Procure to Director

Job

Type:
Regular Full-Time

Location:

US-WA-Seattle

Category:
Accounting and Finance

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states.

Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world's deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, all employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to our values of collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity, and respect.

Position can be offered fully remote with occasional travel:

• Strategy & vision - Define, own, and continuously evolve the multi-year Procure to Pay (source-to-settle) strategy and roadmap, aligning it to the institution's financial, operational, and mission priorities; translate strategy into measurable objectives, budgets, and outcomes.
• Enterprise oversight - Provide executive oversight of the full P2P lifecycle across all lines of business, including procurement, contract management, purchase orders, invoicing, vendor management, payments, and expense reimbursement - ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant processing at scale.
• Organizational & talent leadership - Lead the function through managers; build, develop, coach, and retain a high-performing, service-oriented team; establish workforce plans, succession, performance standards, and a culture of accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Governance, controls & risk - Establish and enforce enterprise policies, internal controls, segregation of duties, and delegation-of-authority frameworks; own compliance with regulatory, audit, and financial-control requirements and manage risk across the function.
• Transformation & technology - Sponsor and lead P2P process re-engineering, automation, and ERP/system modernization; partner with IT and Finance systems on strategy, roadmap, upgrades, and implementations; drive adoption of best practices and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Financial stewardship & value creation - Own cost-savings, spend-management, working-capital, and value-capture targets; deliver measurable efficiency and cash-flow improvements and support accurate, timely financial reporting, reconciliation, and audit readiness.
• Executive partnership - Serve as the senior point of accountability for P2P with Finance, Legal, IT, Supply Chain, and clinical/research business leaders; represent the function with executive leadership, external auditors, and strategic vendors.
• Vendor & supplier strategy - Set strategy for strategic supplier relationships, escalations, and supplier performance; provide executive oversight of the resolution of significant payment discrepancies, disputes, and contract matters.
• Performance management & reporting - Establish KPIs, SLAs, and executive dashboards; regularly report function performance, risks, bottlenecks, and cost-saving initiatives to senior and executive leadership.
• Change leadership - Lead organizational change, stakeholder alignment, and communications for enterprise P2P initiatives, ensuring adoption and sustained results.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.
• Minimum 12 years of…