WORKING AT ANCILLARE

We are currently seeking a Project Manager – Clinical Supply Chain Manager to join our team in Horsham, PA (USA) to effectively managing the flow of products to global clinical trial locations for our clients. This position will lead a project team during protocol formulation and interface directly with clients, management, quality assurance, and logistics teams to manage all clinical and ancillary supply chain operations and processes.

Responsibilities:

• Interface with the client to gain project scope and timeline.
• Manage the scope of work for each project and the implementation of protocol.
• Ensure all processes are implemented and completed according to all relevant SOPs, quality assurance and logistics recommendations and the company’s strategic direction.
• Manage study start-up, day to day interactions with sites, study team and internal project team and stakeholders.
• Manage and liaison relationships between the organization and client to communicate all relevant information, including recommendations, requirements and progress of project.
• Coordinate and execute monthly status reports for clients.

Requirements:

• PMP certification preferred.
• Two to three years of experience working in Project Management.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent Project Management work experience required.
• Experience working in pharmaceutical or clinical supply required.
• Detail oriented and well organized is a must.
• Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to meet deadlines and deliver quality work output within tight timeframe.
• Understanding of key global regulations including GCP and GMP preferred.
• Strong leadership skills and proven ability to influence and gain collaboration required.
• Must be able to work well independently and in a team environment.

We are currently seeking a Procurement Manager – Global Ancillary Supply Sourcing to join our team in United Kingdom to effectively manage the sourcing of clinical and ancillary supplies for worldwide clinical trials for global pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device companies as well as medical and contract research organizations. Provide analysis including strategic analysis and insight into suppliers and markets.  Prepare clinical supply plans in support of new and revised study opportunities.  Participate in negotiation strategies, conduct RFPs, RFQs and quotation analysis, cost modeling and supplier management.  Oversee PO execution and required ERP activity.

Responsibilities:

• Sourcing: create and execute RFPs and RFQs. Build supply plans together with subsequent structured information analysis and business requirements.
• Supplier and Supply Market Analysis: conduct detailed supplier and supply market analysis looking at facts, trends, and data analysis. Execute continuous learning and product awareness programs for procurement and project management colleagues. Steward a repository of specification templates to assist in defining supply requirements.
• Supplier Performance Management: ensure that appropriate supplier agreements and relationships have appropriate KPIs and metrics to achieve a win-win relationship. Monitor, report, manage, and continuously improve supplier performance. Ensure supplier qualification criteria are being met. Coordinate Return Good Authorization activity.
• Risk Management: ensure that the appropriate contingency and remediation plans are in place for supply plans. Categorize the ancillary supply and equipment as high/medium/low risk per established guidelines.
• Category Team Membership: be an active member on one or more sourcing teams utilizing the above essential functions in a spirit of continuous improvement to drive assurance and quality of supply, service, cost, and innovation.
• Track Savings: manage, capture, and report savings per the Ancillare global procurement savings handbook and customer requirements.
• Work with procurement specialists to ensure the company funds are expended for clinical and ancillary supplies in compliance with the corporate grant of authority table and in conjunction with approved supply plans. (Oversight of PO creation through organization’s systems requirements.)
• Ensure customer satisfaction by developing strong collaboration and trust with internal stakeholders, customers and suppliers.
• Enhance the department and organization by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different opportunities in the spirit of continuous improvement.
• Maintain familiarity and compliance with all relevant company policies and procedures.

Requirements:

• Three to five years of procurement experience in lab supplies and/or clinical and ancillary supplies required.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• High degree of flexibility and adaptability to deal with ambiguous and dynamic situations.
• Detail oriented and organized.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and project software.

We are currently seeking a Procurement Manager – Global Ancillary Supply Sourcing to join our team in Horsham, PA (USA) to effectively manage the sourcing of clinical and ancillary supplies for worldwide clinical trials for global pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device companies as well as medical and contract research organizations. Provide analysis including strategic analysis and insight into suppliers and markets.  Prepare clinical supply plans in support of new and revised study opportunities.  Participate in negotiation strategies, conduct RFPs, RFQs and quotation analysis, cost modeling and supplier management.  Oversee PO execution and required ERP activity.

Responsibilities:

• Sourcing: create and execute RFPs and RFQs. Build supply plans together with subsequent structured information analysis and business requirements.
• Supplier and Supply Market Analysis: conduct detailed supplier and supply market analysis looking at facts, trends, and data analysis. Execute continuous learning and product awareness programs for procurement and project management colleagues. Steward a repository of specification templates to assist in defining supply requirements.
• Supplier Performance Management: ensure that appropriate supplier agreements and relationships have appropriate KPIs and metrics to achieve a win-win relationship. Monitor, report, manage, and continuously improve supplier performance. Ensure supplier qualification criteria are being met. Coordinate Return Good Authorization activity.
• Risk Management: ensure that the appropriate contingency and remediation plans are in place for supply plans. Categorize the ancillary supply and equipment as high/medium/low risk per established guidelines.
• Category Team Membership: be an active member on one or more sourcing teams utilizing the above essential functions in a spirit of continuous improvement to drive assurance and quality of supply, service, cost, and innovation.
• Track Savings: manage, capture, and report savings per the Ancillare global procurement savings handbook and customer requirements.
• Work with procurement specialists to ensure the company funds are expended for clinical and ancillary supplies in compliance with the corporate grant of authority table and in conjunction with approved supply plans. (Oversight of PO creation through organization’s systems requirements.)
• Ensure customer satisfaction by developing strong collaboration and trust with internal stakeholders, customers and suppliers.
• Enhance the department and organization by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different opportunities in the spirit of continuous improvement.
• Maintain familiarity and compliance with all relevant company policies and procedures.

Requirements:

• Three to five years of procurement experience in lab supplies and/or clinical and ancillary supplies required.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• High degree of flexibility and adaptability to deal with ambiguous and dynamic situations.
• Detail oriented and organized.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and project software.

We are currently seeking a Director, Business Development to obtain new business development opportunities, maintain, and grow existing business opportunities, while further helping to establish and promote the company’s mission, vision, and culture. This individual will also be responsible for  building business relationships, driving revenue, attending to client requests and proposals, and ensuring all client deliverables are successfully met on time.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, develop, organize, and help direct the organization’s business development operations and performance.
• Establish and maintain business contacts and relationships within designated client companies.
• Build a network of new potential clients to drive new business opportunities and grow pipeline of business.
• Help implement metrics and management systems to successfully track progress of the overall business development operation.
• Uncover new sources of revenue and promote company deliverables with existing clients.
• Ensure overall client satisfaction and consistent quality of excellence and service.
• Manage the sales process from initial contact to RFI/RFP completion to implementation and transition plans.
• Obtain, prepare, and present new business proposals as needed.
• Promote Ancillare’s capabilities, quality, and specialization services.
• Conduct Ancillare’s capabilities presentations to clients.
• Manage client relationships to ensure all needs are satisfactorily met and fully outsourced; long lasting engagements are created with Sponsor companies.
• Collaborate with clients to obtain project or program specifications, timelines and requirements and communicate awards, new business, timelines and other requirements to other departments/internal counterparts as necessary.
• Develop plans to meet client requirements and specifications.
• Maintain positive, open communication with clients, providing updates to clients for ongoing programs/projects, act as liaison between clients and Ancillare.
• Manage and track business development efforts and activities, and report to Executive Management.
• Ensure, in coordination with Project Management, Procurement, Logistics and other departments (as necessary) a solid understanding of the operative aspects of the program/project as required by the client.
• Ensure, in coordination with the Proposal’s Team, the accurateness of the company’s proposal to our clients’ needs, inclusive of regulatory and legal compliance.
• Attend trade shows, conferences, and other marketing events to generate awareness of Ancillare and its services.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred (or higher).
• A minimum of 7 years professional experience, with a proven track record, working in a business development role.
• 5+ years of experience in a pharmaceutical/biotechnology, CRO, or related industry required.
• Relationships in pharmaceutical/biotechnology a plus.
• Excellent presentation, interpersonal, and relationships skills necessary.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Superior business development operations practical knowledge.
• Ability to work both strategically and tactically, and independently.
• Strong leadership skills with a professional presence and demeanor to champion the organization;
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Ability to travel up to 70% of the time, or as needed.
• Organized, strong record retention, and time management skills.
• Excellent independent decision making and creative problem solving skills
• Ability to develop, organize, and manage multiple tasks.

We are currently seeking an Information Technology Security Support Specialist for our global organization headquartered in Horsham, PA (USA).  This position’s primary function is to recommend, administer, monitor and troubleshoot Ancillare’s Information Technology security systems to ensure they are effectively working. This position is responsible for administering updates to keep systems running smoothly and conducting periodic testing and validation. In addition to the Security functions this role provides primary responsibility and maintenance for IT hardware individually and collaboratively as may be required.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and maintain the daily performance of computer security systems.
• Plan, implement monitor and troubleshoot internal information technology security policies, application security, access controls and company data safeguards including validating to ensure effective security systems performance.
• Regularly run diagnostic programs to optimize peak security performance.
• Remain current in job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities. Read trade magazines and technical manuals, and attend conferences and seminars to maintain knowledge of information technology security systems, hardware and software.
• Confer with users, and conduct computer diagnostics to investigate and resolve problems and to provide technical assistance and support.
• Identify both simple and complex computer problems, analyze them, and solve them.
• Provide direct IT hardware support to internal users. Install, repair and maintain computer equipment and peripherals (printers, PC upgrades mobile devices, etc.)
• Maintain an inventory of all hardware, its user and location.
• Maintain user accounts and mailboxes and enterprise directories.
• Confer with staff, users, and management to establish requirements for new systems or modifications. Prepare evaluations of software or hardware, and recommend improvements or upgrades. Refer major hardware or software problems or defective products to vendors or technicians for service.
• Provide technical advice on access controls, security models, disaster recovery, business continuity planning and security awareness training.
• Promote adherence to company SOPs.
• Develop training materials and procedures, and/or train users in the proper use of hardware and software. Answer users’ inquiries regarding computer software and hardware operation to resolve problems.
• Conduct office automation feasibility studies, including workflow analysis, space design, and cost comparison analysis.
• Modify and customize commercial programs for internal needs.
• Assist Director of IT and IT colleagues with projects as assigned.
• Respond to off hour calls and is available to travel domestically and internationally as may be required.
• Enhances organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma and/or GED required, Bachelor degree preferred.
• 3-5 years’ hands on experience in corporate security systems.
• Current knowledge of including installation and maintenance of business computer equipment and peripherals.

Requirements:

• Ability to effectively communicate in English; read, write, speak, and understand.
• Ability to prioritize and organize various job tasks with attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with little supervision in a team or as an individual contributor to obtain the desired results.
• Flexibility to work under pressure while maintaining a professional demeanor.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Must possess proficient Microsoft Office skills with intermediate to proficient data entry/typing skill.
• Must have a track record of dependability, consistency and reliability
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with all areas and levels of the business both orally and written.
• Ability to respond regularly to off hour calls and travel both domestically and internationally as may be required.