Senior Category Manager, Early Research & Development, Sourcing Full T

Senior Category Manager, Early Research & Development, Sourcing , San Rafael, California,Full Time (MK)

• San Rafael, California

Job Description

Industry:Pharmaceutical / Biotech

Job Category:

Finance / Accounting
- Other Finance / Accounting

Description

Our company is a leading rare disease biotechnology company focused on genetically defined conditions. Guided by our purpose to develop medicines that make a profound impact on people’s lives, our global teams have delivered a portfolio of therapies since our founding in 1997. Our revolutionary treatments for conditions like achondroplasia (the most common form of dwarfism), PKU (phenylketonuria), CLN2, a form of Batten disease, and a number of forms of MPS (mucopolysaccharidosis) offer new possibilities for patients and families who previously had few, if any, available options.

More recently, with the close of the Amicus acquisition, our portfolio has expanded to include therapies for Fabry disease and Pompe disease, expanding our ability to reach more people living with rare genetic conditions.

Our success comes from our unwavering commitment to excellence, our deep understanding of patient needs, our scientific expertise, and our world-class manufacturing capabilities. At the heart of our company is a dedicated team of the brightest minds in the industry working together to deliver innovative therapies to patients and families around the world.

It takes a village, and at our company, our general and admin teams are the village behind our success. From the IT experts who manage our technology to the human resources professionals who hire the people who make it all possible, these teams support our organization and span all areas of operations.

The Global Sourcing and Procurement (GSP) organization is accountable for driving and delivering Procurement value to support stakeholders’ and organizational strategic objectives. The GSP function delivers value to the company by leading transformation change and implementing industry leading category strategies that directly support business needs. The GSP organization leverages market intelligence, subject matter expertise and business insights in the procurement of goods and services and management of the company's growing third party spend of $1B+.

Through collaboration with our external suppliers and internal business partners, GSP helps bring innovative new medicines to patients. The Early Research & Development Senior Category Manager is an individual contributor role. This role reports to the Associate Director of R&D Services, in Global Sourcing and Procurement. The R&D Services team is part of the broader Indirect Procurement function, in which the functions Senior Director, who reports to the Chief Procurement Officer.

The primary customer group is the Worldwide Research & Development organization which Translates Genetic Discoveries into Transformative Medicines, with specific focus on the Research and Early Development (RED) organization. This function covers a broad range of Preclinical sciences and includes external support needs in both GLP and non-GLP environments.

The Senior Category Manager must support development and implementation of industry leading procurement practices, develop deep relationships with stakeholders, drive innovation and continuous improvement in the ways of working. Provide mentoring and management to ensure colleague engagement and professional development. Cultivate long term strategic goals that align with business requirements and drive financial rigor and cost savings throughout. The role is primarily focused on developing and executing category strategies in the Early Research and Development area, including but not limited to the following:

• Preclinical Research Services
• Bioanalytical and Translational Sciences
• In-Vivo Animal Research and Toxicology Academic Research and Independently Sponsored Research

The role will work with other category managers to ensure alignment on related services or overlapping suppliers supporting other categories. Focusing on aligning early development…