Director, Supply Chain

Lead the Site Supply Chain function for the Rockville Manufacturing Center (RMC), a cell therapy manufacturing facility. Provide strategic and operational leadership for the RMC Warehouse team, supply planning, materials management, inventory control, and purchasing. Ensure integrated, compliant, and reliable supply chain processes that maintain material availability, enable the site production schedule, and support the delivery of cell therapies to patients. Build and develop a high-performing, people-focused organization while driving collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

Typical Accountabilities

• Set and execute the RMC Site Supply Chain strategy, aligning warehouse operations, supply planning, materials management, inventory, and purchasing with site priorities, production requirements, and the needs of cell therapy manufacturing.

• Represent Supply Chain on the RMC Site Leadership Team and provide supply chain leadership, insight, and decision support to enable delivery of site objectives and reliable batch supply to patients.

• Lead, motivate, and develop the RMC Supply Chain organization. Build capability through workforce planning, coaching, development planning, succession planning, clear accountability, and an inclusive culture of trust and collaboration.

• Oversee site supply planning and production scheduling processes, ensuring requirements, constraints, risks, and priorities are visible and aligned across Manufacturing, Quality, MSAT, and other partner functions. Maintain very close collaboration with the Global Supply Chain team to align site plans, resolve constraints, manage supply risks, and support reliable batch supply to patients.

• Provide leadership for materials planning and purchasing to ensure timely availability of materials used in GMP manufacturing and development activities while balancing service, inventory, risk, cost, and business continuity.

• Own site inventory management and control, including accurate tracking, appropriate inventory levels, material status visibility, and the availability of materials required to support production and development needs.

• Manage the relationship and operating interfaces with Gaithersburg Manufacturing Warehouse (GMW), RMC’s off-site storage location, to ensure effective material flow, inventory visibility, service performance, compliance, and continuity of supply.

• Ensure planning, purchasing, warehouse, inventory, and materials-management activities comply with GMP, regulatory requirements, internal standards, and established controls. Maintain inspection readiness and address risks or performance gaps promptly.

• Facilitate cross-functional supply chain governance and working groups that support site execution, operations planning, issue resolution, and alignment with global sales and operations execution processes.

• Develop and optimize integrated supply chain processes to improve efficiency, reduce waste, strengthen resilience, and improve service, productivity, material flow, and overall operational performance.

• Establish, monitor, and improve site supply chain metrics. Use data, systems, and structured problem-solving to identify trends, manage risk, support decisions, and drive continuous improvement.

• Provide effective oversight of suppliers, logistics service providers, and other external partners supporting materials, warehouse, purchasing, and shipping activities.

• Champion innovation and digital ways of working across Site Supply Chain, strengthening systems, process discipline, data visibility, and organizational capability as RMC grows.

Qualifications and Skills

• Essential: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, science, biotechnology, business, or a related field; significant Supply Chain or Materials Management experience within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry; experience working in a GMP manufacturing facility; demonstrated people leadership and development capability; experience using inventory, materials, or enterprise resource planning systems; strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills; ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities. 

• Desirable: Master’s degree in supply chain, science, biotechnology, business, or a related field; cell therapy manufacturing experience; experience leading an integrated site supply chain organization; knowledge of patient-material logistics, chain of identity, and chain of custody; experience with Lean, digital transformation, supply chain risk management, and global planning or logistics networks.

Key Relationships to Reach Solutions

• Internal: RMC Site Leadership Team; Warehouse and Site Supply Chain teams; Manufacturing; Quality Assurance; Quality Control; MSAT; Facilities and Engineering; Finance; IT; Global Supply Chain, including Planning, Logistics, and Procurement; Gaithersburg Manufacturing Warehouse (GMW); cross-functional site working groups.

• External: Material suppliers, warehouse suppliers, logistics service providers, couriers, and other external partners supporting site supply chain operations.

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $141,997.60 - $212,996.40 USD. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles), to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles), and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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