Associate Director, Supply Chain

About Civica

Civica is a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization established in 2018 by health systems and philanthropies to reduce chronic generic drug shortages and related high prices in the United States. Civica is led by an experienced team of healthcare and pharmaceutical industry leaders. 

Today, more than 55 health systems have joined Civica. They represent over 1,500 hospitals and one-third of all U.S. hospital beds. Civica has also begun to supply the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs, the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile of essential medicines. 

Civica recently announced plans to expand its mission, via a unit called CivicaScript, to into the outpatient pharmacy space and to manufacture and distribute insulins that, once approved, will be available to people with diabetes at significantly lower prices than insulins currently on the market. The availability of Civica’s affordable insulins, beginning in 2024, will benefit people with diabetes who have been forced to choose between life sustaining medicines and living expenses, particularly those uninsured or underinsured who often pay the most out of pocket for their medications.

Civica’s mission is to ensure that quality generic medications are accessible and affordable to everyone. Since established, the #1 Policy for the Civica team has been “Do What Is in the Best Interest of Patients.” Civica’s manufacturing facility in Petersburg, Virginia, is the future home of affordable insulin and essential sterile injectable medicines. The facility is currently in late-stage construction and hiring for the site is well-underway.

To find out more about how Civica’s innovative model is directly impacting patient care, click here to read a summary from the New England Journal of Medicine. (https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.21.0189)

To learn more about Civica’s plans to bring affordable insulin to Americans living with diabetes, click here to read an article in BioSpace.

(https://www.biospace.com/article/civica-is-rallying-leaders-to-make-insulin-affordable-by-2024-/)

Job Description:

The Associate Director, Supply Chain is responsible for managing procurement and planning activities for the Civica Petersburg manufacturing site, along with supporting the relationship and flow of product from Civica CMOs (contract manufacturing organizations) and private label distribution (PLD) partners. This includes acting as the main point of contact for relationship management and issue resolution with Civica 3PL (third party logistics) providers for storing raw materials and finished goods. Through successful management of these relationships, this person will achieve overall Civica product fulfillment commitments (quality, cost, and service) to all Civica members to meet Civica’s objective of doing what is in the best interest of patients.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Develop, foster, and own positive, productive relationships with all Civica CMOs, PLD partners, and 3PL providers.
• Manage the flow of product at the Civica Petersburg manufacturing site, from procurement of raw materials, through supply planning, and successful delivery to Civica finished goods warehouses.
• Responsible for site purchasing and planning functions, including the development of the site Supply Chain team to support those activities.
• Support the flow of products from Civica CMOs and private label distribution partners to Civica finished goods warehouses.
• Serve as the main point of contact for Civica 3PL warehouses.
• Responsible for the timely mitigation of issues that prevent on time and in full delivery to customers.
• Support the implementation and compliance with Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) requirements. This includes managing Civica serialization procedures, ensuring the proper flow of serialization data, mitigation of issues, and setup of new product launches.
• Manages the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process for the Civica Petersburg manufacturing site and supports Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with CMOs, PLD partners, and 3PL providers.
• Supports the logistics of components and product to and from the manufacturing facility and 3PLs. Owns the relationship with Civica logistics providers.
• Responsible for the overall Civica shipping validation program.
• Develops and maintains written procedures as it pertains to procurement, planning, logistics, serialization, warehousing, and distribution.
• Completes thorough root cause investigations and corrective actions for any deviations in a timely manner.
• Supports site operations during regulatory/compliance audits. 

Basic Qualifications and Capabilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in related area and 10 years in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Project Management and/or Procurement in a cGMP environment.  Parenteral pharmaceutical experience preferred.
• Advanced computer applications skills (Excel, Word, Visio, ERPs, and PP).
• Experience in the use an ERP/ MRP is required.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills with the ability to speak and communicate effectively with both senior management and front-line staff personnel.
• Project Management, Operational Excellence, and/or Lean/Six Sigma experience preferred.