Clinical Supply Chain Forecast Manager

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Clinical Supply Chain Forecast Manager

Ipsen Biopharm Ltd

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Ipsen is a global biopharmaceutical group dedicated to improving lives and health outcomes through innovative medicines in Oncology, Neuroscience and Rare Disease. Research and development are key elements of our strategy, reflecting our commitment to improving patients’ lives and health outcomes. In respect to Good Manufacturing Practices and as part of the Global Clinical Supply Management department (GCSM), the Clinical Supply Chain Forecast Manager drive clinical supply forecasting and budgetary requirements of clinical program by providing consolidated estimates of IMPs to be produced compared to patient’s needs.

• Clinical forecasting responsibilities:
  Drive clinical supply forecasting and budgetary requirements of clinical program by providing consolidated estimates of IMPs to be produced compared to patient’s needs.
• Ensure adequate clinical forecast estimate / review is implemented for new / on-going clinical studies.
• Organize review meetings with relevant cross functional departments.
• Translates into the forecasting tool the design of any new clinical study according to the study protocol as well as the recruitment projections (duration and speed of recruitment).
• Monitors closely the evolution of validated clinical study forecasts and shares them with the coordination, planning, packaging and distribution teams: analyzes deviations, decides on corrective actions, controls readjustments, reports on the progress of studies and validates milestones.
• Align with clinical manufacturing team to ensure proper planning of semi-finished goods production when required.
• When clinical packaging and distribution are to be performed internally, work in tandem with clinical procurement and packaging planning manager to ensure seamless translation of the of clinical needs into production planning and take into account all the clinical studies. Main objective is on time supply to patients with no stock outs of IMP.
• To do so, develop, coordinate and optimise the clinical forecasts over a 3-to-12-month period.
• Anticipate and assess impact on changes in clinical studies managed by the GCSM team (addition of new countries, sites, number of patients, changes in protocols, etc). Propose mitigation plans for facilitating priorisation decisions. Challenge Clinical Project Managers when relevant and consolidate the new / updated forecasts in the appropriate systems.
• Report on the progress of studies and validate milestones.
• If needed, communicate, and follow up within CMC on the impact on the schedule to any changes observed or reported.

• Coordinate and lead meetings for new clinical studies (IMP kick off…