Drug Supply Manager (Pharmaceutical)

Location: Princeton, NJ, United States

Company

Big pharmaceutical organisation.

What you will do

• Provide strategic direction for end-to-end clinical drug supply chain planning across assigned R&D programs.
• Develop program-level demand forecasts, supply plans, cost estimates, and budgets for clinical drug substance, drug product, packaging, labeling, release, and depot delivery.
• Review study-level demand projections, adjust supply plans and budgets, and influence manufacturing and purchasing priorities.
• Coordinate with clinical, manufacturing, procurement, packaging, labeling, logistics, IRT, regulatory, and data management teams to meet study timelines.
• Serve as the primary drug supply liaison for CROs, CMOs, sourcing vendors, and strategic alliance partners, including support for clinical supply agreements.
• Manage supply-related quality events, field complaints, CAPAs, product information listings, batch extract files, and process improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Experience planning and managing clinical drug supply across clinical development programs.
• Ability to create demand forecasts, supply plans, budgets, cost estimates, and manufacturing or purchasing requirements.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and external CRO, CMO, and vendor partners.
• Understanding of clinical study implementation, packaging and labeling, IRT setup, regulatory documentation, and drug supply timelines.
• Ability to identify supply risks, communicate with stakeholders, and escalate issues appropriately.
• Ability to work from the Princeton, New Jersey location.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment within a large pharmaceutical organisation.
• Cross-functional collaboration across clinical supply, operations, development, regulatory, logistics, and data teams.
• Matrix collaboration with Drug Planning Coordinators and Specialists, with no direct reports.
• Opportunities to lead task forces and improve clinical supply procedures and efficiency.