Clinical Supplies Manager

Proclinical Staffing; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing agency in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced professional to drive global clinical supply strategies. You will collaborate across development, quality, and operations to ensure investigational products reach patients reliably and on time. Candidates should have a strong understanding of global development processes and be proficient in forecasting and planning logistics. This role offers the opportunity to drive continuous improvement within clinical supply processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in pharma with a focus on clinical supplies or clinical development.
• Strong understanding of global development processes and regulatory expectations.
• Proficiency in forecasting, planning, logistics, packaging/labelling, and IRT systems.
• Strong analytical, communication, negotiation, and project management skills.
• Ability to influence teams, resolve conflicts, and translate strategy into action.
• Leadership experience and ability to mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate supply strategies for assigned studies.
• Collaborate with teams to align timelines and forecasts.
• Oversee distribution planning and maintain study budgets.
• Build and manage supply forecasts; monitor inventory and country-specific requirements.
• Initiate manufacturing, packaging, and labelling activities.
• Oversee distribution planning, IRT setup, and depot/site supply strategies.
• Support use-date extensions, inspection readiness, deviations, and change controls.
• Serve as primary supply contact for assigned compounds.
• Contribute to sourcing of commercial comparators and maintain study budgets.
• Drive continuous improvement across clinical supply processes.

Skills

Experience in pharma with a focus on clinical supplies

Strong understanding of global development processes

Proficiency in forecasting and planning

Analytical and communication skills

Ability to resolve conflicts

Leadership experience

Negotiation

Project management

Leadership

Mentoring

Job description

Drive global clinical supply strategies that ensure investigational products reach patients reliably and on time. This role partners across development, quality, operations, and external vendors to support a diverse clinical portfolio with precision and agility.

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate supply strategies for assigned studies.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to align timelines, forecasts, and regulatory needs.
• Review protocols and influence study design from a supply perspective.
• Build and manage supply forecasts; monitor inventory and country‑specific requirements.
• Initiate manufacturing, packaging, and labelling activities.
• Oversee distribution planning, IRT setup, and depot/site supply strategies.
• Support use‑date extensions, inspection readiness, deviations, and change controls.
• Serve as primary supply contact for assigned compounds.
• Contribute to sourcing of commercial comparators and maintain study budgets.
• Drive continuous improvement across clinical supply processes.

Requirements

• Experience in pharma with a focus on clinical supplies or clinical development.
• Strong understanding of global development processes and regulatory expectations.
• Proficiency in forecasting, planning, logistics, packaging/labelling, and IRT systems.
• Strong analytical, communication, negotiation, and project management skills.
• Ability to influence teams, resolve conflicts, and translate strategy into action.
• Leadership experience and ability to mentor or guide others.