Outsourcing Manager, R&D Clinical Procurement

Location: Netherlands

SIRE Life Sciences® is the market leader in life science recruitment. We believe the recruitment market needs to gear up in technology and continues innovation. We like technology, in a life science market driven on science, we couldn’t stay behind; we drive Recruitment Science. Investing a majority of our turnover in technology enables us to use unique Resource Technologies. By using highly advanced algorithms, we enable our team of Resource & Data Strategists© to maintain the most advanced, detailed and complete Life Sciences network in Europe. This big data enables us to work Reverse Recruitment©: we first analyze the market in-depth before we go out to the market. Because we analyze the whole market, we can compare facts and data. This enables us to do Facts & Big Data Recruitment©, making sure we, or better yet, you find the right career!

THE COMPANY

Our client is a professional Clinical Research and Pharmaceutical organization, based in Zuid-Holland Netherlands.

The company is a well-known pharmaceutical company.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

As Outsourcing Manager R&D Clinical Procurement you will manage the utilization of Contract Research Organizations (CROs) for Phase I and III, Central Labs, IRT and Drug Supply providers, and Specialty Providers to assure the delivery of quality, timely and cost-effective external resources

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Is responsible for deploying the clinical category strategy across all sites.
- Lead the selection of the optimum External Service Provider (ESP) {CRO, Central Lab, and Specialty provider} at both the tactical and strategic level based on fit for purpose, or value added services, cost avoidance and savings opportunities.
- Manage day-to-day business relationships to ESPs.
- Coach/Train Clinical Teams in outsourcing procedures, assist Clinical Teams in defining the scope of work for the original contract and contract amendments.
- Negotiate contract terms, scope of work, pricing and payment schedules, ensuring that the agreements with the ESPs are commercially advantageous to the organization, while minimizing regulatory, legal, and financial risks through close collaboration with functional partners such as legal, Finance, QA, and functional lines.
- Accountable for final contracts/amendments and securing all necessary company approvals to facilitate execution of said agreements.
- In partnership with CRO Management, manage ongoing ESP collaborations (business conflicts, issue resolution, project status, and adherence to budget) in partnership with Global Category Manager for Strategic collaborations.
- Support the MSA(s) language and rates negotiations for Strategic and non-strategic ESPs
- Analyse the expenditure base to identify cost reduction opportunities; build, document, and continuously update/maintain supply market knowledge.
- Maintain tracking tools and processes according to global guidelines.
- Overview and monitor roll-out of projects against timelines, deliverables, as well as KPIs.
- Regularly communicate progress/issues to stakeholders and escalate roadblocks along with recommendations to resolve.
- Use best practices in Procurement including eSourcing and identify ways to continuously improve efficiency and innovate.
- Monitor compliance and adhere to Novartis Procurement policies and procedures.
- Support/Lead/Manage initiatives related to departmental objectives.
- Participate in initiatives related to Business Services objectives.

REQUIREMENTS

- A minimum of 5 years experience in procurement of goods and services related to clinical development and/or manufacturing in a pharmaceutical/Biotech company or relevant CRO background
- Global Experience is preferred
- Good Pharma business understanding, with detailed understanding of the clinical development process and robust understanding of the management of clinical trials
- Solid understanding of contracts (including solid legal understanding of terms and conditions)
- Familiar with the CRO/Central Laboratories and Specialty provider marketplace
- Solid financial understanding (understanding of cost drivers for clinical trials) as it relates to contracts and cost reductions
- Good networker, able to quickly establish credibility and build strong relationship with internal stakeholders
- Ability to work successfully in a team environment, including cross functional and global teams
- Ability to write well-structured, professional business correspondence
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from senior-level management
- Proficient in Microsoft Office tools and SAP
- Proven negotiation and supplier management skills as well as experience in the creation and management of contracts
- Must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and organizational skills in conjunction with the ability to manage multiple projects.

Are you interested and do want to apply for this role, please fill out your application via the apply button below and contact Rosa Markus.