Supply Chain Manager (TPI)

The TerraPower Isotopes® (TPI™) division has been established to pursue medical isotopes development--advancing nuclear science for significant human health benefits. We seek to support revolutionary radiotherapies for treatments of various cancers through the supply of radioisotopes. TerraPower currently has unique access to a supply of thorium for the long-term production of actinium-225 in the growing alpha therapy market and intends to expand into other nuclear related medical treatments.

The TerraPower Isotopes program is an integral part of the Washington State based TerraPower team, a company working to raise living standards globally. In 2006, the company originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field.

TPI is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced radiopharmaceutical applications and influencing change within nuclear medicine. TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. 

Supply Chain Manager (TPI)

The Supply Chain Manager reports to the Director of Operations and is responsible for building and leading the supply organization supporting TPI's growing radioisotope manufacturing operations. The manager will lead three integrated functions—Shipping & Logistics, Procurement, and Warehousing—and will expand the teams, systems, processes, and supplier relationships necessary to support safe, reliable, and scalable production.

This is a hands-on leadership role in a technically complex and highly regulated environment. The Supply Chain Manager will support both cGMP manufacturing of radioisotope starting materials and non-GMP. The organization must ensure the availability and control of manufacturing consumables, radioactive and hazardous materials, packaging, maintenance spares, equipment, and services while reliably delivering time-sensitive radioisotope products to customers.

The successful candidate will combine strong supply-chain and people leadership with technical aptitude, organizational discipline, and the ability to build systems in a growing organization. The individual must be comfortable working across Operations, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Radiation Safety, Finance, and external suppliers and logistics providers to translate complex manufacturing and regulatory requirements into practical supply-chain solutions.

Responsibilities:

Department Leadership & Supply Strategy

• Lead and develop the TPI Supply organization encompassing Shipping & Logistics, Procurement, and Warehousing.
• Establish scalable processes, roles, systems, performance measures, and operating standards as TPI manufacturing grows.
• Recruit, develop, and coach a high-performing team capable of supporting cGMP manufacturing and radiologically controlled operations.
• Establish supply strategies that balance production reliability, quality, regulatory compliance, supplier resilience, inventory, and cost.
• Identify supply-chain risks and establish contingency strategies for critical materials, services, equipment, and transportation.

Manufacturing & Maintenance Supply

• Translate production schedules and operating plans into material, inventory, procurement, and logistics requirements supporting both GMP and non-GMP radioisotope manufacturing.
• Ensure reliable availability of raw materials, manufacturing consumables, components, packaging, and other production-critical supplies.
• Establish an effective MRO/spare-parts program supporting preventive and corrective maintenance of production and facility equipment.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance to establish appropriate stocking levels, reorder strategies, critical-spares classifications, and obsolescence controls.
• Support new-product introduction, process scale-up, facility modifications, and equipment installation through proactive material and supply planning.

Procurement & Supplier Management

• Lead sourcing and procurement of materials, consumables, equipment, spare parts, and services required for isotope production and supporting operations.
• Develop and qualify a resilient supplier base, with particular attention to long-lead, single-source, quality-critical, and production-critical items.
• Establish supplier performance and risk-management processes addressing quality, delivery, capacity, documentation, change control, and continuity of supply.
• Negotiate commercial agreements and coordinate quality or technical requirements with Quality, Engineering, Legal, Finance, and other stakeholders.
• Develop secondary-source and contingency strategies where interruption of supply could affect manufacturing or customer commitments.

Warehousing & Material Control

• Establish and oversee warehouse and inventory-management systems appropriate for GMP, radiological, hazardous, and general industrial materials.
• Maintain accurate control of material identity, quantity, location, status, lot/batch traceability, expiration, segregation, and disposition as applicable.
• Establish receiving, inspection, staging, issuance, cycle-counting, replenishment, and inventory-control processes supporting reliable production.
• Coordinate with Quality and Radiation Safety to ensure appropriate controls for receipt, storage, movement, release, and disposition of regulated materials.

Shipping & Logistics

• Oversee inbound and outbound logistics, including the time-sensitive shipment of radioactive isotope products to domestic and international customers.
• Diversify qualified transportation providers and processes for radioactive, hazardous, and other regulated shipments.
• Ensure shipment planning, packaging coordination, documentation, chain of custody, tracking, and customer delivery requirements are effectively managed.
• Maintain effective interfaces with Radiation Safety, Quality, customers, carriers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, and other logistics partners.
• Establish contingency plans for transportation disruptions, delayed shipments, package issues, and other events that could affect customer delivery.

Systems, Compliance & Continuous Improvement

• Establish ERP, inventory, procurement, and logistics processes that provide accurate and timely visibility of material status, inventory, supplier performance, and shipment execution.
• Develop supply-chain procedures and records consistent with TPI's quality-management system and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Partner with Quality, Radiation Safety, EHS, and Export Control to ensure supply-chain activities appropriately implement GMP, radioactive-material transportation, radiological safety, hazardous-material, and export-control requirements.
• Develop meaningful KPIs and use data to improve material availability, inventory accuracy, supplier performance, logistics reliability, and cost effectiveness.
• Represent the Supply organization during audits, inspections, operational reviews, and cross-functional risk and change-control activities.

Key Qualification and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• Approximately 8+ years of progressively responsible supply-chain, procurement, logistics, warehousing, or operations experience, including meaningful leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience building, improving, or scaling supply-chain organizations, processes, or systems.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, radiopharmaceutical, nuclear, chemical, aerospace, medical-device, or another highly regulated technical manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of GMP/quality-system principles and regulated material control; direct pharmaceutical GMP experience preferred but not required.
• Experience with hazardous-material or radioactive-material logistics strongly preferred; familiarity with DOT/IATA requirements is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience with ERP, inventory-management, procurement, or material-planning systems.
• Strong technical aptitude and the ability to understand manufacturing processes, equipment requirements, quality constraints, and regulatory interfaces.
• Demonstrated ability to lead people, solve ambiguous problems, establish disciplined processes, and influence effectively across technical and functional organizations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and a demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, integrity, teamwork, and reliable execution.
• Military experience is a plus

Job Functions:

Job Functions are physical actions and/or working conditions associated with the position.  These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job which the employee must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation.  Information provided below is to help describe the job so that the applicant has a reasonable understanding of the job duties/expectations.  An applicant's ability to perform and/or tolerate these actions and conditions will be discussed and workplace accommodation may be made on a case-by-case basis following an individualized assessment of the applicant and other considerations, including but not limited to any governing safety standards.

• Motor Abilities: Sitting and/or standing for extended periods, bending/stooping.
• Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 30+ pounds

• Repetitive work: Intermittent
• Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work.
• Work Conditions: The work will normally consist of prolonged computer work, but will often require material inspection and work supervision.  Must be sufficiently mobile to examine work sites and equipment conditions to include climbing ladders and work around radiation.
• Travel required <10%

TerraPower’s technology is controlled for export by various agencies of the U.S. Government.  TerraPower must evaluate applicants who are foreign nationals (other than asylees, refugees, or lawful permanent residents) in accordance with U.S. Government export control requirements.  To facilitate TerraPower’s export control reviews, you will be asked as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or national, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident of the United States.  Government export authorization approval times vary.  Based on the business needs for a particular position, TerraPower may not consider a foreign national from a country if it is impracticable to obtain timely Government export approval.  

Job details

Salary Range Level $153,861 - $205,149

*We typically place offers in the lower to middle portion of the range to maintain internal equity and allow room for growth. Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected individual’s qualifications experience.  This range is specific to Washington State.

Benefits:

• Competitive Compensation
• Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments
• Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits for family or individual
  • Vision
  • Dental
  • Life
  • Life and Disability
  • Gender Affirmation Benefits
  • Parental Leave
• 401k Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 21 days of annually accrued PTO
• Generous Holiday Schedule
  • 10 paid holidays
• Relocation Assistance
• Professional and Educational Support Opportunities
• Flexible Work Schedule

TerraPower Career and Benefits information: https://www.terrapower.com/careers/