Senior Supply Chain Coordinator (Contract)

Kyverna Therapeutics is a patient-centered, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing cell therapies for patients suffering from autoimmune diseases. The Kyverna therapeutic platform leverages advanced T cell engineering to suppress and eliminate autoreactive immune cells at the origin of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Be at the forefront of cell therapy innovation by joining scientists, industry veterans and healthcare visionaries and help transform how autoimmune diseases are treated

We are seeking a Senior Supply Chain Coordinator Contractor to provide support to the Manufacturing team. This position reports to the Supply Chain Senior Manager and will be a hybrid role based in Emeryville, CA. Duration could be 6+ months, but length of contract will be dependent on business needs.

Responsibilities:

• Support the time critical and temperature sensitive materials from Hospitals/Intake Centers/Cell Therapy Labs, including logistics, material movement, and collaboration with transportation providers and customs brokers as needed.
• Support Patient Operations in distribution of cell therapy therapeutics globally.
• Coordinate Order Management processes, including order generation, changes, shipment, and delivery scheduling.
• Collaborate cross functionally with Patient Operations, CMC, Manufacturing, Supply Planning, Quality teams, and CMO partners to execute logistics to meet patient schedules.
• Monitor material movement and communicate logistics updates to key stakeholders.
• Coordinate with logistics couriers, external warehouses/depots, and other suppliers.
• Coordinate with Kyverna program leads, CMC/development teams, and suppliers to provide proposals and place purchase requisitions for material procurement.

Qualifications:

• An Associate’s degree with at least 2 years of experience, or a Bachelor’s degree, is required
• Ability to work with multiple digital systems for procurement, order scheduling, and updating / tracking data.
• Ability to “project manage” procurement orders from order placement through delivery/order closeout.
• 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 and ability to influence all levels of staff, including executives.

In addition to the above qualifications - 3+ years work experience in healthcare is preferred with any combination of experience in:

• Supply Chain / Manufacturing
• Global Trade Compliance
• Clinical Trial Logistics
• CAR-T or Cell & Gene Therapy
• Clinical Trial Site Management
• Clinical Trial Distribution Project Management

Kyverna is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Kyverna is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identify, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other legally protected status. EOE/AA/Vets