Assistant Director, Data & Supply Chain Analytics

Ionis Brand; United States; Remote; USD 125,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Director, Data & Supply Chain Analytics to establish and lead a decision-grade analytics capability for the supply chain.

You will own the Supply Chain Data Visibility Platform, translating data from SAP S/4HANA, SAP IBP, external partners, and quality systems into trusted metrics and forward-looking decision support. The role spans analytics, systems strategy, and data governance, collaborating with Commercial Supply Chain, CMC, Quality,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, business analytics, information systems, data science, or related field with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Advanced knowledge of supply‑chain planning and operations, including demand and supply planning.
• Demonstrated experience translating business processes and complex data into governed KPIs, analytical products, dashboards, and decision support.
• Experience leading cross‑functional analytics, data, systems, or digital‑transformation initiatives from requirements and design through validation, deployment, and adoption.
• Strong understanding of data governance, master data, data quality, reconciliation, lineage, and ownership/stewardship practices.

Responsibilities

• Own the Supply Chain Data Visibility Platform and engage throughout its design, build, validation, deployment, adoption, and ongoing evolution.
• Lead the Commercial Supply Chain KPI framework, including definitions, formulas, business rules, thresholds, data ownership, source‑to‑report traceability, and governance.
• Translate supply‑chain and manufacturing priorities into an analytics roadmap, prioritized use cases, business requirements, data products, dashboards, and self‑service capabilities.
• Provide data‑driven decision support for S&OP, supply reviews, CMO business reviews, manufacturing strategy, and network decisions, including scenario and what‑if analyses.
• Develop trusted visibility to customer service, inventory health, safety‑stock performance, forecast performance, schedule adherence, supplier and CMO performance, capacity, material constraints, release status, and emerging supply risks.
• Lead data governance across clinical and commercial manufacturing, including ownership and stewardship, master‑data change control, documentation, issue resolution, and cross‑functional approvals.

Skills

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, or related field

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP IBP

Databricks

Ioniverse

Job description

Assistant Director, Data & Supply Chain Analytics

Job Category: Manufacturing & Operations - Ionis

Requisition Number: IONIS004138

• Full-Time

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Remote
United States

Description

Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, and with offices in Boston, Massachusetts, and Dublin, Ireland, Ionis has been at work for more than three decades discovering medical breakthroughs that have redefined life for people with serious diseases. We’re pioneers in RNA-targeted medicines, and our platform continues to revolutionize drug discovery and transform lives for patients with unmet needs. With multiple marketed medicines and a leading pipeline in neurology, cardiology and select areas of high patient needs, we continue to drive innovation in RNA therapies in addition to advancing new approaches in gene editing to provide greater value to patients and are well positioned financially to deliver on our strategic goals.

At Ionis, we pride ourselves on cultivating a challenging, motivating and rewarding environment that fosters innovation and scientific excellence. We know that our success is a direct result of the exceptional talents and dedication of our employees.

With an unprecedented opportunity to change the course of human health, we look to add diverse individuals, skill sets and perspectives to our exceptional team. We continue to invest time, money and energy into making our onsite, hybrid and remote work environments a place where solid and lasting relationships are built and where our culture and employees can thrive.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DATA & SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYTICS

SUMMARY:

The Assistant Director, Data & Supply Chain Analytics will establish and lead a decision‑grade supply‑chain analytics capability for Ionis. This role will serve as the business owner for the Supply Chain Data Visibility Platform, translating data from SAP S/4HANA, SAP IBP, contract manufacturing organizations, quality systems, and other partners into trusted performance measures, actionable insights, and forward‑looking decision support.

The role combines supply‑chain analytics, supply‑chain systems strategy, and manufacturing data governance. Working across Commercial Supply Chain, CMC, Quality, Planning, IT/Data & Analytics, and external partners, the successful candidate will set direction, resolve complex cross‑functional data and process issues, and drive adoption of a scalable analytics capability supporting S&OP, manufacturing and CMO reviews, and leadership decisions.

WORK LOCATION: Remote

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own the Supply Chain Data Visibility Platform and engage throughout its design, build, validation, deployment, adoption, and ongoing evolution.
• Lead the Commercial Supply Chain KPI framework, including definitions, formulas, business rules, thresholds, data ownership, source‑to‑report traceability, and governance.
• Translate supply‑chain and manufacturing priorities into an analytics roadmap, prioritized use cases, business requirements, data products, dashboards, and self‑service capabilities.
• Provide data‑driven decision support for S&OP, supply reviews, CMO business reviews, manufacturing strategy, and network decisions, including scenario and what‑if analyses.
• Develop trusted visibility to customer service, inventory health, safety‑stock performance, forecast performance, schedule adherence, supplier and CMO performance, capacity, material constraints, release status, and emerging supply risks.
• Lead business requirements, user training, change management, prioritization, and validation for supply‑chain data products on the Ioniverse/Databricks platform; partner with IT and external delivery teams on ingestion, modeling, KPI logic, testing, production support, and continuous improvement.
• Establish data‑quality and reconciliation standards so published information is accurate, complete, timely, consistent, unique, and traceable to source systems.
• Establish service expectations for critical data products, including refresh timelines, availability, issue escalation, and resolution; partner with IT and data owners to help address recurring issues and prevent recurrence.
• Define and maintain the supply‑chain systems strategy and roadmap across SAP S/4HANA, SAP IBP, Ioniverse/Databricks, partner systems, and future capabilities.
• Evaluate and sequence complex system and process changes, including portfolio segmentation, geographic expansion, and scaling across products, sites, partners, and systems.
• Lead data governance across clinical and commercial manufacturing, including ownership and stewardship, master‑data change control, documentation, issue resolution, and cross‑functional approvals.
• Build alignment among business and technical stakeholders, communicate complex issues and recommendations clearly, and influence decisions across functions and organizational levels.
• Establish sustainable operating processes, documentation, and knowledge transfer that reduce manual reconciliation and reliance on individual or vendor knowledge.
• Change management for this Role will be massive so maybe something like Lead business readiness, user training, and change management for new data products and capabilities and measure adoption
• Establishing service expectations for critical data products, including refresh timeliness, availability, issue escalation, and resolution; partner with IT and data owners to help them address recurring issues and prevent recurrence.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, business analytics, information systems, data science, or a related field with at least 8 years of relevant experience; or a master’s degree with at least 6 years of relevant experience; or equivalent education and experience.
• Advanced knowledge of supply‑chain planning and operations, including demand and supply planning, inventory, customer fulfillment, manufacturing, supplier/CMO performance, and S&OP.
• Demonstrated experience translating business processes and complex data into governed KPIs, analytical products, dashboards, and decision support.
• Experience leading cross‑functional analytics, data, systems, or digital‑transformation initiatives from requirements and design through validation, deployment, and adoption.
• Strong understanding of data governance, master data, data quality, reconciliation, lineage, and ownership/stewardship practices.
• Ability to independently structure complex problems, determine methods and approaches, exercise sound judgment and deliver practical solutions with limited direction.
• Demonstrated ability to influence diverse business and technical stakeholders while explaining complex concepts clearly, and lead through collaboration without direct authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication, stakeholder management and structured problem‑solving skills.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life‑sciences manufacturing, or another regulated supply‑chain environment is preferred.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP IBP, Databricks or comparable enterprise planning, ERP, data‑platform, and analytics technologies is preferred.
• Experience working with external manufacturers, suppliers, logistics providers, and technical delivery partners

Ionis offers an excellent benefits package! Follow this link for more details: Ionis Benefits

The pay scale for this position is $125,189 to $161,737

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. PRINCIPALS ONLY.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and all its subsidiaries are proud to be EEO employers.

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