Head of Supply Chain and Facility Management

About us

The King’s College London Gene Therapy Vector Facility (GTVF) provides comprehensive GMP-grade viral vector manufacturing services. This includes Lentiviral Vector (LV), Retroviral Vector (RV) and Adeno-Associated Viral Vector (AAV) production for early-phase clinical trials, alongside substantial programmes in process innovation, knowledge transfer and training to address critical skills shortages.

The GTVF is run by a large, industry-leading team of >50 people who have extensive experience in delivering end-to-end viral vector manufacture for both academic and commercial clients, with a focus on early-stage clinical trials.

About the role

The Head of Supply Chain and Facility Management for the Gene Therapy Vector Facility (GTVF) at Kings is a new role which will have responsibility for the management of function comprising the Technical and Facility teams.  The function is responsible for maintaining the facility, environmental monitoring, procurement and material management activities.  The post holder will work with colleagues in Production, Quality Assurance, Project Management, Business Development, Process and Analytical Development, to ensure facility is operational to facilitate project delivery.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Director of GTVF and report to the Quality Director. They will lead the Supply Chain and Facility Management function and be responsible for leading a team of GMP technical specialists and facility management specialist.  The function will be responsible for ensuring the facility is operational, cleanroom and equipment qualification is performed, preventative maintenance is managed, environmental monitoring and reporting is conducted, supplier management, procurement & material management is effective to meet the demand of GTVF project activities.  They will also be responsible for managing quality activities and compliance within the function, supporting quality risk assessments, change controls and developing procedures, identifying and implementing improvements in operations.

The post holder will be responsible for managing EHS and sustainability within the Supply Chain and Facility Management function ensuring procedures and risk assessment are conducted.  The post holder will have a team of 6 staff ensuring the function has the remit and resources to meet the needs of GTVF, maintaining a compliant facility, contributing to delivery of customer projects and supporting the business plan for the facility.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per-week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• Degree in a relevant science, engineering or life science discipline
• Extensive experience working in commercial organisation within GMP Pharma/Biotech/Contract Manufacturing organisation (CMO) sectors
• Extensive experience with facility and equipment management.
• Significant experience in supply chain/ material management and knowledge of supply assurance & management.
• Extensive experience qualification of GMP facilities and equipment.
• Extensive experience of managing change through GMP change control system.
• Significant experience of building and leading a team. Ability to manage through influence & negotiation in a complex environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. High level of work organization, self-motivation, drive for performance & improvement and flexibility.

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of and familiarity with regulatory guidance governing cell-based & biopharmaceutical development

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge & experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

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