US-NJ: Raritan-Sourcing Manager III DCPA9822

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Job Title: Sourcing Manager III DCPA9822
Job Location: NJ: Raritan
Pay Rate: Open
Job Length: over 1 year (contract)
Start Date: 2010-11-20

Company Name: dinaliC LLC
Contact: Mark Gilbert
Phone: 215-667-8585 ext201
Fax: 215-667-8586

Description: dinaliC is a Philadelphia based consulting firm provides consulting services to major Pharmaceutical companies in US in the areas of Scientific & Research, Clinical, Engineering, Finance & Information Technology fields.

We are hiring for the following position for a major Pharmaceutical company in NJ.

The Sourcing Manager will effectively and efficiently contract with clinical and non-clinical suppliers (discovery institutions/organizations, preclinical and clinical CROs, bioanalytical laboratories, manufacturing, IVRS, Central Labs, Central ECG, drug packaging and distribution, preclinical studies, etc.) and interact extensively with internal business partners to meet the outsourcing needs of the specific Pharmaceutical R&D business partners, in line with company Credo, Purchasing Ethics and Healthcare Compliance Guidelines.

The Sourcing Manager will support research activities while driving the contracting process with suppliers from the initial Request for Proposal through bid analysis, negotiation of pricing and contract terms, through completion, including entry into a contract-tracking database. The Sourcing Manager will manage the change order process, and may be responsible for leading cross-functional, multi-operating company teams through a comprehensive sourcing process. The Sourcing Manager will provide advice to business partners and others within company related to signed agreements. The Sourcing Manager will develop interdependent partnerships with other sourcing and procurement groups as required. He/she will identify and select appropriate suppliers, arrange for presentations, may manage specific supplier relationships, and demonstrate value contribution through negotiated savings, competitive bidding, cycle times, etc. This person will work with company Legal as necessary to review contract terms and conditions and advise business partners in order to reach acceptable outcomes. He/she will lead/conduct contract negotiations on terms and conditions of high-risk, complex, and potentially long-term agreements, and escalate specific points of contention on legal and business issues to appropriate management. The Sourcing Manager will exercise decisions based on analysis of supplier proposals and in partnership with internal business customers. The person will look for creative ways to avoid/solve problems in order to manage the supplier relationship and not compromise any on-going study or study-related activities.

QUALIFICATIONS:
A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in life sciences or business is required. An MS or MBA/JD degree is preferred. A minimum of 5 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry, CRO or with a drug development supplier is required with at least 3 years minimum experience with negotiating contracts is required. Procurement experience supporting clinical trials or a pre-clinical function is preferred. Previous experience as a user or provider of outsourced services is required. Working knowledge of the RFP process is required. Knowledge of the pharmaceutical R&D processes, GLPs, GMPs or GCPs is desirable.

Must have the ability to deal with all levels of an organization, have excellent communication and presentation skills and be knowledgeable of procurement systems. The successful candidate must have demonstrated skills in developing strong business relationships with clients and vendors, and participate in the creation of high functioning interdependent partnerships with other Sourcing/Contracting/procurement groups and develop strong business relationships with clients and vendors. Must be able to work effectively in a matrixed environment while supporting specific teams and/or projects for business partners.

Travel of approximately 10% , along with travel to other client¡¦s sites in NJ and PA is expected.

Client is looking for viable outsourcing experience from sponsor side (pharma) in the drug development process (clinical trials, pre-clinical trials, Phase I trials, Discovery, etc.).

MUST HAVE:
Therapeutic area: Oncology
-Person will sit with clinical team and will be responsible for sourcing for clinical trials.
Has experience working within a CRO and must have big pharma experience- (someone who understands the sponsor side).
-Candidate MUST have experience reading and writing contracts w/ CRO¡¦s, ecg vendors, add vendors, IVRS, clinical trials background- the key is experience with reading/writing contracts- NOT reviewing.
-Manages the RFP process right up to contract approval signatures. This includes negotiation of budgets for suppliers that don¡¦t have rate cards. Candidate will need to negotiate budget range.

THIS POSITION IS NOT RELATED AT ALL TO SUPPLY CHAIN OR IT- Need people to understand Pharmaceutical R&D process from discovery to submission.
-The individual really needs to know how to read, write and negotiate clinical trial agreements, especially with CROs, IVRS, EDC, etc.
-Candidate could work out of T¡tusville/Raritan sites if it is more convenient.

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