Specialist, Materials Planning and Master Data at Ultragenyx in Bedford, MA

Why Join Us? Be a hero for our rare disease patients At Ultragenyx, we fundamentally believe that taking real impactful action to care for the needs of patients and our people is always the right thing to do. To achieve this goal, our vision is to lead the future of rare disease medicine. For us, this means going where other biopharma companies won’t go – challenging the status quo and creating a new model that advances our field so more patients and caregivers can benefit from life-changing treatments. We do this by following the science, applying a novel rapid development approach, making innovative medicines at fair and reasonable prices, and creating a collaborative ecosystem to reach patients in ways that are most meaningful for them. Our commitment and care for patients extends to our people, so culture is an essential cornerstone for Ultragenyx. We remain continuously focused on creating a supportive and inclusive environment of profound learning and growth – so employees can thrive in all areas of their lives, in and outside of work. Ultimately, we want to be an organization where we would be proud for our family, friends and children to work. If you want to have a meaningful impact, do the best work of your career, and grow a lot, both professionally and personally, come join our team.

Position Summary:

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Reporting to the Manager, Materials Planning and Master Data, Ultragenyx is seeking a highly motivated Supply Chain professional to help build the internal manufacturing and supply chain processes for our AAV gene therapy products. As a leading rare disease biopharmaceutical company, Ultragenyx uses multiple technology modalities including small molecule, biologic, mRNA and AAV gene therapy to make its products. The Technical Operations group is organized by technology modalities with the AAV gene therapy modality based in the Boston area, which is where this position will be based. For the AAV gene therapy modality, we will be using a hybrid supply strategy using external CMOs along with a newly established internal manufacturing capability.

This role will work collaboratively with Procurement, Scheduling, QCRM, and Manufacturing teams at the site to ensure all gene therapy programs are supplied with high quality product in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner. This role will have responsibility for the material planning and inventory coordination of our internal manufacturing facility.

Work Model:

Core Lab & Ops: This role typically requires that the majority of the work be conducted on-site.

Responsibilities:

Material planning, analysis, and coordinating to ensure part availability for production including proactive and responsive problem solving with internal stakeholders and procurement. Coordinate and manage any schedule changes or supply shortages with the scheduling team and internal stakeholders to minimize impact to production schedule
Participate in daily Tier meeting with cross-functional team to align and facilitate discussions on manufacturing updates, quality events, shipping schedules and facility operations.
Maintain Oracle Master Data to ensure accuracy within the system per effective documentation
Support supply chain compliance by ensuring documentation and reports within the quality management system are accurate
Utilize continuous improvement methodologies to improve and streamline business performance, reduce expedites, and reduce inventory without causing downtime at the manufacturing site.
Proactively identifying, developing, and implementing reporting and analytics to support the monitoring of inventory levels, shortages, and other key reports to support supply planning functions
Support in the identification, creation and execution of new processes supporting material planning and master data.
Gather and analyze data for metrics and KPIs.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, or related-field (preferred)
3+ years relevant work experience in a cGMP environment
Experience utilizing an ERP system; Oracle (preferred)
Experience using SmartSheet, or similar software (preferred)
Cross functional experience in QCRM, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and negotiation skills
Ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives across the organization
Demonstrated ability for analytical and systematic thinking #LI-CS1 #LI-Onsite

The typical annual salary range for this full-time position is listed below. This range reflects the characteristics of the job, such as required skills and qualifications and is based on the office location noted in this job posting. The range may also be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location.

This position is eligible for annual bonus and equity incentives. Actual individual pay is determined by demonstrated experience and internal equity alignment.

Pay Range$78,500—$97,000 USD Full Time employees across the globe enjoy a range of benefits, including, but not limited to: · Generous vacation time and public holidays observed by the company · Volunteer days · Long term incentive and Employee stock purchase plans or equivalent offerings · Employee wellbeing benefits · Fitness reimbursement · Tuition sponsoring · Professional development plans * Benefits vary by region and country

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