Associate Director: Clinical Supply Chain- Logistics and Vendor Management

Career Category Supply Chain

Job Description Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline and portfolio of medicines to treat heart disease, obesity and obesity-related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer.  As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Associate Director
- Clinical Supply Chain
- Logistics and Vendor Management What you will doLet's do this. Let's change the world. In this vital role you will manage the global Logistics and Vendor Management team in Development Supply Chain. You will ensure clinical trial supplies move safely, compliantly, and reliably through a global logistics network, while building strong vendor partnerships and developing your team.

Responsibilities:

Ensure set-up and successful operation of logistics network and logistics toolbox in assigned regions for execution of clinical trials

Determine distribution strategy and ensure the transportation process and vendor performance comply with Amgen quality requirements and local and regional regulations

Own relationships with key strategic vendors and develop the relationship in line with business needs. Drive value creation.

Establish effective working relationships with key partners and represents DSC in Amgen networks and cross-functional projects

Accountable for significant distribution budget

Guided by general policies and management guidance, independently determines strategy and day-to-day execution and manages assigned budget

Accomplishes results through coaching and advising professional team members. Is responsible for staff development and ensures team members receive the appropriate and timely training, allocates resources.

Owns logistics vendor portfolio and drives continuous value creation.

Contributes to crafting DSC strategy, long- and mid-term implementation plans and goals. Translates these into actionable departmental and individual goals.

Applies the MAP philosophy, defines individual goals, tracks progress of team members on projects and goals, provides feedback, prepares and performs individual performance reviews

Is accountable for monitoring the of the logistics network and vendor performance using appropriate key performance indicators.

Ensures that all processes are performed in a timely, compliant and efficient manner.

Ensures that processes are set-up and executed in compliance with existing regulations: GMP. GDP, Annex 13 etc.

Provides guidance and technical advice and becomes actively involved as required.

Seeks continuous improvement of processes & procedures, initiates and coordinates improvement initiatives. Works closely with peers, partners and global counterparts to achieve global alignment

Manages the relevant interfaces between the internal and external functional groups involved in the development supply chain at various management levels

Support the development and execution of the clinical logistics technology roadmap, partnering with internal Digital, Technology & Innovation (DTI teams), Data Sciences and external service…