Specialist, Clinical Supply Chain

About Allogene

Allogene Therapeutics, with headquarters in South San Francisco, is a clinical‑stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor T cell (AlloCAR T) products for cancer and autoimmune disease. Led by a management team with significant experience in cell therapy, Allogene is developing a pipeline of “off-the-shelf” CAR T cell product candidates with the goal of delivering readily available cell therapy on‑demand, more reliably, and at greater scale to more patients.

As the Specialist, Clinical Supply Chain, you will support clinical supply chain activities with a primary focus on clinical shipments, shipment execution, and study‑level logistics coordination. This role will serve as a key point of contact for Clinical Operations and Allogene’s third‑party logistics providers for shipment‑related questions and issue resolution, ensuring timely, compliant, and efficient movement of clinical materials from order intake through confirmed delivery to clinical sites.

The role will partner closely with Clinical Operations, Transportation & Logistics, Quality Assurance, external depots, couriers, and 3PL providers to coordinate end‑to‑end shipment activities for Allogene’s ongoing clinical trials. Responsibilities include managing shipment request intake, monitoring shipments across each leg of transport, maintaining shipment metrics and order processes, supporting packaging plan development, and driving continuous improvement initiatives related to finished goods distribution, documentation, and ERP‑enabled processes.

• Serve as the primary Clinical Supply Chain point of contact for Clinical Operations and Allogene’s 3PL providers for shipment‑related questions, issue escalation, and delivery coordination.
• Manage end‑to‑end clinical shipment activities from order intake through scheduling, execution, tracking, and confirmation of successful delivery to clinical sites.
• Coordinate deliveries from depots to clinical sites to ensure on‑time and in‑full delivery of clinical materials.
• Monitor critical shipments across each leg of transport and proactively resolve shipment‑related issues with couriers, customs brokers, depots, and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure all required shipment documentation, forms, and study‑specific records are complete, accurate, available to the appropriate parties, and filed appropriately.
• Support development and maintenance of Clinical Supply Chain metrics to improve visibility and performance.
• Support packaging plan development and packaging execution for finished goods including transactional steps, and ERP‑related activities associated with material release and readiness.
• Partner with Clinical Operations and Transportation & Logistics to maintain effective shipment communication processes for Allogene’s ongoing studies.
• Support investigation and triage of shipment deviations, temperature excursions, delayed deliveries, and product complaints in partnership with Quality Assurance and other cross‑functional teams.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities related to shipment execution, packaging workflows, documentation, and logistics processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences, supply chain, business administration, or related field required; certification in logistics, planning, or APICS/CPIM preferred.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in clinical supply chain, logistics, distribution, or planning within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Cell & Gene Therapy experience is a plus.
• Experience coordinating domestic and international clinical shipments, including cold chain logistics and shipment tracking across multiple partners.
• Understanding of clinical supply chain operations, finished goods distribution, packaging and labeling workflows, and study‑level shipment execution.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems such as SAP and familiarity with inventory, order, and shipment‑related transactions and documentation.
• Experience working effectively with cross‑functional teams in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment, including…