Full Job Description
Job Function:
Procurement
Job Sub Function:
Strategic Sourcing
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Job Description:
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We are searching for the best talent for a Sr. Manager,Collection and Cryo Services to join our Team!
Summary:
The Sr. Manager,Collection and Cryo Services will be responsible for base business supply commercial starting material for CAR-T, Advanced Therapies. The role manages starting material services to ensure that starting apheresis material meets customer needs, provides the highest quality at the lowest total cost of ownership, and achieve maximum relationship value through accelerated innovation, supplier integration, process improvements, and collaboration. The role requires extensive interaction with key business functions, critical supplier leadership, and other segment/functional leadership. The role acts as Virtual GM for assigned relationships, providing oversight for all activities and leads Virtual Management teams (VMTs) including Quality, Technical, Procurement, Planning and Finance to drive high performing sites. The role will shape starting material network strategy to drive innovative solutions that allow for growth and scale. The role will be responsible for leading and developing a team responsible for the implementation, execution, and management of starting material network strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the team in order to optimize and succesfully manage the startingmaterial network
- Deeply understand and communicate evolving market opportunities.
- Lead partner assessment and new product implementation in coordination with cross-functional partners (MSAT, Quality, Planning, etc.), including site visits.
- Define tech transfer expectations and supply strategy with partners.
- Serve Virtual General Managers with external partners and lead JNJ team in partner management, providing oversight of allactivities and financials.
- Establish and maintain performance metrics and targets with the goal of improving supply, processes, and systems.
- Partner with procurement in agreement negotiations and ensure proper functional inputs.
- Align cross-functional partnersto ensure compliance to agreements, as well as overall cost management including seeking cost reduction opportunities.
- Partner with internal partnersto ensure optimized and harmonized operations for overall network efficiency
- Managestarting material network optimization and budget globally
Qualifications:
Education:
- Minimum of a Bachelor's orequivalent University Degree required
Experience and Skills:
Required:
- Minimum 8 years of relevantwork experience and/or business management
- Experience within Pharmaceutical Cell Therapy, Biologics, or other similarly regulated industry
- Solidunderstanding of functions including Quality, Technical Operations, Finance, Planning, and/or Procurement and driving continuous improvement
- Experience leading supplier/external relationships and understanding of end-to-end supply chain
- Strong influencing skills, with the ability to understand issues from multiple viewpoints
Preferred:
- Demonstrated experience influencing external partners
- Demonstratedability to develop