NewAmsterdam Pharma Corporation
Director, Commercial Supply Chain
Remote - USA, USA · Director
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 27 days ago
Project ManagementForecastingBudgetingSupply ChainLogisticsVendor ManagementERPInventory ManagementCustomer SupportGMPLeadershipCommunicationS&OP
About the role
- This position provides strategic and operational leadership within the commercial supply chain function and is accountable for driving launch readiness planning, scenario planning, and execution of core commercial supply chain workstreams.
- This is a unique opportunity to contribute to growth in a dynamic, fast paced environment.
- This is a highly cross-functional leadership role for a pre-commercial biotech transitioning from clinical-stage operations to commercial launch.
Responsibilities
- Drive commercial supply chain readiness for the company's first US product launch, including launch planning, launch cutover, operational readiness, and post-launch stabilization.
- Develop and maintain an integrated commercial supply chain launch plan aligned with regulatory approval timelines, manufacturing release, quality disposition, channel readiness, and customer availability requirements
- Develop inventory strategies that balance patient access, launch uncertainty, working capital, shelf life, and supply continuity
- Monitor performance against supply plans and implement corrective actions to address forecast changes, production constraints, distribution disruptions, or demand variability
- Partner with Market Access, Trade, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and Commercial Operations to support channel strategy, distribution model designs, order-to-cash readiness, and customer experience requirements
- Lead operational readiness and ongoing coordination for key commercial distribution processes, including order management, warehousing, returns, recalls support, temperature control, product allocation, and customer service interfaces
- Partner with Quality, Regulatory, Legal, and Compliance to ensure commercial supply chain processes comply with applicable regulations, internal policies, and product quality requirements
- Support serialization, track-and-trace, lot traceability, product security, returns verification, and applicable DSCSA-related readiness activities for US commercialization
- Define business requirements for commercial supply chain systems, master data, reporting, partner integrations
- Partner and Vendor Management
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences supply chain, operations, logistics, manufacturing, or commercial operations
- Strong understanding of GMP/GDP expectations, pharmaceutical distribution requirements, serialization, lot traceability, temperature-controlled logistics, and controlled commercial processes
- Demonstrated ability to lead launch-critical workstreams with a high degree of ownership while partnering closely with senior functional leadership
- Comfort operating in an entrepreneurial, pre-commercial environment where processes, systems, and teams are still being built
- Experience anticipating launch risks proactively and driving clear ownership of mitigation actions
- Experience with ERP, planning tools, order management, serialization systems, partner integrations, and/or launch readiness dashboards
- This position will be expected to operate with a high degree of ownership and responsiveness in a virtual, cross-functional environment while maintaining close partnership with internal teams and external partners.
- Periodic travel will be required for meetings such as team meetings, business reviews, partner/site visits, and company meetings
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, operations, life sciences, engineering, business, or a related field required
- advanced degree preferred
- Direct experience supporting at least one pharmaceutical or biotech product launch in the United States strongly preferred
- Experience managing 3PL, distribution, logistics, specialty pharmacy, specialty distribution, or other commercial supply chain partners
- Experience building supply chain processes, operating models, vendor governance, launch readiness plans, and cross-functional ways of working in a growing organization
- Strong analytical, project management, communication, and executive-ready presentation skills
- Experience developing S&OP or integrated business planning processes in a pre-commercial or early commercial biotech setting preferred
- Balances strategic design with hands-on execution, is well-organized, proactive and detail oriented
Nice to have
- Translate board- approved commercial plans into executable launch demand scenarios, supply volume assumptions, inventory strategies, and operational readiness actions.
- Identify launch-critical risks, dependencies, decision points, and mitigation plans across supply planning, distribution, trade, quality, finance, legal, compliance, regulatory, and commercial operations
- Translate commercial demand plans into supply requirements, forecasts, purchase orders and inventory plans in accordance with applicable supply agreements and contractual obligations.
- Ensure distribution and logistics capabilities are scalable, compliant, and aligned with launch requirements and future portfolio needs
- Support creation, review, and implementation of standard operating procedures, work instructions, training materials, and controlled processes required for commercial operations
- In consultation with the Sr.
Compensation
- Salary and Benefits:
Benefits
- We offer a competitive base salary, annual bonus, and long-term incentives.
- In addition, we provide a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, dental and vision coverage, term life and disability coverage, and retirement plans.
- Lead development of commercial supply planning processes for demand translation, supply allocation, inventory targets, safety stock, replenishment, expiry management, and launch demand scenarios
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer.
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