Biogen
Director of Procurement - Global Development & Medical Services
Cambridge, MA · Director
Sponsorship not specified$184k-$253kDetected 13 days ago
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About the role
- As the Director of Procurement - Global Development & Medical Services, you will play a pivotal role within the Research, Development, and Medical Services Procurement team.
- This position is integral to driving procurement strategies, managing a substantial ~$600M spend across diverse subcategories such as Clinical Trial CRO Management, Clinical Technologies, and Medical Affairs services.
- In this role the focus will be on translating high-level business objectives and priorities into deployable strategies, facilitated through a procurement team.
Responsibilities
- Category Strategy Leadership: Lead a team of G lobal C ategory Mangers to build & refresh strategic category strategies grounded in external market signals and internal demand, to enable business acceleration.
- Supplier Relationship Ownership: Drive Global SRM for strategic partners, lead Business Operations Committee (BOC) Governance, QBS, and issue & performance management to enable business goals and objectives.
- Spend Analytics & Value Generation: Utilize spend data analytics, market intell igence, and benchmarking to identify value opportunities, optim ize vendor services, drive Cost Reduc tion & Avoidance improving value return in alignment with Finance.
- Cross Functional Leadership: Partner with senior stakeholders to build relationships and coordinate structured decision making across diverse teams that facilitate business alignment, acceleration, and value.
- Execution Excell ence: Ensure efficiency of procurement events through optimal use of buying channels, p rogram implementations of tools and systems that drive successful execution while managing risks and clear stakeholder communication.
- Proven leadership of high impact team s and ability to mentor and coach team members to develop strategic capabilities
- Ability to influence, collaborate, and communicate effectively with strong stakeholder management skills, building trust across cross-functional teams and senior business partners.
Requirements
- You are a dynamic leader with proven success in shaping global category strategies in a complex, matrixed, highly regulated environment.
- 12 + years of related leadership experience including 6+ years of clinical or adjacent category management, and at least 3 years in team management in a global environment
- Required Skills:
Nice to have
- Evaluate vendor landscape to align preferred suppliers meeting the business' priorities across Business Units, Therapeutic Areas, and Global environment to ensure consistency, compliance and outcomes.
Skills
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience require d
- Expertise in prioritizing, organizing, and multitasking in a dynamic environment.
- Proven value generation from both internal and external opportunities.
- Proficiency with digital procurement tools, advanced analytics, automation, and AI-enabled insights
- Job Level: Management
- Additional Information
- The base compensation range for this role is: $184,000.00-$253,000.00
Compensation
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
- Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
- Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
- A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity.
Company info
- Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
- 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
- We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit.
- As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact.
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