Orca Bio

Orca Bio

Associate Director, Procurement & Production Planning (Supply Chain)

Sacramento, CA · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$145k-$180kDetected 216 days ago
Supply ChainProcurementERPLeadershipCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

  • More than one million people in the United States today are fighting blood cancer.
  • With our purified, high-precision investigational cell therapies we hope to not only replace patients' blood and immune systems with healthy ones, but also restore their lives.
  • We have built a state-of-the-art, 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Sacramento, CA (7910 Metro Air Pkwy) to ensure the consistent and reliable delivery of our high-precision cell therapy products.

Responsibilities

  • The Associate Director will partner with Manufacturing, Finance IT, Facilities and Quality to deliver a reliable planning foundation that supports operations and data-drive decision-making.
  • The Associate Director, Production Planning & Procurement leads planning and procurement functions while driving the design, implementation and optimization of manufacturing execution systems (MES) and enterprise resource planning connections across cell therapy manufacturing sites.
  • While a traditional allogeneic stem cell transplant has been the best hope for many, the transplant itself can prove fatal or lead to serious conditions, such as graft vs. host disease.
  • Orca Bio is a commercial-stage biotechnology company redefining the transplant process by developing next-generation cell therapies with the goal of providing significantly better survival rates with dramatically fewer risks.
  • The Associate Director, Procurement & Production Planning leads planning and procurement functions while driving the design, implementation and optimization of manufacturing execution systems (MES) and enterprise resource planning connections across cell therapy manufacturing sites.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Life Sciences, or related fields.
  • 5-7 years of progressive supply chain experience in biomanufacturing, cell therapies or advanced therapies.
  • Strong knowledge of production planning, material requirements planning (MRP), and capacity planning within manufacturing.
  • Proven success leading cross-functional teams and driving operational results.

Nice to have

  • Experience with autologous or allogeneic cell therapy supply chains.
  • Familiarity with both clinical and commercial supply chain models.
  • Knowledge of manufacturing, chain of identity/custody requirements, and vein-to-vein workflows.
  • Personal Qualities & Physical Demands
  • Demonstrates strong work ethic, curiosity to learn and contribute in a fast-paced collaborative environment.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
  • Ability to work in a collaborative manner.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.

Compensation

  • The anticipated annual salary range for this job is based on prior experience in the role/industry, education, location, internal equity, and other job-related factors as permitted by law.

Company info

  • We are driven by a passion for science and compassion for patients.
  • We act with urgency to ensure our treatments are one day accessible to all who need them.
  • We live by our core values of passion, courage, and integrity.
  • Excellence in our work means the chance to unlock a better quality of life for our patients, and with that comes tremendous responsibility.
  • We innovate on a path that hasn't been paved.
  • We embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and take calculated risks to achieve our mission.
  • We aren't afraid to ask "why not" and challenge the status quo.
  • We maintain a start-up culture of camaraderie and leadership by example, regardless of title.
  • We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and recognize that celebrating our differences creates stronger, lasting solutions that better serve our team, our patients and their healthcare providers.
  • Notice to staffing firms Orca Bio does not accept resumes from staffing agencies with which we do not have a written agreement and specific engagement for a particular opening.
  • Our employment activities, inquiries and offers are managed through our HR/Talent team, and all candidates are presented through this channel only.
  • We do not accept unsolicited resumes, and we rarely outsource recruitment.
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