Your role
We are looking for a new, team-oriented Clinical Trial Supply Manager who also enjoys hands-on work to join Orion's Clinical Trial Supplies team. Clinical Trial Supplies team is responsible for the packaging, labelling, and distribution of investigational products for Orion's clinical studies.
The work location of this permanent role is in Espoo, where we have GMP facilities for packaging and labelling of investigational medicinal products.
We also outsource packaging, labelling and distribution work, so your tasks will include communication with service providers (e.g., instructing, coordinating and supervising tasks at the service provider).
Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include various tasks within the Clinical Trial Supplies team, such as:
- Act as a CTS specialist in Orion's clinical studies
- Preparing label texts for investigational products
- Designing and preparing clinical study labels
- Planning and coordinating the packaging and labelling of investigational products
- Participate in packaging and labelling work when needed
- Inspecting packaging and labelling work and documents
- Organising the distribution of investigational products to clinical study sites
- Documenting, reviewing and approving different CTS documents
- Participate in the development of our operations
If CTS work is purchased from service providers:
- Participating in the evaluation of service providers and participating e.g. preparation of requests for proposals and QA-agreements
- Acting as a contact person
- Monitoring the work performed and reviewing and approving the required documents
What you can expect from us
- An interesting, challenging role that includes also hands-on work and outsourcing
- A nice working atmosphere based on a good team spirit and friendly colleagues.
- A comprehensive training for your tasks, and thereafter, our senior-level experts in our CTS-team will support you in carrying out your tasks
- Opportunities for professional development
At Orion, your work creates true impact and well-being for our customers, patients and society at large. Our culture of friendliness, respect, mutual appreciation and diversity creates a safe working environment where you can strive for excellence. We offer a wealth of career paths and development opportunities that support the development of innovative solutions and improving the quality of life.
Please visit our website to find further information about our values and Orion as an employer https://www.orion.fi/en/careers/orion-as-an-employer/.
What are we looking for?
This role requires:
- MSc degree in Pharmacy
- To be precise and eager to take on new tasks
- Good organizational skills, and the ability to manage your workload effectively, even when handling multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Strong teamwork skills
- Proficiency in both spoken and written Finnish and English
How to apply
Are you interested in this opportunity? Please submit your cover letter and CV by Sunday, 8 March 2026. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible, as we typically review applications already during the application period and may start interviewing candidates before the application deadline.
For more information, please contact Manager of Clinical Trial Supplies Arja Kekäläinen (tel. +358 50 966 4674) on March 3 between 13-14 and on March 4 between 9-10.
Approved medical examination which also includes drug testing is required prior to the employment. We will also carry out a security clearance prior to the employment for the selected person.
Your new team
Orion's pharmaceutical innovations are created within its R&D organization. We employ around 400 top professionals in the field of drug discovery and development. We work globally: in Espoo and Turku in Finland, in Nottingham in England and in New York, NY, USA. Orion R&D and the Innovative Medicines business division are dedicated to making a transformation to become a global player in the pain and oncology therapy areas.
Our Clinical Trial Supplies team is part of the Formulation Development and CTS unit, which is a division of the Pharmaceutical Sciences department within the Innovative Medicines. We are responsible for the packaging, labelling, and distribution of investigational products for Orion's clinical studies.
About Us
Orion Pharma is a globally operating Nordic pharmaceutical company - a builder of well-being for over a hundred years.
We're home to more than 4,000 Orionees around the world, and we're proud to be known as a responsible employer and a great place to work. At Orion Pharma, people are truly valued and trusted, encouraged to grow, and supported by a culture where every voice is heard. We appreciate each other, strive for excellence, and build the future.
Together we develop, manufacture, and market human and veterinary pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients. Our extensive portfolio includes proprietary and generic medicines as well as consumer health products. The core therapy areas of our pharmaceutical R&D are oncology and pain. Proprietary products developed by Orion Pharma are used to treat cancer, neurological diseases, respiratory diseases, and more.
We offer careers with a clear purpose: empowering people to live their lives to the fullest.