Associate Director, Drug Product Planning

Associate Director, Drug Product Planning

Job Category
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Supply Chain

Job Summary
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The Associate Director, Drug Product Planning is responsible for ensuring drug product inventory meets US Commercial and Global Market demand by creating, maintaining, and executing supply plans, coordinating production schedules with CMOs (Contract Manufacturing Organization), managing internal cross-functional relationships as well as global partnerships.

Key duties include optimizing inventory, managing supply risks, supporting S&OP cycles, improving supply chain processes and maintaining customer service levels for Radius products. This role is accountable for the day-to-day activities of CMOs within the Radius Commercial Supply Chain network.

• Develop and maintain 36-month production supply plan for assigned products, ensuring alignment with business strategy and goals
• Collaborate with Commercial team and global partners to review actual demand, future forecasts, and capacity constraints to highlight risks and opportunities in managing customer service and cost
• Identify and proactively address risk, develop ‘what-if’ scenarios and coordinate with CMOs to ensure continuity of supply
• Monitor and manage inventory levels for finished products and raw materials
• Ensure accurate data entry and maintenance in Oracle Planning
• Collaborate with internal partners such as Quality Assurance to ensure all production schedules are met on-time, and completed in compliance with all cGMP guidelines and Radius SOP requirements
• Assures compliance with company policies, procedures and with local, state, federal and international government regulations related to Supply Chain
• Drives contract manufacturer capability and capacity to enable on-time and predictable delivery of product
• Identifies and champions process improvement solutions to complex issues impacting CMOs
• Manages the operational activities of the CMO ensuring program cost, quality, metrics, delivery and technology objectives are met
• Serves as the main point of contact for all new partners
• Manages the forecasts and purchase orders from partners and ensures these needs are incorporated into overall manufacturing plans
• Ensures delivery dates are met in accordance with forecasts/PO’s
• Troubleshoots any delays with invoices or payments from partners
• Ensures that systems are in place to support Global Expansion from a Supply Chain, Finance, and Accounting perspective
• Develops processes to support Global Expansion in a compliant and effective way
• Manages all aspects of Supply and Licensing Agreements with Partners
• Serves as Supply Chain launch lead for all new market expansions

Experience and Qualifications
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• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or Business
• Minimum 10 years Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, or Supplier Management
• 5+ Years in Pharmaceutical industry
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills, proficiency with planning techniques/tactics, and expertise in advanced excel for data analysis and reporting
• Experience in virtual manufacturing and/or working directly with Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs)
• Deep understanding of end-to-end global supply chain processes, including manufacturing, logistics, and inventory
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate complex information to various audiences and influence decision making across teams
• Strong self-management skills:
  Self-motivated, results-driven, with a high level of attention to detail
• Ability to stay focused and driven without constant supervision to meet deadlines and goals, effectively manage workload and stay productive
• Knowledge of ERP systems
• Ability to foster collaboration and build strong working relationships with diverse internal and external partners
• Direct project experience with New Product Launches
• Direct and proven experience working with GMP Labeling processes
• Demonstrated success in project planning, resource management, liaison with engineering and manufacturing resources
• Strong compliance orientation within a Pharmaceutical environment and attention to detail
• Working knowledge of Regulatory impacts relating to topics such as technical transfer, labeling changes, method changes, new filing applications, etc.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
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Radius Health, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or protected veteran status.