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Vendor Strategy Manager
Posted: 03/16/2023
2023-03-16
2023-05-11
Job Number: JN -032023-4794
Job Description
Our client, a global life sciences organization, is looking for several Vendor Strategy Managers that will support the selection of appropriate vendors. This person will define appropriate SOW s per their service category and negotiate contracts in line with the needs of CDO (Clinical Development Operations). For the right individual, this is a remote, long term contract opportunity.
Responsibilities
Requirements
About Vivo
Having been in business since 2006, Vivo is a full-service recruiting and consulting company, specializing on mid to senior level technology resources. Our brand promise is simple: we get people. We get that our clients don t want to waste time, and that our candidates and employees thrive when given honest feedback and an opportunity to grow.
Whether you re onsite at our Pleasanton headquarters or working for one of Vivo s clients the best brand names out there our promise to you is unwavering: we will treat you like you are our most important employee.
Do you think you get people get what they really need, and get how to deliver? We re not perfect but we re accountable. We re not in 32 countries, but we are in the heart of it all. So, if you are looking for a flexible, fun and high-energy work environment, along with the opportunity to work with some of the world s technology leaders, we can t wait to talk to you.
Vivo We Get People!
Responsibilities
- Create SOW s based from the needs defined by the assessment of the CDO teams
- Support CDO teams in managing the vendor from start-up to close-out of the agreement.
- Supports the selection of vendors from the approved category strategy
- Is a primary contact for vendor on service initiation and scope modification as it affects the vendor agreement
- Facilitates the resolution of escalations
- Collaborates and contributes cross-functionally and acts as a representative of VSM (Vendor strategy Management)
- Reviews and negotiates the service agreements with high attention to detail
- Work cross-functionally with all CDO functions, development, Legal and external parties to execute vendor service agreements
- Participates in ongoing market analysis for current and new service providers aligned with the CDO Strategy
Requirements
- 5 years pharmaceutical or healthcare industry (e.g. pre-clinical, clinical operations, clinical systems, finance, R&D or procurement)
- Minimum 3 years direct procurement/purchasing experience supporting pharmaceutical R&D with purchasing or procurement of laboratory services
- BS/BA from an accredited college or university
- Experience with understanding various scopes
- Strong negotiation skills
- Prior work with a matrixed and decentralized teams, around clinical trial and drug development projects
- Experience with working with international/global organizations
- Fair market rate
About Vivo
Having been in business since 2006, Vivo is a full-service recruiting and consulting company, specializing on mid to senior level technology resources. Our brand promise is simple: we get people. We get that our clients don t want to waste time, and that our candidates and employees thrive when given honest feedback and an opportunity to grow.
Whether you re onsite at our Pleasanton headquarters or working for one of Vivo s clients the best brand names out there our promise to you is unwavering: we will treat you like you are our most important employee.
Do you think you get people get what they really need, and get how to deliver? We re not perfect but we re accountable. We re not in 32 countries, but we are in the heart of it all. So, if you are looking for a flexible, fun and high-energy work environment, along with the opportunity to work with some of the world s technology leaders, we can t wait to talk to you.
Vivo We Get People!