Logistics Manager, Patient Operations

Who We Are:

At Dendreon, we’re transforming the battle against cancer with personalized immunotherapy. Our flagship product, PROVENGE® (sipuleucel-T), was the first FDA-approved immunotherapy for metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer, utilizing a patient’s own immune cells to fight the disease.

If you’re driven by the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on cancer patients' lives, we invite you to join our team. With Immunotherapy Manufacturing Facilities in Seal Beach, CA, and Union City, GA, a strong Research & Development group in Seattle, WA, and a highly skilled Commercial team across the nation, Dendreon is at the forefront of cancer treatment innovation.

Core Values:

• Put Patients First: Every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of those living with cancer.
• Act with Integrity: We commit to transparency, honesty, and always doing what’s right.
• Build Trust: Trust is earned through candid, open communication and a collaborative approach.
• Raise the Bar: We embrace continuous improvement and innovation, always striving to elevate our people.
• Drive Results: We are accountable to each other and deliver success together.

Job Summary: Dendreon Technical Operations manages the creation of the production plan and execution of arm-to-arm activities supporting Provenge treatments, including but not limited to production and demand planning, logistics analysis, scheduling, and real-time product monitoring. The Logistics Manager is responsible for ensuring the production schedule is aligned with the capacity model within the execution horizon.  This role manages the creation of routes and transportations systems supporting logistics.   

• Responsible for monitoring and managing activities related to logistics in support of customer orders while ensuring continued optimization of plant utilization
• Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
• Facilitates effective working relationships with third-party vendors, internal and external business partners to ensure the scheduling of apheresis and final product within process and logistics constraints
• Manages transportation routes in Dendreon’s proprietary scheduling system
• Reconciles shipment data between multiple systems to ensure alignment
• Troubleshoots and develops plans of action for critical issues during the transport of product
• Continuously refines and improves product transport processes, including partnering with IT and providing data and business unit expertise on issues to facilitate resolution
• Develops, authors, and implements business procedures
• Prepares, reviews, presents transportation KPI data
• Collaborates effectively with multiple individuals and organizations in a cross-functional, team- oriented environment
• Supports growth of Dendreon by participating in process improvement projects
• Manages order process from order generation, changes, shipment and final delivery
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of relevant experience required.
• Working knowledge of biologic material transport, a plus.
• Ability to work with multiple databases and electronic systems. Experience with ERP a plus.
• Must display strong 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.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced small company environment with minimal direction and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time. 
• Finger dexterity is sufficient to use a computer and to complete paperwork activities.
• Vision sufficient to use a computer, to read written materials and to complete paperwork activities.
• Hearing sufficiently to communicate with individuals by telephone and in person.
• May be required to work alternate shifts.
• Job is performed in an office environment.