more senior level team members, with appropriate sponsorship

Alnylam has committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, pregnancy status or related conditions, genetic information, veteran or military status, marital or familial status, political affiliation, age, or any other factor protected by federal, state, or local law.

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