This is a temporary contractor opportunity at Novartis 

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Clinical Trial Supply Manager defines and executes an optimal clinical trial supply strategy for a clinical trial including effective risk management to ensure supply continuity to patients.

Responsibilities:

• Study supply leadership to ensure timely planning and execution of supply strategy for continued supply of clinical finished goods (supply drugs) to patients.
• Develop plans, set up and manage end to end clinical supplies for complex studies in a very diverse portfolio ranging from traditional set up of clinical trials to advanced and innovative set up for Radio Ligand and Cell and Gene Therapy studies.
• Provide inputs in clinical study protocol, understand study design and are responsible for optimal clinical trial supply strategy in terms of packaging design, pro- active planning following a risk-based approach.
• Provide patient centric optimal packaging design solutions and optimal packaging and distribution plans for different phases of clinical trials.
• Independently, and cost efficiently manage IRT, packaging and distribution vendors throughout the study duration including closing activities.
• Qualitative set up and usage of GMP planning systems (SAP and Rapid Response) to ensure cross functional planning of resources and clinical supplies.
• Represent Global Clinical Supply as a single point of contact (SPOC) at trial level for the Clinical Trial team (CTT).

Minimum requirements:

• Masters or Doctorate in life sciences (or MBA with bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience in life science)
• > 5 years of practical experience in clinical supplies within the pharmaceutical industry
• Strong operational excellence with high attention to details
• Advanced project management, good organization, and planning skills
• Broad technical knowledge in appropriate Supply Chain systems used for forecasting and demand planning (minimum 3 years of expertise with SAP)
• Data & Digital savviness with high learning agility
• Strong background on GMP processes and requirements is desirable

Workload: 40 hours/week
Role type: Onsite
Required start date: 1 July 2026
Contract: 18 months

Why Novartis: 
Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?

EEO Statement:
The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Accommodation: 
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Magnit at [email protected].