Supply Chain Coordinator (Contract)

Responsibilities

• Schedule and support the time critical and temperature sensitive materials including global distribution of cell therapies from Hospitals/Intake Centers/Cell Therapy Labs, with transportation providers and customs brokers as needed.
• Coordinate Order Management processes, including order generation, changes, shipment, and delivery scheduling.
• Collaborate cross functionally with Patient Operations, Tech Dev, Manufacturing, Supply Planning, Quality teams, and CMO partners to execute logistics to meet patient schedules and research needs.
• Actively monitor shipments and proactively resolve any delays or issues in real time.
• Communicate changes urgently and professionally with all impacted stakeholders.
• Ensure all documentation and compliance requirements for pickups and deliveries are met.
• Review and approve courier invoices; assist in performance tracking and optimization.
• Contribute to training materials, SOPs and ensure the courier team remains compliant and current.
• Participate in on-call coverage during active courier transports to handle non-routine issues.
• Assist with additional logistics and operations-related projects as needed.
• Coordinate with Kyverna program leads, CMC/development teams, and suppliers to provide proposals and place purchase requisitions for material procurement.
• Assist with inventory management

Requirements

• Prior experience in planning logistics for time-critical and temperature-sensitive products is required
• An Associate’s degree with at least 2 years of experience, or a Bachelor’s degree, is required
• Prior experience in logistics and planning for autologous cell therapy products is required
• 3+ years work experience in healthcare is required with any combination of experience in:
• Supply Chain / Manufacturing
• Global Trade Compliance
• Clinical Trial Logistics
• CAR-T or Cell & Gene Therapy
• Ability to work with multiple digital systems for procurement, inventory management, order scheduling/monitoring, and updating/tracking data.
• Ability to “project manage” end-to-end logistics.
• Support invoicing activities as needed.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills – attention to detail required.
• 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 perform responsibilities efficiently and effectively while balancing speed, quality, and risk
• Knowledge of CFR 21, FDA regulations, and cGMP requirements for cellular therapies preferred.