Senior Clinical Trial Supply Manager - 5 months assignment
Debiopharm Group, Switzerland

Debiopharm Group (Debiopharm) is a Swiss-based biopharmaceutical group of four companies active in drug development, GMP manufacturing of proprietary drugs, diagnostics, and investments. Debiopharm International SA searches, evaluates and in-licenses promising drug candidates for development. Towards the end of the development process, the products are licensed out to pharmaceutical companies for world-wide marketing and sales.

For our Pharmaceutical Development Department based in Lausanne, we are looking for a

Senior Clinical Trial Supply Manager

5 months assignment (April-August 2021) - maternity leave replacement

In this role the incumbent manages the delivery of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMP) including Comparators / Standards of Care according to the study protocol and the project plan in terms of quantity, quality and timelines.

Main responsibilities :

1. Based on protocol outlines, evaluate the feasibility and build a proposal for the supply of clinical trials in terms of packaging design, quality and regulatory compliance and supply chain. Manage the Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) performing the operational activities from packaging design to on site delivery, return, reconciliation and destruction.
2. Collaborate to the IMP needs estimate and define a supply strategy with the CMC Project Leader and the Clinical Trial Manager (CTM).
3. Set-up the packaging, labelling, storage and management of IMP with the internal (data management, CTM, .) and external stakeholders (Contract Research Organization (CRO), CMO, Interactive Response Technology (IRT) vendors).
4. Coordinate the sponsor and Qualified Person release of IMP in collaboration with both internal and external (CMO) Quality Management, as well as Regulatory Affairs.
5. Insure study related key CMC documents are accurate and available in the electronic Trial Master File (e-TMF) as per Good Clinical Practices guidelines

Expertise/competences :

1. 3 to 5 years experience of Clinical Trial Supplies management for phase I to phase III international clinical studies (double-blind, comparator and standard of care sourcing).
2. Broad understanding and experience in setting up (specification definition) of the main tools related to IMP management (simulation tools, IRT/Interactive Web Response System,.)
3. Broad understanding of regulatory and Good Manufacturing Practices requirements for IMP supply.
4. Project management skills, expertise of outsourcing
5. English fluent, French is desirable

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