Senior Associate Logistics Management

Based in our purposebuilt facility at Granta Park the role of the Senior Associate Logistics Management is to drive the operational effectiveness for our global shipping and receiving of goods growing and maintaining the correct processes from a regulatory perspective whilst ensuring cost efficiency and performance for the company. This role will build and maintain excellent stakeholder relationships across the company key external contractors and other third parties to ensure the timely efficient and compliant supply chain movements to and from our Portway site.

This highly visible role is essential for ensuring a dynamic and adaptable service that reflects Bicycles global ambitions and values. In the pursuit of being the worldclass leader in solid tumor medicines it is key we deliver functions that enable and support our talent and our science.

Specifically this role will strengthen the experience and knowledge of the Laboratories and Facilities team reaching out across the organisation to collaborate with diverse areas such as Research and Innovation Chemistry Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) and other internal stakeholders to deliver the future plans for company growth and Bicycles corporate ambitions.

We also aspire to be a leading biotech in the Environment Health and Safety area and this role will play a key part working with senior leadership and employees to plan and embed best practice in this sphere.

You will be an excellent communicator able to build strong relationships have meaningful interactions with your stakeholders and have experience of working in a dynamic and fastpaced environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Effective day to day management and performance of logistics at Portway liaising with couriers internal clients and other third parties ensuring compliance with applicable laws regulations and industry standards.
• Create and maintain clear and auditable processes for correct receipting and shipping of goods including hazardous materials and biological samples in coordination with scientific teams and the Laboratory Support team.
• Assist with the daytoday upkeep of stocks in inventory stores to ensure continual support of essential science and business practices.
• Prepare documentation and package shipments for our Research & Innovation teams both domestic and international ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation dangerous goods transport regulations (air/road/sea) and H&S standards.
• Liaise with regulatory agents customs brokers and other parties to resolve complex queries and blockers about the delivery and import of shipments.
• Provide management with metrics and KPI information to assess operational and financial performance and advise on future business requirements.
• Create maintain and update relevant logistics documentation including SOPs and training documentation in support of service delivery compliance and staff training.
• Represent Logistics in local and companywide meetings including those involving Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) Health and Safety facilities strategy meetings and project meetings requiring specific logistics support.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and maintain personal development by keeping up to date with latest regulations best practices and by performing root cause analysis on logistics issues.
• Raise and approve purchase orders working with Finance to deal with invoices and queries.
• Ensure maintenance and cleanliness of the spaces used by Logistics and stores.

Performing other occasional tasks fitting this grade and the skill set of the individual may also be required by this role including backing up for peers during holidays / absence

Qualifications :

Essential:  

• Substantial practical and technical knowledge and experience of logistics shipping and goods in within a scientific environment.
• Ability to convey complex technical information in a concise straightforward manner to nonspecialists to produce buyin for projects and changes.
  • Experience of managing internal stakeholders as well as thirdparty contractors couriers inspection agents and receivers/shippers.
  • Evidence of recent certification in the carriage of dangerous goods  e.g. IATA/ADR certified carriage of lithium batteries.
  • Experience in project management and leading process improvement projects.
  • Experience of training employees in logistics processes.
  • Able to work unsupervised and on own initiative but with a strong team and service ethic.
  • Good competency levels in standard business software packages including MS Teams Excel Word and bespoke platforms such as Oracle based program

Desirable:  

• Previous experience as a Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser (DGSA).
• Experience of logistics and supply chains in relation of manufacturing of pharmaceuticals (e.g. CMC) or hazardous goods.
• Previous involvement in Green/sustainability initiatives within the Logistics area

Additional Information :

• Stateoftheart campus environment with on campus restaurant and Montessori nursery
• Flexible working environment
• Competitive reward including annual company bonus 
• Employee recognition schemes
• 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays  option to buy up to 5 additional days annually
• Employer contribution to pension (employee does not have to contribute) 
• Life assurance cover 4x basic salary 
• Private Medical Insurance including optical and dental cover. 
• Group income protection
• Employee assistance program
• Health Cash Plan
• Access to company subsidized gym membership.
• Eligibility for an option grant to subscribe to shares in Bicycle Therapeutics plc. 
• Cycle to work scheme 

Bicycle Therapeutics is committed to building a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. We recognize that diverse and inclusive teams build a stronger and more innovative company. Therefore all qualified applicants will be considered for employment and we do not discriminate on the basis of race religion colour gender sexual orientation age disability status marital status or veteran status.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime