Assistant Director, Data & Supply Chain Analytics

Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, and with offices in Boston, Massachusetts, and Dublin, Ireland, Ionis has been at work for more than three decades discovering medical breakthroughs that have redefined life for people with serious diseases. We’re pioneers in RNA-targeted medicines, and our platform continues to revolutionize drug discovery and transform lives for patients with unmet needs. With multiple marketed medicines and a leading pipeline in neurology, cardiology and select areas of high patient needs, we continue to drive innovation in RNA therapies in addition to advancing new approaches in gene editing to provide greater value to patients and are well positioned financially to deliver on our strategic goals. At Ionis, we pride ourselves on cultivating a challenging, motivating and rewarding environment that fosters innovation and scientific excellence. We know that our success is a direct result of the exceptional talents and dedication of our employees. With an unprecedented opportunity to change the course of human health, we look to add diverse individuals, skill sets and perspectives to our exceptional team. We continue to invest time, money and energy into making our onsite, hybrid and remote work environments a place where solid and lasting relationships are built and where our culture and employees can thrive. We’re building on our rich history, and we believe our greatest achievements are ahead of us. If you’re passionate about the opportunity to have meaningful impact on patients in need, we invite you to apply and join us. Experience and contribute to our unique culture while you develop and expand your career! ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DATA & SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYTICS Summary The Assistant Director, Data & Supply Chain Analytics will establish and lead a decision-grade supply-chain analytics capability for Ionis. This role will serve as the business owner for the Supply Chain Data Visibility Platform, translating data from SAP S/4HANA, SAP IBP, contract manufacturing organizations, quality systems, and other partners into trusted performance measures, actionable insights, and forward-looking decision support. The role combines supply-chain analytics, supply-chain systems strategy, and manufacturing data governance. Working across Commercial Supply Chain, CMC, Quality, Planning, IT/Data & Analytics, and external partners, the successful candidate will set direction, resolve complex cross-functional data and process issues, and drive adoption of a scalable analytics capability supporting S&OP, manufacturing and CMO reviews, and leadership decisions. WORK LOCATION: Remote Responsibilities Own the Supply Chain Data Visibility Platform and engage throughout its design, build, validation, deployment, adoption, and ongoing evolution. Lead the Commercial Supply Chain KPI framework, including definitions, formulas, business rules, thresholds, data ownership, source-to-report traceability, and governance. Translate supply-chain and manufacturing priorities into an analytics roadmap, prioritized use cases, business requirements, data products, dashboards, and self-service capabilities. Provide data-driven decision support for S&OP, supply reviews, CMO business reviews, manufacturing strategy, and network decisions, including scenario and what-if analyses. Develop trusted visibility to customer service, inventory health, safety-stock performance, forecast performance, schedule adherence, supplier and CMO performance, capacity, material constraints, release status, and emerging supply risks. Lead business requirements, user training, change management, prioritization, and validation for supply-chain data products on the Ioniverse/Databricks platform; partner with IT and external delivery teams on ingestion, modeling, KPI logic, testing, production support, and continuous improvement. Establish data-quality and reconciliation standards so published information is accurate, complete, timely, consistent, unique, and traceable…

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