Senior Materials Management Warehouse Lead – On-Site

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertex is seeking a Materials Management Warehouse Senior Specialist to oversee warehouse operations and inventory logistics for cell and gene therapy sites in Boston and Cambridge. You will lead SMEs, manage material receipt, kitting, transport, and issuance of raw materials and components, and supervise drug product packing and labeling operations.

This on-site role requires strong cGMP knowledge and ERP/MES experience, with a proven ability to drive process improvements, investigations, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, supply chain, engineering or related field
• 2+ years' relevant experience in a supervisory, team lead, or senior operative role
• 3+ years' experience supporting materials management operations within a cGMP-regulated pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing environment

Responsibilities

• Subject Matter Expert (SME) for quality events related to Materials Management, including deviations, CAPAs, corrective actions (CAs), and impact assessments (IAs)
• Develop, revise, and implement SOPs and work instructions to reflect evolving regulatory and operational best practices
• Develop and deliver Materials Management on-the-job training (OJT).
• Manage warehouse assets, ensuring a constant state of compliance
• Review data from temperature monitoring devices and EMS as appropriate. Investigate and resolve any temperature excursions
• Maintain an audit-ready facility by proactively identifying and resolving compliance gaps, conducting walkthroughs, and ensuring timely documentation closure and MES exception handling
• Provide oversight for drug product pack and label operations. Serve as technical SME for serialization equipment and drug product pack-outs
• Provide Subject matter expert (SME) support for Oracle and inventory reconciliation. Participate in the design of Oracle and material flows
• Provide oversight of Materials Management safety programs to include powered industrial truck (PIT) and DOT compliance programs
• Serve as primary point of contact for stakeholder escalations and scheduling changes
• Provide scheduling and operational guidance to managed service providers
• Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPI) to measure managed service provider performance. Facilitate reviews with vendor management
• Administrate cycle counts and lead inventory reconciliation within warehouse and manufacturing areas. Troubleshoot inventory and consumption discrepancies to ensure the timely closure of batches

Skills

cGMP compliance

Warehouse operations

Material control

Material logistics

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences, supply chain, engineering or related field

Tools

ERP

MES

Document management systems

Job description

Vertex is seeking a Materials Management Warehouse Senior Specialist to oversee warehouse operations and inventory logistics for cell and gene therapy sites in Boston and Cambridge. You will lead SMEs, manage material receipt, kitting, transport, and issuance of raw materials and components, and supervise drug product packing and labeling operations.

This on-site role requires strong cGMP knowledge and ERP/MES experience, with a proven ability to drive process improvements, investigations, and