Senior Biotech Supply Chain Lead

BrainChild Bio, Inc.

Seattle, Northern (WA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 150,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

BrainChild Bio, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated hands‑on Senior Manager, Supply Chain Operations to drive the supply chain processes, systems, and partnerships required to support BrainChild’s clinical-stage cell therapy programs and internal research operations.

The Senior Manager will partner with external manufacturing networks, storage providers, and logistics partners, ensuring uninterrupted supply and operational readiness across clinical and laboratory activities.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in SCM, business, or related field.
7+ years in biotech/pharma or cell/gene therapy.
Experience managing complex supply chains with CDMOs.
Experience in S&OP, inventory planning, and capacity planning.
GxP-regulated environments experience.
ERP, inventory management, or supply chain planning systems implementation.

Responsibilities

Lead demand forecasting and supply planning operations activities in partnership with internal stakeholders and external manufacturing partners.
Serve as the primary supply chain liaison for BrainChild's CDMO network, maintaining visibility into the demand plan, inventory levels, material requirements, and supply risks.
Review material procurement plans and inventory requirements proposed by CDMOs, proactively identifying and mitigating risks related to inventory, material availability, manufacturing readiness, and future demand.
Manage relationships with key suppliers, contract service providers, and supply chain partners supporting clinical and research activities.
Partner closely with Quality Assurance to support supplier identification, qualification, onboarding, performance monitoring, and ongoing supplier management activities.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure current suppliers meet quality, operational, and business requirements...
Establish supplier performance metrics, governance processes, secondary sourcing strategies, and business continuity plans for critical materials and services.
Manage relationships with third-party logistics providers, specialty couriers, and storage vendors.
Oversee compliant, timely, and reliable transportation and storage of materials and cell therapy products.
Drive logistics performance improvements through vendor management, KPI monitoring, and process optimization.
Partner with lab operations to improve material and future demand planning to enable lab activities and business continuity across BrainChild's internal laboratory operations.
Collaborate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure timely availability of critical laboratory materials, reagents, and consumables while driving cost optimizations.