Clinical Packaging Supervisor

CHR Life Sciences is exclusively partnered with a boutique clinical services firm looking to expand. The company, founded in 2015, recently acquired its clinical packaging service license from the MHRA in 2023 and is looking for a supervisor to help build out the function and create a team of operators beneath them.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensure the quality of packaged clinical trial materials are consistent with protocol, IMPD and any other sponsor requirements.


• Create clinical trial packaging documentation including specification, labels, blinding strategies, randomisation, batch packaging records, dispatch and returns.


• Manage timely receipt and release of starting materials, bulk, and components.


• Ensure IMPs, NIMPs and Comparators are received and stored according to the SOPs and the sponsor requirements.


• Supervise clinical trial packaging operations that include directly working in clinical trial packaging operations when required.


• Support timely completion of QP Certification of clinical trial supplies.


• Maintain finished goods inventories and ensure timely distribution of trial materials to the clinical sites. 


• Resolves clinical trial product distribution issues by working closely with couriers, customers and clinical sites


• To complete reconciliation and agree with the customer on product disposition, destruction and or returns at the end of the study


• Host and manage customer visits along with the QA Teams.


• Support assigned customer meetings, teleconferences, and internal meetings.


• Customer point of contact for clinical packaging, storage and distribution as assigned.


• Manage sourcing and supply of comparator products as required for the clinical trials.


• Ensure compliance with the company's Pharmaceutical Quality Management System in accordance with the relevant SOPs and instructions.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Ideally a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Clinical Supplies, or similar disciplines.


• Must have 5+ years on-the-job experience in a clinical manufacturing and or packaging environment. 


• Have in-depth understanding of clinical trials and supplies.


• Knowledge of QMS Quality standards including GMP, GCP and GDP.


• Experience in clinical supply field and a contract manufacturing organisation