Senior Director, Trade And Operations
INOVIO is a biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing DNA medicines to help treat and protect people from HPV-related diseases, cancer, and infectious diseases. INOVIO's technology optimizes the design and delivery of innovative DNA medicines that teach the body to manufacture its own disease-fighting tools. The Senior Director, Trade and Operations, will lead the development and execution of INOVIO's U.S. commercial distribution strategy and operations supply management. This role is responsible for overseeing distribution channel performance, managing supplier relationships, and collaborating closely with manufacturing partners to optimize the end-to-end order-to-cash process.
Key Responsibilities Include :
- Distribution Strategy & Execution
- Operational Excellence
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Performance Monitoring
Essential Job Functions And Duties :
Manage contractual performance of 3rd party logistic provider (3PL), distribution, warehousing, and authorized distributors of record.Ensure the execution of Supply Chain strategies are aligned with the US commercial business strategy and in compliance with applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and standards.Collaborate with cross functional teams to develop and improve US business operations.Manage distribution and planning activities (inbound and outbound) including but not limited to overseeing and administering shipment of products from place of origin to point of delivery, coordinate deliveries, oversee third-party warehousing, shipping / receiving activities and delivery to the customer or distributor.Manage sales administration process at 3PL (customer maintenance, sales order and return goods processing).Develop and implement logistic plans, budgets, report development, and procedures.Oversee distribution analytics reporting with all channel partners.Manage Drug Supply Chain Security vendor relations and work closely with drug and device manufacturing to ensure traceability requirements for drug transaction data reporting.Ensure State Licensing is current.Minimum Requirements :
Bachelor's degree required. Preference to degrees in business, supply chain / logistics, engineering.Minimum 10 years Business Operations Management in the Pharmaceutical / Biologics industry.Experience with complex report generation in Enterprise Resource Management systems where data flows between external logistic partners and internal ERP systems.Ability to travel up to 20% for client meetings and industry conferences.Disclaimer INOVIO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, including but not limited to veterans and individuals with disabilities. We prohibit discrimination of any kind. In keeping with our policy, we recruit, hire, train, and promote the most qualified individuals for all job titles, and we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. A current US work authorization is required.