Director, Commercial Supply Chain

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• preventing blindness through vision-saving medications
• delivering best-in-class proprietary pharmaceutical technologies
• transforming ocular drug delivery

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EyePoint offers robust total rewards in a science-based entrepreneurial culture that empowers curiosity and innovation to help catapult your career. There’s space for every voice and perspective to be heard in our on-site and remote environments where a variety of strengths and diverse backgrounds are connected.

The Director of Commercial Supply Chain will be responsible for developing and executing strategies for global supply of DURAVYU through all stages of commercial manufacturing including packaging, labeling, and distribution. The role will drive process improvements, enhance supply planning capabilities, and ensure compliance with global regulatory requirements while managing operations within a GxP environment. 

This position will be primarily based in Northbridge, MA, with Materials Management & Supply Chain responsibilities across both Watertown and Northbridge facilities.

This position will report to the Sr. Director, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Operations. We offer a hybrid work schedule.

Excellent Compensation Package, including Equity and Comprehensive Benefits upon hire.  

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Individual Responsibilities

• Ensures safety, quality, and compliance in our cGMP Materials Management / Logistics operations.
• Establishes and executes plans that enable operational and strategic initiatives.
• Leads and coordinates resources to ensure product quality standards and supply plans are met within planned budget.
• Develops and implements metrics to track and lead successful, timely accomplishment of assigned goals, objectives and projects.
• Provides organizational leadership of the Commercial Supply Chain team. Lead all aspects of team talent management, including performance, career development, and succession planning.
• Develops short/long term strategies, goals, objectives, and associated budgets required to ensure appropriate manufacturing operations and site deliverables.
• Delivers strong results consistent with compliance requirements and values.
• Prepares and maintains department budget and workforce model.
• Champions innovation and continuous improvement via the introduction of process improvements, automation, and new technologies.
• Responsible for leading Materials Management and Logistics-related investigations, ensuring consistency and compliance with external regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for development and implementation of commercial supply plans.
• Responsible for Materials Management and GMP Warehouse Logistics functions.
• Plans, establishes, manages and monitors forecast activities related to commercial clinical supply.
• Manages vendors to ensure timely delivery of commercial product that meets Regulatory and budgetary requirements. Ensures that key project milestones are met.
• Works with other internal functions and external partners to manage complex projects, negotiate and communicate supply plan timelines to internal and external customers and partners.
• Works with internal stakeholders to establish and ensure that regulatory, clinical, quality and CMC plans and interdependencies are thoughtfully laid out to ensure a unified approach for assurance of supply chain activities.
• Maintains and ensures compliance to all SOPs. Identifies gaps and makes appropriate mitigation recommendations to ensure global compliance. Develops new functional SOPs, as necessary, and provides training to staff.
• Maintains a continuous improvement mentality to enhance commercial supply chain processes.
• Recruits, retains and develops high-performing and diverse teams
• Builds empowered teams that put patients and EyePoint first
• Serves as a role model and coaches and develops team towards their fullest potential.
• Represents department to regulatory authorities as necessary
• Fosters and maintains relationships with key site, company, and network partners.

Primary skills and knowledge required include, but are not limited to the following:

• Experience in small molecule drug product and/or combination drug-device commercial supply chain.
• Advanced knowledge of cGMP’s, associated CMC quality systems and regulatory considerations in a pharmaceutical setting.
• Demonstrated leadership, collaboration, and team building skills; ability to connect with all levels of the organization
• Deep knowledge of the drug discovery, development and commercialization processes
• Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority projects with high degree of effectiveness.
• Ability to navigate and be successful in a fast-paced, highly matrixed work environment.
• Broad experience navigating cross-functional teams through critical scientific, regulatory and general development and global commercialization issues.
• Strong collaboration and negotiation skills, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Working knowledge of project controls in cost and financial assessments is desirable.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and work against tight timelines as well as continually evaluate, measure, analyze and report on collaboration success, potential risks or new opportunities.
• Diverse, hands-on operations experience.
• Proven managerial experience and track record of compliance in a highly regulated GMP environment.
• Understanding of regulatory requirements for global commercial supply distribution and labeling.
• Understanding of cGMP, GCP, GDP and national/international transportation requirements for pharmaceutical materials.

Level of Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, manufacturing, life sciences or relevant related field.

Number of Years of Experience in the Function and in the Industry:

• Master’s degree & 7+ years of experience in a pharmaceutical Supply Chain / Operations field

OR

• Bachelor’s degree & 9+ years of experience in a pharmaceutical Supply Chain / Operations field

AND

• Minimum of 5 years of managerial experience directly leading people in a multi-tiered (GMP) organization and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources.
• Prior experience developing and setting up a commercial supply chain infrastructure to support product launch.

Envision Your Future

With the exciting energy of a winning culture and an exhilarating pace, we are an ophthalmology company committed to preventing blindness by developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics.

The collective power of our values influences everything we do, and everything we do for you.

EyePoint is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our colleagues is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

EyePoint is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary offer is commensurate with EyePoint’s compensation philosophy and considers factors including but not limited to education, training, experience, market conditions, criticality of the role and internal equity.

The target salary range for this position is listed below.

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