Orca

Operations and Logistics Support Manager

Orca

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Sacramento • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $95,000 - $125,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

ERP

About the role

  • Coordinate and enable seamless collaboration across Manufacturing, Quality, Facilities, Materials Management, MSAT, and IT to support clinical manufacturing operations
  • Assess manufacturing processes in alignment with QC testing workflows to optimize execution from blood intake through patient delivery and product release
  • Develop SOPs and procedures to support efficient and compliant production processes
  • Support logistics management for delivery of starting materials from donors and drug product shipments to customers
  • Ensure documentation and preparations for blood and graft pickups and deliveries
  • Oversee timely completion of post-run closeout documentation, including upload of data files, temperature reports, and Bill of Materials, for QA review
  • Execute cold storage practices and cryopreservation of drug products as needed
  • Assist QA in tracking and reporting metrics such as cycle times and production efficiency
  • Schedule and send logistics-related calendar invites (e.g., conditioning, sample drop-offs, and sample requests) to relevant teams
  • Contribute to special projects focused on innovation and development of upcoming Orca products
  • Update and implement SOPs and batch records as needed to reflect process improvements and operational changes
  • Support capacity planning and production ramp-up initiatives to meet growing clinical demand at the Sacramento facility

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, engineering, supply chain, operations management, or a related field
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in a GMP-regulated clinical manufacturing, logistics, or operations environment
  • Working knowledge of GMP regulations, clinical production workflows, and compliance expectations
  • Proven ability to work cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, and other technical functions
  • Experience with logistics coordination, including managing patient- and donor-specific schedules and deliveries
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to handle multiple time-sensitive activities
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and experience using digital systems (e.g., document control, scheduling tools)
  • (Preferred) Experience with cold chain logistics and cryopreservation of clinical drug products
  • (Preferred) Familiarity with ERP systems, LIMS, or other enterprise digital tools used in manufacturing and logistics
  • (Preferred) Prior involvement in SOP development, batch record review, and QA documentation closeout
  • (Preferred) Experience supporting capacity planning or clinical production scale-up
  • (Preferred) Demonstrated ability to contribute to process innovation or new product operations planning
  • (Preferred) Strong understanding of clinical supply chain management and quality metrics (e.g., cycle time)
Benefits
  • pre-IPO equity
  • competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • flexible PTO
  • 401(k) plan
  • life and accidental death and disability coverage
  • parental leave benefits
  • free daily lunches and snacks at our on-site locations

ATS Keywords

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Hard skills
GMP regulationsclinical production workflowslogistics coordinationSOP developmentbatch record reviewcryopreservationcapacity planningprocess innovationquality metricsproduction efficiency
Soft skills
organizational skillsattention to detailcross-functional collaborationability to handle multiple activitiescommunication skills

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