Job Title: Interim Packaging Project Coordinator (Clinical Trials)

Your New Daily rate: up to £230 PAYE/£301 umbrella (inside IR35) *equivalent of up to £60k
Duration: 12-month Interim Role
Location: Hertfordshire
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week
Job posting ID: JP102598

Who you'll be working for: We've been partnered with this FTSE100 business for over 20 years successfully placing Interim candidates in procurement roles.

Interim Packaging Project Coordinator  - What You'll be Doing: 

The Clinical Supply Chain organisation is responsible for the timely provision of packed clinical supplies from internal operations in support of clinical studies across all the R&D pipeline (phases 1-4). External Packaging Operations, is responsible for managing the technical content and delivery of these activities from Third Party Contractors (TPCs). The team members role in External Packaging Operations is to:

• Provide project management of the technical content of work packages associated with allocated projects, in liaison with supply chain contacts in CSC (Clinical Interface), R&D Procurement, External Quality Assurance (EQA) and external TPC contacts.
• Input technical expertise and TPC oversight at all stages of the work packages.
• Work package scope: primary and secondary packaging, labelling and distribution activities, and associated supporting activities.
• Manage work packages requirements to secure delivery to agreed timelines for allocated projects.
• Provide technical input in scoping requirements for externalisation; liaise with internal stakeholders to assess timelines and resources required.
• Define technical requirements within technical documentation; facilitate materials delivery to TPCs; review and approve TPC batch documents and/or label texts; technical review of completed batch documentation.
• Liaise with TPCs to agree technical requirements, monitor progress and resolve issues; seek advice from other team members/line manager/EQA; feedback on progress to CSC (Clinical Interface) contacts.
•                Use planning tools to keep progress on track; keep the team informed of project progress through regular project tracking meetings; liaise with business partner lines to manage/adjust timelines and priorities; escalate issues and concerns as they arise.
• Ensure all activities are delivered compliant to defined processes and GMP; concerns / risks are identified.
• Ensure appropriate and complete records arising through operational activities are maintained and TPCs in compliance with GMP and that meet data integrity standards.
• Maintain quantitative and performance metrics for projects managed.
• Support quality or safety investigations and internal or external agency audits, as required.
• Engage and assess supplier technical proposals against project requirements and make sourcing recommendations in alignment with procurement.
• Maintain good industry knowledge of PLD working practices / ways of working and awareness of key CMO capabilities.
• Represent the team in supplier BRMs (Business Review Meetings) and initiatives at supplier/CMO sites as required.
• Track and monitor External Packaging Operations and TPC performance to ensure operational commitments meet agreed timelines and quality KPIs.

Interim Packaging Project Coordinator  - The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:

• Experience working in an R&D GMP environment.
• Experience working in an operational Packaging Labelling Distribution (PLD) role within Clinical Trial Supplies.
• Knowledge of Clinical Trial Supply CMOs and their capabilities
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical and clinical development processes and their relationship to the clinical supplies delivery processes; aware of clinical supply GMP requirements and standards.
• Lean Sigma training / experience
• Project Management training / experience
• Experience demonstrating organizational and planning skills coupled with strong written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated capability to work with aggressive and changing timelines and with limited information and without defined absolutes.
• Knowledge of the technical challenges with regards to investigational product packaging and labelling.
• Demonstrated experience working in a third party management / oversight role.

*Please note this Umbrella rate is the amount payable to the Umbrella company - this does not represent what you will actually receive from the Umbrella company.

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