Manager, Commercial Operations and Supply Chain

Valneva SE; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Good team spirit

Job summary

Valneva USA is seeking a Senior Business Operations Manager to oversee end-to-end vaccine logistics across the US market, driving operational excellence, supply reliability, and cost efficiency in a highly regulated setting.

The role partners with Commercial, Medical, Regulatory, Quality and Global Supply, aligning operations with corporate strategy for launches, government contracting, and lifecycle management.

Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-functional US operations teams including supply chain, finance, commercial, quality and regulatory
• Strong understanding of GMP, FDA and state licensing requirements for vaccines and distribution
• Proven ability to drive cost efficiencies and optimize distribution networks in a highly regulated environment

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end US vaccine logistics including 3PL and distribution operations
• Lead pricing governance, contracting operations and government reporting
• Coordinate with Commercial, Medical, Regulatory, Quality and Global Supply for lifecycle management and launches
• Provide executive-level performance reporting and insights to leadership

Job description

We are a specialty vaccine company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes prophylactic vaccines for infectious diseases addressing unmet medical needs. We have leveraged our expertise and capabilities both to commercialize three vaccines, including the world’s first chikungunya vaccine, and to rapidly advance a broad range of vaccine candidates into and through the clinic, including candidates against Lyme disease and Zika. Valneva USA is focused on the marketing and distribution of vaccines for Japanese encephalitis and chikungunya. The Senior Business Operations Manager serves as a U.S. strategic leader responsible for overseeing 3PL and end-to-end vaccine logistics operations across the market. This role drives operational excellence by optimizing distribution networks, enhancing supply reliability, and delivering sustainable cost efficiencies while ensuring full compliance with FDA, CDC, and other applicable regulatory requirements.

As a key member of the U.S. leadership team, this position aligns logistics and commercial operations with broader corporate strategy to support product launches, government contracting, and ongoing lifecycle management within the vaccine portfolio. The role champions cross-functional collaboration across Commercial, Medical, Regulatory, Quality, Finance, and Global Supply teams to ensure seamless execution.

With a strong focus on scalability and agility, the Senior Business Operations Manager leverages data-driven insights, process standardization, and continuous improvement methodologies to strengthen supply continuity, mitigate risk, and enable long-term growth in a highly regulated and mission-critical environment.

Requirements

U.S. Leadership & Cross-Functional Alignment

Serve as the U.S. strategic lead for business operations and vaccine logistics, aligning supply chain, finance, commercial, quality, and global teams to deliver operational excellence. Provide executive-level performance reporting and insights to the U.S. Head to ensure leadership alignment and data-driven decision‑making. Lead U.S. contracting operations across government (including Military) and private market partnerships, overseeing financial analytics, compliance, and execution performance.

Supply Chain & 3PL Oversight

Own end-to‑end U.S. vaccine supply chain strategy and execution, ensuring alignment with commercial objectives and full compliance with GMP, FDA, and State Board of Pharmacy requirements (serving as Designated Representative nationwide). Oversee 3PL distribution operations, including inbound/outbound logistics, cold-chain integrity, inventory control, returns management, and sales order administration. Partner with global supply chain on demand planning, transfer pricing, U.S. Customs coordination, and inventory optimization to minimize expiry risk and protect supply continuity. Lead engagement with wholesalers and distributors, ensuring contract compliance, inventory discipline, issue resolution, and regulatory adherence.

Pricing, Government Reporting & Contract Administration

Direct pricing governance and contract administration, including distributor agreements, rebate management, chargebacks, and customer compliance. Calculate and submit required U.S. government pricing reports (e.g., NFAMP, FCP), ensuring accuracy and regulatory adherence. Implement and operationalize new pricing structures, membership agreements, and commercial contracts.

Sales & Commercial Operations Support

Oversee sales analytics and reporting infrastructure, managing data sources and remote analyst teams to deliver actionable insights. Partner with the GM and Sales Leadership on incentive compensation reporting and commercial performance tracking.

Quality & Compliance Leadership

Collaborate with Quality Assurance to maintain rigorous regulatory standards across 3PL and distribution operations both for the US and alignment global integrity mag

Benefits

Good team spirit in a strong and highly motivated team