Manager, Clinical Supply Chain

Relay Therapeutics; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Relay Therapeutics is seeking a Clinical Supply Chain Manager to oversee investigational products for multi-site trials, ensuring on-time delivery and regulatory compliance across FDA and EU standards.

You will manage IP inventory, packaging/labeling, storage, and coordination with suppliers and internal teams, focusing on risk management, audit readiness, and cost tracking.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in operations, life sciences, or health-related field.
• Minimum of 3 years in pharmaceutical/biotech, focused on clinical supply chain or CTM management.
• Experience with primary and secondary packaging and labeling for investigational products.
• Experience with distribution, recalls, and regulatory requirements for CTMs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee IP inventory levels at depots and trial sites to manage supply chain risks and avoid interruptions.
• Coordinate import/export and transportation of clinical trial materials to ensure timely delivery and regulatory compliance.
• Track shipments to/from sites, ensuring timelines and quality standards.
• Support authoring and approval of English label text for investigational drugs, translations, and final label design while complying with regulatory/quality standards.
• Oversee packaging and labeling at clinical supply vendors and review batch records.
• Ensure proper storage conditions of investigational products at depots and sites.
• Review and disposition temperature excursions and develop mitigation strategies.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation for all clinical supply activities and compliance with cGMPs and FDA/EU regulations.
• Track actual expenses vs POs and quotes for packaging, labeling, and distribution services.
• Facilitate collaboration with Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Quality and external vendors to ensure smooth execution.
• Interact with trial sites regarding return and destruction of investigational products.
• Support UAT for IXRS/IRT systems to meet user requirements.

Skills

Supply chain

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Cross-functional

Attention to detail

Education

BS/BA in operations or life sciences

Tools

IXRS/IRT systems

CMO contracts

Document control

Job description

The Opportunity:

You will be responsible for overseeing the supply chain operations for clinical trials, including the management of investigational medicinal products (IMPs) and comparators. This role will be pivotal in ensuring that study sites are supplied with the necessary products on time and in full compliance with regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical, organizational, and communication skill set, with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Your Role:

• Monitor IP inventory levels at depots and clinical trial sites to proactively manage supply chain risks and prevent any interruptions to study timelines.
• Coordinate the import, export, and transportation of clinical trial materials (CTM) to ensure timely delivery and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Track shipments to and from clinical sites, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards.
• Support Author development and approval of English label text for investigational drugs, translations, and approval of final label design while ensuring compliance with regulatory and quality standards.
• Oversee the packaging and labeling processes at clinical supply vendors, reviewing and approving batch records.
• Ensure proper storage conditions of investigational products at depots and clinical sites.
• Review and disposition temperature excursions and develop strategies to minimize their impact.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation for all clinical supply activities and ensure compliance with cGMPs and relevant FDA/EU regulations.
• Track actual expenses vs PO’s & quotes vendors for packaging, labeling, and distribution services.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration with internal teams (Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Quality) and external stakeholders (vendors, consultants) to ensure smooth execution of clinical supply activities.
• Manage interactions with clinical trial sites regarding the return and destruction of investigational products.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for new or updated IXRS/IRT systems, ensuring that user requirements and specifications are met.

Your Background:

Education & Experience

• BS/BA or equivalent in operations, life sciences, or a health-related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry, with a focus on clinical supply chain, clinical trial material management, or related areas.
• Experience with primary and secondary packaging and labeling processes for investigational products.
• Experience with distribution, recall processes, and regulatory requirements for clinical trial materials.

Skills & Knowledge

• Strong understanding of cGMPs, FDA, and EU regulations governing clinical trials.
• Experience managing CMO contracts and vendor relationships.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on process optimization and compliance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to diplomatically interact with senior management, external vendors, and clinical trial sites.
• Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple competing deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in clinical supply chain roles within a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company.
• Familiarity with IXRS, IRT or other clinical trial management systems

Estimated Salary Range

[ $96,000 - $137,000 ].

The range provided above is based on what we believe to be a reasonable estimate for this job at the time of posting. Actual base salary will depend on a number of factors, including but not limited to, a candidate’s education, experience, skills and location.

About Relay Therapeutics

Relay Therapeutics is a clinical-stage precision medicines company transforming the drug discovery process with the goal of bringing life-changing therapies to patients. Built on unparalleled insights into protein motion and how this dynamic behavior relates to protein function, we aim to effectively drug protein targets that have previously been intractable, with an initial focus on enhancing small molecule therapeutic discovery in targeted oncology. Our Dynamo platform integrates an array of leading-edge experimental and computational approaches to provide a differentiated understanding of protein structure and motion to drug these targets. We have built a world-class team of leading experts from each of these disciplines, and they are driven by a deep collaboration at every step of our drug discovery process.

Our team is equal partsfearlessandrelentless, with a shared passion for working collaboratively in intellectually stimulating environments. If you’re excited by the challenge of putting protein motion at the heart of drug discovery and passionate about making a difference in the lives of patients, join us!

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