Rocket⠀Pharma is⠀a fully⠀integrated,⠀clinical-stage⠀company⠀advancing⠀gene⠀therapies⠀with⠀curative⠀potential⠀for⠀multiple⠀rare⠀childhood⠀diseases.⠀Rocket⠀places⠀enormous⠀value on⠀people and⠀considers⠀team⠀member⠀progress⠀and⠀well-being⠀to be as⠀important⠀as the⠀progress⠀of its⠀pipeline.⠀We are⠀looking⠀for⠀hands-on⠀team⠀players⠀who enjoy⠀collaborating⠀with⠀colleagues.⠀We share a⠀passion⠀for⠀seeking⠀gene⠀therapy⠀cures for⠀devastating⠀diseases⠀and making⠀a⠀difference⠀for⠀patients.⠀This is an⠀opportunity⠀to become⠀an⠀integral⠀part of a⠀small,⠀highly⠀productive⠀team and⠀to help⠀grow an⠀entrepreneurial,⠀scientifically⠀driven⠀organization⠀that is⠀increasingly⠀recognized⠀as a⠀leading⠀biotechnology⠀innovator.⠀In⠀addition⠀to a⠀competitive⠀compensation⠀package⠀featuring⠀a generous⠀401K match⠀and stock⠀options,⠀the⠀position⠀includes⠀excellent⠀health⠀benefits.
Position⠀Summary:
The⠀Senior⠀Manager,⠀Procurement⠀and⠀Business⠀Operations⠀will be⠀responsible⠀for the⠀oversight⠀and⠀alliance⠀management⠀of⠀providers⠀of⠀manufacturing⠀materials,⠀logistics⠀services,⠀lab⠀supplies,⠀research⠀consumables,⠀facilities⠀services⠀and CAPEX.⠀The role⠀will drive⠀outsourcing⠀strategies,⠀vendor⠀evaluation,⠀contract⠀negotiation⠀and⠀financial⠀management⠀ensuring⠀effective⠀planning⠀and⠀contracting⠀of⠀external⠀resources⠀for⠀Rocket.
Responsibilities:
- Drive the⠀vendor⠀oversight⠀activities⠀with⠀external⠀vendors⠀including⠀but not⠀limited⠀to,⠀manufacturing⠀materials,⠀lab⠀supplies,⠀equipment⠀manufacturers,⠀logistics⠀providers.
- Lead⠀the⠀Request⠀for⠀Proposals⠀(RFPs) and⠀the vendor⠀selection⠀process in⠀collaboration⠀with⠀internal⠀stakeholders.
- Build⠀cross-functional⠀partnerships⠀with⠀Supply⠀Chain,⠀Manufacturing,⠀Facilities⠀/Engineering,⠀Legal,⠀Finance,⠀Quality⠀Assurance,⠀and other⠀departments⠀as⠀appropriate⠀to ensure⠀that⠀outsourcing⠀and⠀contracting⠀needs are⠀met and⠀managed⠀proactively.
- Negotiate⠀and⠀maintain⠀contracts,⠀including⠀vendor and⠀site CDAs,⠀MSAs,⠀supply⠀agreements,⠀work⠀orders for⠀external⠀service⠀providers,⠀consulting⠀agreements⠀and⠀specialty⠀vendor⠀contracts.
- Manage⠀vendor⠀governance⠀activities⠀as⠀tracking⠀and⠀reporting⠀of KPIs,⠀budget,⠀spending⠀trends and⠀quality⠀measures⠀for⠀assigned⠀vendors.
- Support⠀project⠀teams in⠀the⠀resolution⠀of⠀performance⠀issues⠀with the⠀vendors.
- Provide⠀analytical⠀support as⠀spend⠀analysis⠀and budget⠀forecasts⠀to ensure⠀accurate⠀TechOps⠀budgets⠀are⠀developed⠀consistently⠀across the⠀R&D⠀programs.
Qualifications:
- BS/MS⠀degree in⠀Life⠀Sciences⠀or⠀Engineering.
- Advanced⠀degree⠀(PhD or⠀MBA) is a⠀plus.
- 10⠀years of⠀experience⠀with⠀Vendor⠀Management,⠀Alliance⠀Management,⠀and/or⠀Strategic⠀Sourcing⠀is⠀required.
- Experience⠀with⠀Technical⠀Operations⠀in a⠀Pharmaceutical⠀company or⠀a⠀CRO/CDMO.
- Strong⠀analytical⠀skills⠀with a⠀high level⠀of⠀accuracy⠀and⠀attention⠀to⠀details.
- Ability⠀to build⠀credible⠀relationships⠀and⠀excellent⠀interpersonal⠀skills.
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