Sr. Director, Global Sourcing and Procurement; GSP Enablement - Strategy & Operations

Who We Are

Bio Marin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health. Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities. Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need.

We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we've produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well‑understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first‑to‑market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.

It takes a village, and at Bio Marin our corporate groups are the people behind our success. Groups such as IT, Finance, Legal, Global Compliance & Ethics, and our People Team provide foundational support of all areas of operation at Bio Marin.

The Senior Director of GSP Enablement will have extensive experience in leading procurement operations within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry, combined with a strong background in global sourcing and supplier management. They will be a highly collaborative leader who can help build and foster a high‑performance team culture. This leader will manage a diverse team of 2‑4 direct reports. This role requires both inspiring people with clarity and followership and influencing peers and direct team members to partner.

They must have the demonstrated ability to work with leaders across all functions and at the most senior levels of an organization to define and implement procurement strategies across a global organization.

Reporting to the Chief Procurement Officer, this Senior Director role is responsible for building the capabilities of Bio Marin’s Global Sourcing & Procurement (GSP) team whose aspiration is to enable the Business Strategy leveraging our supply base. This role has 3 dimensions.

• Partnering internally to GSP with CPO and the leadership team that includes Sourcing Heads and the Operational Excellence Head to build or evolve capabilities such as Analytics / Market Intelligence, Category Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Onboarding / Supplier Diversity / Sustainability / Risk Management, and Digital / AI Enablement.
• Collaborating with both internal GSP team and external stakeholders such as Accounting, Finance, Legal and Source to Pay (STP) Global Process Owner to help evolve and execute the STP roadmap and implement associated systems / tools.
• Acting as GSP point of contact for Controller on SOX related compliance, Corporate Audit on Spend Management Compliance, Legal on Contract Compliance, and other Compliance functions as required through effective Governance by ensuring scalable policies with underlying robust processes.

• Strategic Engagement: a seasoned leader who can partner with different stakeholders, internal and external, to develop fit‑for‑purpose capabilities that can scale‑up with the stated purpose of the company.
• Team & Organizational Management: manage a diverse team that will require both inspiring people to follow and influencing peers and direct team members to partner.
• Thought Leadership: ability to network with industry peers and supplier partners to understand trends as well as benchmarks and translate those for internal Bio Marin use effectively.
• Program Planning: execute programs, both broad and deep, with articulated strategic objectives that are linked to corporate and functional priorities.
• Stakeholder Communication: develop effective communications and associated change management plans that involve the entire stakeholder spectrum, including executives, peers, direct/project teams, business partners, and…