Clinical Supply Planning and Forecasting Manager in London

About Ipsen: Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation. Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavour every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success.

Summary / purpose of the position: Ipsen is a global biopharmaceutical group dedicated to improving lives and health outcomes through innovative medicines in Oncology, Neuroscience and Rare Disease. We also have a well-established and successful Consumer Healthcare business. We are committed to discovering new treatments in areas with high unmet medical needs and improving the quality of life for patients. Research and development is a key element of our strategy, reflecting our commitment to improving patients’ lives and health outcomes.

Main responsibilities / job expectations:

• Lead a team in a matrix environment.
• Lead clinical supply forecasting, packaging planning and master data activities to ensure on time supply to patients with no stock outs of IMP.
• Lead change management initiatives with cross functional teams both internally and externally to Ipsen.
• Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting employees.
• Define the annual objectives of his/her group in alignment with the objectives of pharmaceutical development & R&D.
• Provide effective and continuous feedback, through employee recognition, rewards, performance appraisal and development discussions.
• Define and propose the training/development plan for his/her team, ensure its implementation and carry out the follow-up.
• Develop, monitor and guide the levels of expertise of his/her team in terms of knowledge and know-how.
• Ensure continuous professional development of its employees.
• Responsible for the estimation of budget forecasts for new clinical studies in collaboration with relevant cross functional departments.

Clinical forecasting responsibilities:

• Responsible for defining the forecast for all clinical studies performed by Ipsen that are managed by the Global Clinical Supply Management team to ensure no stock outs.
• Coordinates and leads meetings for new clinical studies involving relevant stakeholders.
• Centrally manages the validation of forecasts provided by the clinical project managers and challenges when relevant.
• Consolidates the updated forecasts in the appropriate systems.
• Translates into the forecasting tool the design of any new clinical study according to the study protocol as well as the recruitment projections.
• Monitors closely the evolution of validated clinical study forecasts and shares them with the coordination, planning, packaging and distribution teams.
• Anticipates and assesses impact on changes in clinical studies managed by the GCSM team.

Demand responsibilities:

• Develops, coordinates and optimizes the packaging schedule based on forecasts, existing inventories, resources and packaging capacities over a 12-to-18-month period.
• Schedules and leads quarterly meetings with relevant stakeholders to obtain most up to date information on the status of Ipsen’s clinical studies.
• Evaluates, communicates, and follows up within CMC on the impact on the schedule to any changes observed or reported.
• Coordinates and leads the coordinators workload linked to the portfolio and improvement projects.
• Responsible for the management of the receipt of SFG, auxiliary materials etc.
• Accountable for medium, long-term planning and global supply strategy for all clinical studies performed by R&D, Franchises, and subsidiaries.
• Responsible for managing inventory and supervising the creation and modification of packaging items in compliance with regulations and quality procedures.

Continuous improvement, QEHS and CSR:

• Contribute to continuous improvement projects within the Global Clinical Supply Management Department and/or wider Pharmaceutical Development.
• Be a promoter of continuous improvement processes and to guarantee the method.
• Respect and ensure respect for applicable good practices and Environmental, Health and Safety rules through the procedures in force within the establishment.
• Drive and implement actions to develop CSR within the framework of Ipsen's orientations.

Knowledge, abilities & experience:

• Education / Certifications: Pharmacist, engineer, degree in science or equivalent.
• Experience: 4/5 years in supply chain with a focus on demand management (APS, S&OP) APICS certification (planning module desired) + significant experience in pharmaceutical industry.
• Languages: Proficient in French and English.

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