Associate Director, Discovery

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Job Description

The Associate Director, Discovery will lead and support various R&D projects on a worldwide basis to assist in the development and implementation of strategy, concepts and solutions. The position will act on behalf of R&D Procurement.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the delivery of Discovery Group objectives by leading the development and implementation of various contracts and MSAs
• Developing and providing category knowledge, including knowledge of laboratory testing procedures, the supplier base, and global market (prices and practices).
• Monitoring and exploring external trends and factors that impact category strategy, security of supply, costs, etc. via regular interaction with the Global Category Manager, the category team, and the R&D Teams.
• Supporting the global implementation plans of the global category strategy and achievement of targets that are aligned with Global Procurement and the Business needs,
• Communicating the agreed strategy and implementation plan to internal customers and responding to questions as needed.
• Providing input to the GCM, Discovery from both a global and regional perspective in order to contribute to the broader understanding of sub-category, regional, and country-level differences.
• Developing tools and templates (in collaboration with other category team members) to streamline processes for global and regional customers.

Qualifications

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required – Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or other science related major is desirable; advanced degree and/or certification preferred.
• At least 6+ years of direct procurement/sourcing or laboratory experience
• At least 3+ years of procurement support for Pharma/R&D environment preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Project Management
• Experience with sourcing processes and tools.
• Ability to draft and manage the RFP process, perform spend analytics, and develop recommendations

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