Executive Director, Cell Therapy Global Supply Chain Planning

AstraZeneca

Executive Director overseeing global supply chain planning for Cell Therapy at AstraZeneca. Leading transformation efforts and cross-functional collaboration across a complex portfolio.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeGaithersburg • California, Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $225,000 - $335,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the end-to-end planning function for Cell Therapy, connecting commercial demand, clinical enrollment, patient flow, supply planning, inventory strategy, materials planning, capacity planning, and financial assumptions into a unified planning framework that is appropriate to patient-specific therapies
Lead the transformation of the planning operating model from a clinical-stage environment to a scalable global commercial capability
Build the planning capabilities needed to support growth, including launch readiness, market expansion, increasing product and geographic complexity, and volume growth across the portfolio
Lead S&OP/IBP and S&OE as enterprise decision-making forums
Drive cross-functional executive alignment across Commercial, Clinical, Finance, Manufacturing, Quality, Process Development, Regulatory, CMC, and Supply Chain
Develop differentiated planning strategies across autologous, allogeneic, and in vivo modalities
Lead global network and capacity planning across internal manufacturing sites and external partners
Provide integrated decision making and planning of Supply Chain within CMC program governance
Oversee the planning architecture across Plan-to-Deliver
Lead scenario planning and planning risk management
Drive future state digital planning ambition
Build and lead a high-performing team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Life Sciences, Business Administration, or a related field
16+ years of relevant experience, or 14+ years with an MS/MBA, or 12+ years with a PhD
Deep expertise in supply planning, capacity planning, integrated business planning, inventory strategy, and planning governance
Demonstrated experience leading planning transformation and evolving operating models from clinical-stage, early-launch, or emerging business environments to commercial scale
Experience scaling supply chains through commercial growth, geographic expansion, and organizational change
Experience in biopharma, biotech, advanced therapies, or other highly regulated and complex supply environments
Demonstrated success leading across internal manufacturing and external partner networks
Experience implementing or advancing planning capabilities such as OMP, Kinaxis, o9, or equivalent platforms
Proven ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams in complex, matrixed organizations
Strong strategic, analytical, communication, and stakeholder leadership skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Flexible working hours
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

supply planningcapacity planningintegrated business planninginventory strategyplanning governancescenario planningplanning risk managementplanning transformationcommercial growthgeographic expansion

Soft Skills

leadershipstrategic skillsanalytical skillscommunication skillsstakeholder leadershipteam developmentcross-functional alignmentexecutive alignmentorganizational changehigh-performing team building