Clinical Supply Chain Specialist
About Pharming Group N.V.
Pharming Group N.V. is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with rare, debilitating, and life-threatening diseases. We are developing and commercializing a portfolio of innovative medicines, including small molecules and biologics. Pharming is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands, with a significant proportion of its employees based in the U.S.
Our Vision
Our Vision is to develop a leading global rare disease company with a diverse portfolio and presence in large markets, leveraging proven and efficient clinical development, supply chain, and commercial infrastructure.
Life at Pharming
Today more than ever, we're positioned to realize our vision of becoming a leading global rare disease company. Our success will come from everyone's commitment to our patients, our ability to work with focus and clarity, and our shared dedication to building something meaningful together. We can only achieve this by embracing our biotech culture, Life at Pharming, which is dynamic, experimental, and shaped by what we learn together.
The role:
The Clinical Supply Chain Specialist is responsible for developing, planning, and executing robust clinical supply strategies to support Pharming’s development programs. This role ensures that investigational products are manufactured, packaged, labelled, and delivered at high quality, within agreed timelines and budget. The specialist plays a central coordinating role across internal teams and external partners to maintain an uninterrupted and compliant clinical supply chain.
Areas of Responsibility
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Lead clinical supply activities—including blinding, packaging, and labeling—for Pharming’s products.
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Develop and execute clinical supply strategies tailored to the needs of each clinical program.
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Ensure timely delivery of clinical supplies and coordinate operational activities across the clinical supply chain.
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Collaborate with Clinical Operations, CMC, DevOps, Quality, GCSC, and Regulatory Affairs to build and implement integrated supply strategies.
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Represent Clinical Supply Chain in the CMC Operational Team and Clinical Operations Team.
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Oversee outsourced clinical supply operations, ensuring technical, quality, cGMP, business, and supply requirements are clearly defined, documented, and consistently met.
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Identify suitable clinical supply C(D)MOs and prepare/evaluate RFQs and RFPs.
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Develop and negotiate Statements of Work (SOWs) in partnership with CMC, GCSC, Procurement, Legal, and Finance.
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Implement and maintain IRT systems for real-time supply tracking and site-level inventory allocation.
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Collaborate with C(D)MO specialists and artwork specialists on pack and label design and support DevOps, Clinical Operations and C(D)MO specialists with blinding design.
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Refine initial and ongoing study demand forecasts with Clinical Operations/Medical and GCSC teams and develop corresponding supply plans, including identification and mitigation of supply risks.
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Ensure full compliance with GMP and GCP, and global regulatory guidelines (FDA, EMA, MHRA, PMDA, etc.)
Functional Knowledge & Experience:
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Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in (Chemical) Engineering, (Bio)Pharmaceutical Sciences, (Bio)Chemistry, Life Science & Technology, Biology, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
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Strong understanding of clinical supply chain operations.
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Knowledge of cGMP regulations and relevant regulatory guidelines (ICH, EMA, FDA, MHRA, PMDA).
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Excellent verbal communication and technical writing skills in English.
- Minimal 3-5 years of relevant clinical supply working experience in the pharma/biotech industry