6208 - Sr. Associate Material Coordinator / Program Manager

Description

Verista’s 500 experts team up with the world’s most recognizable brands in the life science industry to solve their business needs. The nature of our business is to empower growth and innovation within the scientific community and to help researchers, organizations, and companies solve some of the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges. Verista provides innovative solutions and services that empower informed decision-making and are the result of our significant investment in our people and our capabilities.

Our ability to grow is driven by world-class people who thrive in a team environment and share our mission to enable life sciences clients to improve lives. Our talented and dedicated professionals are committed to making an impact every day.

Company Culture Guidelines & Values:

• We empower and support our colleagues


• We commit to client success at every turn


• We have the courage to do the right thing


• We encourage an inclusive environment where our colleagues feel respected, engaged, and challenged.


• We constantly acquire new skills and learn from our experiences to enhance our collective expertise

The Clinical Material Coordinator and SAP Process Owner is responsible for the business processes associated with inputting molecules into SAP, as well as movement of materials within internal clinical trial manufacturing sites and manufacturing at external collaboration partners. This includes the logistics associated with drug substance and drug product shipping, sample shipment and storage and raw material coordination. This role will support manufacturing across the Product Research and Development (PRD) Organization. The Material Coordinator will represent the Clinical Manufacturing organizations to streamline communications with Clinical Supply and Delivery and the supporting QA teams.

Clinical Material Coordinator Responsibilities:

• Establish SAP and Business processes to support material movements, both physically and within SAP and Quality Systems, for all PRD organizations.


• Maintain SAP data related to orders in support of the organization, this includes:
  
  
  
  • Establish new materials and purchasing information aligned with sourcing decisions
  
  
  • Create new vendor and customer numbers as needed
  
  
  • Establish Source List for triangulated sales products as needed
  
  
  • Accountable for MRP (Manufacturing Resource Planning) actions from the point of demand entry, purchase order creation through successful incoming receipt; reconciling any discrepancies be-tween goods receipt and contract partner invoice; completes business work center items to ensure all work is done and batch release
  
  
  
  


• Manage shipment of drug substance and samples to contract partners, warehouse, and testing facilities


• Own and optimize drug substance release huddle with development and QA to align on priorities, actions and approvals


• Communicate and work with Manufacturing Plant Planners on scheduling constraints and issues that require an adjustment to the plan in regard to drug substance availability and delivery, including drug substance representative at huddles


• Build strong relationships with development organizations through routine touch points


• Monitors delivery due dates and notify development or commercial teams when shipment of drug sub-stance is needed based on supply plan; ensures necessary import approvals are in place prior to shipment execution; creates outbound delivery if needed and performs goods issue in SAP as necessary


• Accountable for document exchange with the contract partner (e.g., ticket copies, CT packet, CoA's and other supporting documents regarding raw materials and components) and upload into internal system


• Coordinate activities and communicate timing on incoming and outgoing shipment schedules


• Upon completion of manufacturing order, performs SAP goods receipt; reconciles any discrepancies be-tween goods receipt and contract partner invoice; completes business work center items to ensure all work is complete


• Conducts periodic inventory reconciliations


• GMP Compliance


• Must be knowledgeable on how to apply GMPs in a clinical trial environment. Authors, reviews, and follow procedures applicable to the Clinical Trial business. In addition, individual training plans must be kept up to date


• Quality Assurance
  
  
  
  • Authors appropriate deviations (e.g., L1 temperature excursions, shipping, samples)
  
  
  • Participates in departmental site self-assessments and relevant audits
  
  
  
  

Requirements:

Skill Set:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact well in a team environment


• Ability to develop/manage relationships with contract partners


• Ability to collaborate with partners around the world


• Initiative and ability to handle multiple projects in an independent fashion


• Excellent organization and self-management skills


• High initiative, flexible and positive attitude


• Ability to respond to changing priorities and short lead times

Technical:

• Experience with SAP


• Experience in managing inventory/supplies or complex supply chains


• Knowledge of clinical trial manufacturing operations


• Ability to use and apply multiple computer applications


• Ability to proactively identify problems and work toward a solution


• Minimum 1 year in a GMP environment

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in health care or sciences related field or 10+ years’ work experience in supply chain or operations

Onsite job requirement in Indianapolis, IN.

Benefits

Why Choose Verista?

• High growth potential and fast-paced organization with a people-focused culture


• Competitive pay plus performance-based incentive programs


• Company-paid Life, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability Insurance.


• Medical, Dental & Vision insurances


• FSA, DCARE, Commuter Benefits


• Supplemental Life, Hospital, Critical Illness and Legal Insurance


• Health Savings Account


• 401(k) Retirement Plan (Employer Matching benefit)


• Paid Time Off (Rollover Option) and Holidays


• As Needed Sick Time


• Tuition Reimbursement


• Team Social Activities (We have fun!)


• Employee Recognition


• Employee Referral Program


• Paid Parental Leave and Bereavement

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