Logistics Advisor

**Role**:Distribution & Logistics Advisor

**Supporting**: Logistics & Clinical Supply

**Role Type**: Temporary - 12 Months / Hybrid - 3 Days On-Site Required

**Location**: Cambridge

**Your New Company**:
Our client, a science-led pharmaceutical company focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines. Operating in over 100 countries the mission is to make a meaningful difference to patient health through innovative medicinesthat bring benefit for patients and contribute for our partners and society. We discover, develop, manufacture and market prescription medicines.

Working collaboratively within Logistics and Clinical Supply (LCS) and external vendors, the primary focus of this role will include planning and managing Drug Substance (DS), Drug Product (DP) and Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) distribution andreturns for assigned clinical studies, to ensure highly effective clinical and product distribution.

Detailed planning and active management of complex distribution scenarios, when necessary to ensure accurate, on-time delivery both within local territories and across international borders, and contribute to the operational effectiveness of LCS.


**Your New Role**
- Plan and manage DS, DP and IMP distribution, returns and destruction activities for assigned Development Projects both domestic and international
- Collaborate effectively within LCS to provide successful on-time delivery of quality DS, DP, IMP and AMP to assigned projects.
- Maintain & expand close cross-functional relationships in order to best effect provision of appropriate systems (e.g., support to IXRS User Acceptance Testing), and distribution of clinical supply materials for assigned projects
- Liaise closely with Quality Assurance (QA) to coordinate activities such as shipper qualification, cold-chain demonstration and all activities expected in accordance with cGMP, GDP, GCP, & ICH guidelines
- Partner with stakeholder departments to ensure that any issues relating to DS, DP or IMP distribution (such as complaints, excursion investigations, or deviations received from sites or shipping vendors) are highlighted and options/recommendation are developedquickly for resolution
- Monitor, process, and issue dispositions of transit and storage temperature excursions according to established procedures. Provide excursion logs to internal stakeholder departments for review as required.
- For assigned projects, champion and represent distribution activities in LCS Matrix and other project meetings as required. Otherwise support the LCS Study Manager by contribution to overall supply planning, distribution strategy and effective use of distributionsystems for stakeholder reporting etc.
- Assist in the review and preparation, of departmental SOPs, processes, and systems to support maintenance, improvement and future growth of Distribution best practice.
- Contribute to development of LCS clinical supply import/export intelligence, providing input to format of templates / information repository, and enabling efficient input, update and retrieval of data
- Collaborate in the creation and maintenance of a territory 'manual', including project learning's and experience as relates to IMP distribution across international borders
- Attend and actively participate in departmental meetings

**Essential Criteria/Skills**:

- This position requires a highly organised individual who demonstrates personal flexibility, initiative, and an ability to work with mínimal direct supervision on a day-to-day basis.
- The Distribution Analyst must possess excellent attention to detail, while also demonstrating skills for organizing, planning, coordination, teamwork, and communication (oral, written and interpersonal).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point is expected. Stakeholder management
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment, and to collaborate and coordinate complex activities within cross functional project teams.

**Desirable Skills**:

- Some experience and/or working understanding of GMP, GCP and ICH guidelines as relates to IMP labelling, packaging and distribution is required.
- Will demonstrate an understanding of import/export and global distribution regulations in relation to medicinal supplies. Specific experience may include distribution of IMP, AMP, devices, and instruments used in the medical field.
- Experience in the Biotechnology and/or Pharmaceutical industry or some prior experience in IMP management and supply.
- Preferably will have a working knowledge of the drug development process

**What You'll Get In Return**

Flexible & Hybrid Working

Competitive Daily Rate

Work and develop under a globally recognised pharmaceutical company

Pioneering technology and systems to support