
Senior Clinical Supply Chain Specialist
NMDP
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- The Senior Clinical Supply Chain Specialist is responsible for the operational execution and coordination of investigational drug product (IP) distribution from a central pharmacy to clinical trial sites across multiple studies.
- Develop and maintain study level demand forecasts based on protocol design, enrollment projections, dosing schedules, and treatment duration.
- Translate enrollment updates, protocol amendments, and site activations into revised supply forecasts and resupply plans.
- Partner with Clinical Operations, IRT, and Data Management teams to align randomization rates, visit schedules, and supply triggers with operational reality.
- Monitor actual usage versus forecasted demand; identify trends, variances, and potential supply risks.
- Coordinate day to day IP distribution from the central pharmacy to domestic clinical trial sites.
- Process site orders and resupply requests in accordance with approved forecasts and IRT parameters.
- Support reconciliation activities including returns, destruction, and study closeout inventory review.
- Serve as a primary operational contact for clinical sites regarding supply availability and shipment status.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, life sciences, logistics, pharmacy operations, or related field
- Bachelor’s degree and six years’ experience or Master’s degree and four years’ experience in clinical trial supply chain, central pharmacy operations, or IP logistics
- Four years full-time NMDP employment in scientific-based position may be substituted for the six/four years work experience.
- Experience supporting forecasting, inventory planning, or resupply decision making in a regulated environment.
- Working knowledge of GCP, GDP, and clinical trial documentation requirements.
Benefits
- NMDP offers regular, full-time employees medical, dental, vision, life and disability, accident/critical illness/hospital, well-being, legal, identity theft and pet benefits.
- Retirement, paid time off/holidays, leave and incentive plans are also offered to eligible employees.
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Hard Skills & Tools
demand forecastinginventory planningresupply decision makingprotocol designenrollment projectionsdosing schedulessupply chain managementclinical trial supply chaincentral pharmacy operationsIP logistics
Soft Skills
operational executioncoordinationmonitoringcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationtrend analysisrisk identificationcontact managementadaptability