Clinical Supply Chain Logistics Manager

Location: Moreton (50/50 hybrid working)

Duration: 12 months

Pay rate: £34 per hour PAYE

Position Summary:

• Provide end-to-end hyper-care logistics oversight for assigned clinical supply programs, ensuring uninterrupted and timely delivery of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMP) to support critical clinical trial milestones.

• Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for logistics-related activities for designated studies, coordinating closely with Study Teams, Regional Delivery Leads (RDLs), Trial Supply Managers (TSMs), and external partners.

• Proactively manage priorities, urgencies, and exceptions during high-risk or critical phases (e.g., database lock, study start-up, major transfers), with a strong focus on execution, escalation, and transparency.

Duties / Responsibilities:

Hypercare Logistics Oversight

• Provide day-to-day operational oversight of all logistics activities for assigned clinical supply programs.

• Monitor and manage Stock Transfer Orders (STOs) across internal and external networks, with heightened attention to urgencies and prioritized shipments.

• Actively drive shipment execution, including pushing releases and shipments to meet study timelines.

Program & Study Interface

• Serve as the primary logistics interface for Study Teams, RDLs, and TSMs, ensuring clear two-way communication.

• Liaise with study stakeholders to resolve logistics issues, provide timely status updates, and obtain required information to unblock execution.

• Ensure alignment with study priorities, enrolment needs, and clinical milestones.

STO & Shipment Monitoring

• Perform continuous monitoring of all STOs (internal and external depots), identifying risks related to availability, release, transport, or handovers.

• Track shipment progress and intervene proactively in case of delays, deviations, or exceptions.

• Coordinate urgent and priority shipments, including temperature-sensitive or patient-critical deliveries.

External Partner Coordination

• Follow up closely with external partners (e.g., CMOs, packagers, depots such as Catalent) on transfer timelines, release readiness, and shipment execution.

• Actively manage delays or constraints, escalating as needed to maintain supply continuity.

• Ensure logistics execution is aligned with agreed service levels and study priorities.

Release & Timeline Alignment

• Stay closely aligned with TSM teams on release timelines to enable timely shipment execution.

• Anticipate downstream logistics impacts of release delays and proactively define mitigation actions.

Monitoring, Reporting & Escalation

• Provide weekly hyper-care status reporting, including STO health, shipment execution, risks, mitigations, and prioritization.

• Maintain clear visibility of open issues, critical paths, and escalation items.

• Escalate risks, delays, or systemic issues in a timely manner to relevant governance forums and leadership.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Supply Chain, Life Sciences, Engineering, or a related field.

• Proven experience in clinical supply chain logistics operations, preferably in a global clinical trial environment.

• Strong hands-on experience with STO management, shipment execution, and issue resolution.

• Experience working with external partners (e.g., CMOs, depots, logistics providers) is strongly preferred.