Clinical Supplies Training Courses
Interactive, high-energy, story-driven training for the pharma/biotech space: clinical supply chain, process improvement, quality, leadership, and more. What separates us is the storytelling - people remember stories, not slides.
The problem: your team is smart. But clinical supplies is a field nobody majors in - people land here from pharmacy, logistics, and luck, and then learn by fire. Turnover means the knowledge walks out the door; onboarding on commercial-built systems takes the better part of a year; and generic corporate training bounces right off.
The GBS approach: Steve has been training this industry for nearly three decades - 28 of his 31 years in clinical supplies have involved teaching it. Every course is interactive and high-energy: real stories from real world experiences, exercises that make people argue, laugh, and remember. No read-along slide decks. Ever.
What we offer: the Clinical Supplies Foundations (Basics) Course — a 3-day, 15-module foundation for those new to clinical supplies, or figuring out where they fit (run twice a year since 2011, publicly and in-house); the Clinical Supplies Advanced (Frameworks) Course — "Frameworks for the Experienced Professional," 2.5 days on-demand for professionals with 2 or more years' experience; Technical & Leadership Training (GDP, QbD, human-error prevention, contamination control, inspection & audit readiness, documentation success); Coaching & Mentoring; and GBS University — a complete bespoke internal training academy fine-tuned to your needs.
Clinical Supplies Foundations (Basics) Course
For clinical supplies professionals new to the industry, or figuring out where they fit. Builds — or fills in — foundational knowledge of the clinical supply chain from beginning to end and how critical it is to drug development. By the end, participants can explain the clinical supply chain, where they fit, why their role matters, and how it connects to other departments, companies, and stakeholders. Format: 3 days (Monday morning to Wednesday afternoon), ~20 seats — offered before CRISP & NECSO, or in-house. Contains 15 modules: Introduction to Clinical Supplies & the cGMPs · Phases of New Drug Development & Approval · The Clinical Supplies Life Cycle · QA, Risk-Based Management & Change Control · Production Records & Forms · Blinding & Randomization · Protocol Interpretation · Developing, Writing & Controlling SOPs · CTM Labeling · Patient- & Site-Compliant Packaging · Stability & Expiry/Retest Dating · Material Control & Warehousing · Returned Drug Accountability · Good Distribution Practices (GDPs) · Global Regulatory Changes Impacting CTMs (GDPs and EU CTR). Price: $1,500 — and your day-long CRISP or NECSO event seat is included, free.
Clinical Supplies Frameworks (Advanced) Course
"Frameworks for the Experienced Professional." For clinical supplies professionals with at least 2 or more years' experience. An advanced knowledge framework — a deeper, broader understanding of clinical supply chain operations and challenges — to successfully execute planning and forecasting for global clinical studies. Format: 2.5 days, available on-demand for your team. Covers: CTM Project Management & Risk Assessment · Global Cultural Differences · Navigating International Studies I (Regulatory Updates, Clinical Trial Regulation, QPs) · Navigating International Studies II (distribution strategies, valuation, Importer of Record, hazardous goods, VAT) · Controlled-Temperature Distribution from −180°C to CRT (Master's level) · Agile Clinical Supply Chain Solutions (Push vs. Pull, JIT/On-Demand, Direct-to-Patient) · Comparators, auxiliary & ancillary supplies · IRT implementation & integration · Outsourcing, contract management & effective Quality/Technical Agreements (sponsor–vendor relationships) · AI solutions for clinical supply chain improvements. Price: $1,500 — delivered on-demand for your team.
Course & Event Pricing
Foundations (Basics) Course — 3 days — $1,500, and your day-long CRISP or NECSO event seat is included, free. ·Frameworks (Advanced) Course — 2.5 days, on-demand for your team — $1,500, event seat included, free. · Event-only seat (CRISP or NECSO) — $375. Take a course before a CRISP or NECSO forum and your day-long event seat is included — free.