Logistics Operations Specialist

Overview

The Logistics Operations Specialist will coordinate transportation and warehousing activities for the Logistics Operations team.

The role will collaborate with contract manufacturing organizations and external warehouse partners to execute shipments from request to receipt.

This role will partner internally with materials management, manufacturing, and Trade Compliance teams to ensure materials are appropriately moved, stored and maintained up to date in the Alnylam SAP system, all while upholding the highest standards of quality and service.

This position is hybrid and will be primarily located at our Cambridge, MA office.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinates inbound and outbound shipment requests with Alnylam's third party warehouses.
• Schedules and coordinates shipments with carriers or partners with external partners to arrange shipments of Alnylam materials.
• Monitors shipments in route and ensures compliance arrival at its destination.
• Works with respective sending and receiving sites logistics teams to execute material movements as assigned.
• Collects and maintains temperature data from shipments per SOPs. Ensures management and quality assurance team is alerted in cases of excursions.
• Liases with Trade Compliance to ensure import / export documentation is in place for international shipments.
• Supports cycle count and inventory adjustment activities for external warehouses, where requested.
• Manages SAP transactions (STO process) aligned with material movements.
• Manages documentation for shipments, including packing lists, delivery notes, temperature data.
• Timely completion of periodic internal training modules.
• Adherence to SOPs for GDP and GMP related transport activities.
• Represent Logistics Operations team at assigned meetings.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in Logistics, Inventory Control, Material Management or Supply Chain. Experience in a GMP environment is highly preferred.
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree a plus in business, logistics, supply chain or related discipline.
• Knowledge of US Customs Regulations, and import / export procedures.
• Knowledge of SAP or equivalent a plus.
• Excellent communications and computer skills with a demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Adobe Acrobat.
• Ability to work independently and communicate with vendors globally. Able to communicate with various levels of the organization and develop successful working relationships.
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with flexibility to changing timelines.
• Ability to travel 5-10% for visit to partner locations .

About Alnylam : Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq : ALNY) has led the translation of RNA interference (RNAi) into a whole new class of innovative medicines with the potential to transform the lives of people afflicted with rare and more prevalent diseases.

Based on Nobel Prize-winning science, RNAi therapeutics represent a powerful, clinically validated approach to treating diseases at their genetic source by "interfering" with mRNA that cause or contribute to disease.

Since our founding in 2002, Alnylam has led the RNAi Revolution and continues to turn scientific possibility into reality.

Our culture : Our people-first culture is guided by our core values : fiercely innovative, open culture, purposeful urgency, passion for excellence, and commitment to people, and these values influence how we work and the business decisions we make.

Thanks to feedback from our employees over the years, we've been fortunate to be named a top employer around the world. Alnylam is extremely proud to have been recognized as the #1 Large Employer by Boston Globe Top Places to Work in 2023 for the third consecutive year, one of Science Magazine's Top Biopharma Employers, one of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2024 by Newsweek, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and UK - among others.

At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. We are dedicated to building an environment where employees can feel that they belong, can bring their authentic selves to work, and achieve to their full potential.

By empowering employees to embrace their unique differences at work, our business grows stronger with advanced and original thinking, allowing us to bring groundbreaking medicines to patients.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ethnicity, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics prohibited by law.