Director or Senior Director, Supply Chain – PaxVax – San Diego, CA, USA
PaxVax is currently completing Phase 3 clinical studies for a cholera vaccine, VaxChora, and has several other vaccines in early stage clinical development. PaxVax is seeking hands-on, independently motivated candidates with commercial experience to manage supply chain operations at its San Diego manufacturing site and prepare for VaxChora product launch. This position reports directly to the VP of Operations in San Diego. This position will interact cross functionally with local operational departments in San Diego (Production, Quality, Regulatory, and Project Management), PaxVax’s corporate office in Redwood City, CA (Finance, Sales and Marketing, and Legal), and operational counterparts at PaxVax’s newly acquired commercial Typhoid fever vaccine (Vivotif) manufacturing operation in Bern, Switzerland.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage commercial supply chain programs for new vaccine candidates manufactured by PaxVax San Diego
- Define, implement, and manage secondary packaging operations with contract manufacturing organizations (CMO)
- Develop cold chain logistics for vaccine transportation to secondary packaging CMO and vaccine distribution centers
- Serve as San Diego Operations’ representative in PaxVax’s global SAP Business One ERP implementation project
- Supervise San Diego purchasing and materials management personnel
- Author, revise, and maintain cGMP SOPs, including purchasing, receiving, inventory management, and product shipments
- Support R&D materials management requirements, including purchasing, receiving, and inventory management
- Negotiate procurement agreements
- Develop S&OP process for VaxChora commercial manufacturing planning
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree in Business or technical discipline
- 12 years of industrial experience in pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical field
- cGMP experience in commercial supply chain operations
- ERP implementation experience
- Supervisor experience in leading buyers and materials management personnel
- Strong interpersonal skills
Required experience:
- Industrial Experience: 5 years
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