Associate Director, Global Category Sourcing (Commercial and Medical)

The Associate Director, Global Sourcing will develop strong partnerships with functional leaders in the management of external spending supporting Medical Affairs and Marketing.

What you will do

• Identify, develop, and manage strategic business relationships with key Marketing and Medical Affairs stakeholders.

• Proactively develop partnerships with key partner functions, including Legal, Finance and IT– ensuring open communication, ideas and information are shared, and communications foster respect and true collaboration

• Collaborating with functional leadership, develop and implement global sourcing category strategies and value generation plans. Owns sourcing strategy for Global Supplier Category base.

• Manages the strategic sourcing process from supplier/product evaluation through negotiating contracts, compliance considerations, and ongoing performance management.

• Takes a comprehensive view of spend and identifies category-level demand management, leverage, and LCC opportunities

• Enables high-performing engagement models with business units and regions

• Partners closely with business area owners to drive value for Alexion and provides leadership and direction for cross-functional teams

• Develops and implements the framework for Post Contract Management and Supplier Relationship Management, ensuring each supplier relationship is established with a bias for continuous improvement

• Uses outstanding project, program, and change management skills to manage and drive internal and external change

• Demonstrates a deep understanding of the marketplace, competitors, and business requirements. Anticipates key changes and drivers in those categories and formulates mid-range and long-range plans

• Actively supports diversity to expand relationships and spend with Diverse Suppliers

• Builds and drives a Total Cost of Ownership culture across Alexion. Implements Supplier Performance Management with key suppliers to foster innovation, manage supplier performance, and ensures continuous improvement.

• Supports compliance with key controls, processes and procedures, as applicable.

• Provides support and input to finance policies, procedures, and SOP’s to formalize areas of compliance within the financial framework to support future scalability

• Bring potential internal control and compliance-related matters that may cause risk to the attention of regional and/or corporate leaders as deemed appropriate. Ensure compliance related to FCPA and local laws/regulations, grants and spend transparency requirements across the organization.

• Maintains an up-to-date understanding of enterprise needs, relevant industries, and best practices for strategic sourcing.  

Essential for the role

• Bachelors degree

• 7 years of progressive global procurement experience managing a range of marketing, medical affairs, or R&D categories

• Procurement experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including medical affairs, marketing, patient services, meetings & events, market access, operations, R&D or equivalent roles  

• Proven ability to work effectively with Clinical Research Organizations/External Providers and to interact widely and effectively within the company across regions, functions, and cultures.

• Experience working on R&D Clinical Trials or Medical Evidence studies or working with Secondary Data sources and real-world healthcare data, and understanding of outcomes research /payer access issues

• Experience in the delivery of Real-World Evidence generation studies and understanding of epidemiological study designs

• Team oriented with a customer service and value-added approach to work across boundaries and borders and influence and lead procurement functional specialists

• Strong relationship builder with a proven track record of establishing and maintaining effective internal and external client relationships

• Must possess the highest professional and personal standards, unquestioned integrity and business ethics. Must be prepared to define their position on significant issues and lead change when necessary.

• Highly motivated, energetic, and curious to learn, seeing this as an opportunity to understand and appreciate the nuances of Alexion’s global business platform, providing you with the skills to further your career within Alexion.

Desirable for the role

• Degree in Operations, Finance, Business, Life Sciences, or comparable field

• MBA

• Professional certification i.e.  CPSM, etc. 

• Previous experience working at a biopharma or a CRO or hands-on experience managing research projects conducted by CROs

Office Working Requirements

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn’t mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

The annual base pay (or hourly rate of compensation) for this position ranges from $108,169.60 - 162,254.40 USD as an annual base salary. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.  In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles), to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles), and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. 

Equal Opportunities

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

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