Cell Therapy Supply Chain Manager

Role Overview

• Manage end-to-end supply chain operations as the primary escalation for time-critical, patient-specific cell therapy materials across multiple clinical studies and global sites.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers including but not limited to transportation providers, specialty couriers, and customs brokers to generate proposals, manage change notifications, and ensure timely delivery.
• Plan and execute high touch patient material shipments (in LN2 solutions) based on cross functional schedule to/from clinical or commercial sites with couriers.
• Monitor shipments in real time and proactively identify, escalate, and resolve delays, excursions, or logistical risks to protect patient schedules.
• Serve as a central communication hub for real-time logistics updates, ensuring stakeholders receive timely and accurate information.
• Collaborate closely with Patient Operations, Manufacturing, Technical Development, Supply Planning, Quality, and CDMO partners to plan and align logistics with patient treatment timelines and study requirements.
• Provide on-call support and troubleshooting during active transports to address urgent or non-routine issues.
• Develop and implement logistics strategies to ensure global supply availability.
• Develop and implement material management strategies to ensure inventory of critical raw materials is available at all times, with mitigations in place for waste reduction.
• Partner with Supply Chain Planning, program leads, CMC, development teams, and suppliers to generate proposals, place purchase requisitions, and track material procurement.
• Maintain accurate records to support audit readiness and quality requirements.
• Identify continuous improvement initiatives to optimize Kyverna’s supply chain and implement accordingly with guidance from supply chain leadership.
• Review courier invoices, support budget tracking, and manage supplier performance monitoring and optimization initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Life Sciences, Operations, or related field; Master’s in Supply Chain or MBA is a plus.
• Minimum of 6 years experience in materials management, supply chain logistics, and/or other related areas within the biotech or pharma industry; Cell & Gene Therapy experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience in managing logistics for time-critical and temperature-sensitive products is required
• Experience supporting autologous cell therapy logistics or patient-specific therapies strongly preferred.
• Ability to work with multiple digital systems for procurement, inventory management, order scheduling/monitoring, and updating/tracking data.
• Ability to manage end-to-end logistics across multiple stakeholders and vendors.
• Advanced problem-solving abilities and exceptional attention to detail.
• Outstanding organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills including presentations.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced small company environment with minimal direction and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities.
• Ability to balance urgency, quality, compliance, and risk in decision-making.
• Knowledge of CFR 21, FDA regulations, and cGMP requirements for cellular therapies preferred.

Benefits

• bonus
• benefits
• participation in the company’s stock plan