Global Supply Support Team Leader

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About the job   Our Team: At Sanofi R&D, we develop future medicines that improve patients' lives worldwide. R&D Supply is managed in collaboration by 3 departments: Clinical Supply Chain Operation (CSCO), Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) and Global Quality Operation (GQO). Those 3 departments include key roles who are responsible to manage supply flow to patients globally for clinical testing according to quality requirements. The Supply Support Team Leader leads a team of diverse roles (depending on the location) including Global Supply Study Supports (GSSS), Investigational Product Supports (IPS), CMC Material & Documentation Flow manager and Temperature excursion Quality manager who provides support on supply activities that can be centralized to a worldwide team. Activities must be done ensuring quality, timely delivery, regulatory compliance, and with an accurate tracking through our internal systems.   The Global Supply Support Team Leader serves as the primary liaison to global functional heads on business topics such as metrics, prioritization, and performance and reports to: • In Hungary : • Direct reporting line: to the CSO Study Management Head (HU) • Functional reporting lines to: HUB Coordinator for CSCO, Clinical Supplies Quality Manager for GQO & Head of Demand & Supply for CMC • In India: • Direct reporting line: to the Clinical Study Support Head (India) • Functional reporting line: to Clinical Supply Chain International Management and HUB Coordinator     Main responsibilities:                                                       • Clinical Trial & Supply Knowledge:   Understand clinical trial design, protocols, and regulatory requirements (GxP)  • Manage investigational product lifecycle: kit types, shelf life, production planning, depot management, distribution, reconciliation, and returns/destruction  • Apply knowledge of clinical endpoints, randomization, dosing regimens, cohort management, and stratification factors   • Team Leadership & People Management: Lead, coach, and develop team members through clear direction and targeted training  • Conduct performance reviews, set objectives, and support career development and well-being  • Foster Sanofi's culture of open communication, collaboration, and recognition  • Ensure team qualification, expertise development, and effective onboarding   • Operational Management : Optimize workload distribution and resource allocation across the team  • Oversee planning aligned with study timelines and milestones  • Align team objectives with organizational goals and develop action plans  • Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication   Build and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders  • Collaborate closely with CSCO, GQO, and CMC to ensure alignment on goals and ways of working  • Provide regular status updates, KPIs, and analysis of cross-project trends and risks  • Ensure timely information flow and escalate critical issues  • Problem Resolution & Continuous Improvement : Proactively identify and resolve issues, risks, and systemic challenges  • Drive process optimization, standardization, and innovation for efficiency gains • Implement corrective actions for audit findings and operational issues   • Location-Specific Responsibilities depending on roles to oversee: IPS (Investigational Product Services) Provide expertise and support on temperature excursion, import license, study RFP for distribution provider, reconciliation and any other new activities identified as IPS responsibility. • GSSS (Global Suply Study Support): Provide expertise and support: • On IMP transfers to depot in IRT, Inventory Product Stock Management (IPSM) tracker, destruction of expired IMP and AxMP throughout the study lifecycle, reco

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