Associate Director Supply Operations

Known for its scientific and operational excellence, Regeneron is a leading science-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, invents, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines for the treatment of serious medical conditions. Regeneron commercializes medicines for eye diseases, high LDL-cholesterol, atopic dermatitis and a rare inflammatory condition and has product candidates in development in other areas of high unmet medical need, including rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, pain, cancer and infectious diseases.

Summary: The Associate Director of Supply Operations is responsible for maximizing Supply Operations efficiency and effectiveness in meeting the demands of the IOPS production operation. The Associate Director is responsible for timely availability of commercial and clinical product to fulfill business demand by ensuring and supporting batch disposition against the common schedule and seamless execution of product supply orders. The Associate Director evaluates, develops and implements a structured, dynamic and responsive Supply Operations team providing coordination of the flow of commercial and clinical orders and having up to date information on the status of these orders and escalating appropriately. This position will build, develop and manage a high performing team to deliver on all objectives supporting both short and long term objectives while ensuring collaboration and alignment with global counterparts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides direction for the Supply Operations function and assures alignment between the different Supply Chain functions.

• Ensures that commercial and clinical product is available on time in full.

• Works with cross-functional teams to ensure internal and partner orders are being evaluated and processed appropriately and efficiently to meet customer demand.

• Ensures timely and proper communication to commercial and clinical partners regarding timely availability and status updates of ordered products.

• Works with cross-functional teams to ensure timely disposition of all products produced by the IOPS production operation.

• Designs and implements business operations tracking and reporting processes.

• Work closely with CMC-PM, QA, QC, Manufacturing and the other Supply Chain departments to create and manage optimized process and information flow through the IOPS organization.

• Establishes metrics to evaluate overall performance aligned with the IOPS goals and drives improvement opportunities.

• Drives continuous improvement initiatives; enhances departmental development by communicating performance standards, developing joint improvement initiatives and actively soliciting formal feedback.

• Creates business flow diagrams to identify opportunities to optimize and streamline performance.

• Works closely with staff to develop and manage individual goals and objectives.

• Provides technical input to resolve process problems.

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of regulatory principals and requirements as applied to biologically derived therapeutics.

• Builds organization capability through the development of staff at the facility, including succession planning.

• The position will require domestic and international travel, approximately 20-30% of the time.

Education and Experience:

• Associate Director: Requires bachelor’s degree in any of the physical or biological sciences, chemical engineering or business and 10 years of experience in a biopharmaceutical/biotech GMP production facility or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• MS, MBA or PhD preferred.

• Knowledge of cGMP, ISO, and ICH guidelines

• APICS, ISM or ASQ professional certification strongly preferred.

• Prior cGMP regulated experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry a plus.

This is an opportunity to join our select team that is already leading the way in the Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry. Apply today and learn more about Regeneron’s unwavering commitment to combining good science & good business.

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