Clinical Supply Chain Forecasting Team Lead

Title:

Clinical Supply Chain Forecasting Team Lead

Company:

Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc.

 

About Ipsen:

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.

 Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!

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Job Description:

Job Title:  

Clinical Supply Chain Forecasting Team Lead

WHAT - Summary & Purpose of the Position

The Clinical Supply Forecasting Team Lead is responsible for leading and managing clinical supply forecasting, planning, and budgetary requirements across clinical programs within the Global Clinical Supply (GCS) organization. This role ensures that forecasting activities support the timely and cost-effective delivery of clinical supplies while maintaining compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and applicable internal and external regulatory requirements.

The incumbent contributes to due diligence evaluation assessments by providing clinical supply chain expertise for new assets, partnerships, and acquisitions, and supports the successful integration of acquired programs into Ipsen processes and ways of working. The role also owns and oversees the enterprise clinical supply forecasting technology platform, ensuring its effective utilization to support forecasting and planning activities. All responsibilities are performed in alignment with approved timelines, resources, budgets, and company standards.

WHAT - Main Responsibilities & Technical Competencies

Leadership responsibilities

• Lead a team in a matrix and global environment,
• Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting employees,
• Define annual objectives for the team in alignment with Pharmaceutical Development and R&D priorities, and lead the team in achieving these objectives by driving engagement, execution, and accountability while evaluating outcomes and overall performance.
• Provide effective and continuous feedback, through employee recognition, rewards, performance appraisal and development discussions,
• Define and propose the training/development plan for their team, ensure its implementation and carry out the follow-up. Develop, monitor and guide the levels of expertise of the team in terms of knowledge and know-how. Ensure continuous professional development of its employees,
• Anticipate any resource needs to ensure that their team provides deliverables in time, with the expected quality.

Clinical forecasting responsibilities

• Drive clinical supply forecasting and budgetary requirements of clinical programs by providing consolidated estimates of IMPs to be produced compared to patient’s needs.
• Own the clinical supply forecasting software platform including vendor management, change management, training and adoption.
• Represents GCSM in due diligence discussions, asset on-boarding and divestments.
• Managing portfolio level reporting and analytics
• 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.
• 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 prioritization 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 meeting & IMP estimation meeting) involving relevant stakeholders to ensure on time engagement of each team members.

Continuous improvement responsibilities

• Lead change management initiatives with cross functional teams both internally and externally to Ipsen
• Quality:
  • Perform its activities according to Ipsen Quality Management System
  • Contribute to the performance of the site supporting the compliance of KPIs (First Time Quality, On time CAPA closed)
• Continuous improvement, QEHS and CSR:
  • Contribute to continuous improvement projects within the Global Clinical Supply Management Department and/or wider Pharmaceutical Development.
  • Respect and ensure respect for applicable good practices (GMP, GMPD, etc.) and Environmental, Health and Safety rules through the procedures in force within the establishment,
  • Drive and implement actions to develop CSR within the framework of Ipsen's orientations.

QEEHS Responsibilities:

• To respect the applicable good practices, the rules Energy Environment Health and Safety through the procedures in force within the establishment.

CSR Responsibilities:

• To apply and make proposals within the framework of Ipsen's guidelines for actions aimed at developing CSR.

HOW - Behavioural Competencies Required

Excellence in execution

• Approaches priority setting and setting the stage through the lens of execution
• Establishes clarity about the goals, accountabilities, timelines, and next steps; can identify/spot opportunities for real impact on patient and society
• Able to be focused and performance-driven with clear KPIs
• Plans and aligns effectively (steps, timelines etc.)
• Displays a commitment to best practice sharing and setting
• Promotes single point of accountabilities

Manage Complexity

• Identifies contradictory information/demands/inputs to effectively solve problems;

• Develops and evaluates alternative scenario and solutions;

• Able to identify what truly matters and ruthlessly focus/ prioritize on making decisions with real impact.

Communicates Effectively

• Asks open questions and digs deeper; shows care and respect for different perspectives (both verbally and non-verbally) and able to relate to other points of view
• Communicates transparently, “tells it how it is” while keeping the communication respectful
• Builds clear and crisp messages with structure and focus, uses visual communication and storytelling to make the message easy to digest and connect with the outcomes, adapted to the audience.

HOW - Knowledge & Experience

Knowledge & Experience (essential):

• 15+ years of relevant pharmaceutical industry experience with a Bachelor's degree, 12+ years with a Master's degree, or 8+ years with a doctoral degree, with significant experience working in global and international environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex investigational supplies for global clinical trials
• Deep experience in using advanced supply forecasting tools including advanced use of Excel
• Knowledgeable of Good Manufacturing Principles (GMP) and other relevant clinical study regulations.
• Strong organizational, coordination, interpersonal and coaching skills; able to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively within teams and in a multidisciplinary, matrix environment.
• Strong people skills with the ability to communicate and interact at all levels within the business and with external partners.

Knowledge & Experience (preferred):

• Experience with RTSM platforms and ability to partner with external CDMOs is preferred.
• Experience in project management and facilitating communications in a highly matrixed environment is desired.

Education / Certifications (essential):

•  Bachelor’s degree or global equivalent in pharmacy, engineering, operations or supply chain management required.

Education / Certifications (preferred):

• Advanced degree, including MBA, Masters, PhD or global equivalent preferred.
• Certification in APICS, PMP, etc. is a plus

Language(s) (essential):

• Fluent in English required.

Language(s) (preferred):

• French is a plus.

Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. conducts background screening, reference checks, and drug testing as part of its pre-employment screening process. This description is not intended to be constructed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements for the position. This position may change or assume additional duties at any time.  The employee may be requested to perform different or additional duties as assigned.

All Employees are expected to adhere to all company policies and act as a role model for company values.

The annual base salary range for this position is $177,000 - $236,000

This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentives program.

At Ipsen we are proud to offer a comprehensive employee benefits package, including 401(k) with company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, as well as flexible spending accounts. Ipsen also provides parental leave, paid time off, a discretionary winter shutdown, well-being allowance, commuter benefits, and much more.

The pay range displayed above is the range of base pay compensation within which Ipsen expects to pay for this role at the time of this posting. Individual compensation within this range depends on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, prior education and experience, job-related knowledge and demonstrated skills.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels heard, valued, and supported; where we embrace “The Real Us”. The value we place on different perspectives and experiences drives our commitment to inclusion and equal opportunities. When we include diverse ways of thinking, we make more thoughtful decisions and discover more innovative solutions. Together we strive to better understand the communities we serve. This means we also want to help you perform at your best when applying for a role with us. If you require any adjustments or support during the application process, please let the recruitment team know. This information will be handled with care and will not affect the outcome of your application. Ipsen is an equal opportunity employer that strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels heard, valued, and supported; where we embrace “The Real Us”. The value we place on different perspectives and experiences drives our commitment to inclusion and equal opportunities. When we include diverse ways of thinking, we make more thoughtful decisions and discover more innovative solutions. Together we strive to better understand the communities we serve. This means we also want to help you perform at your best when applying for a role with us. If you require any adjustments or support during the application process, please let the recruitment team know. This information will be handled with care and will not affect the outcome of your application. Ipsen is an equal opportunity employer that strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.