Vendor Outsourcing manager

Responsibilities:

• Excellent employment opportunity for a Manager, Vendor Outsourcing in the Parsippany, NJ area.
• Preferred location: Parsippany, NJ (open to other sites) Hybrid - 3 days a week
• Responsible for supporting various activities and projects within the Vendor Outsourcing organization mainly for Clinical Trial / Operations Outsourcing.
• Contract execution, review, management, routing and quality control
• Management and tracking of MSA's, WO's, CO's, LOA's, LOI, CDA's and other contracts for the with Contract Research Organizations (CROs)
• Execution of market engagements (RFx, Bid Defence Meetings, Vendor Selection Meetings etc.)
• Data entry of supplier and contract information (such as contractual and financial data) into Company systems
• Researching and resolving vendor invoice and payment inquiries and issues
• Reviewing and analyzing of vendor proposals including negotiation
• Project support for various initiatives including M&A, simplification etc.
• Strategy development and implementation support

Experience:

• Relevant experience with a BA or MS in a relevant discipline
• MBA or JD preferred
• PMP/CPSM certification or equivalent a plus
• Required years of experience: 5+ years minimum
• Clinical development process and Scientific environment expertise and experience
• Industry experience required - Pharma/Biotech contracting/outsourcing or CRO proposal development or contracting experience
• Legal experience (JD, Legal Counsel, Legal Administrator) or relevant experience in working with contracts and legal matters
• Proficiency in legal language, contract structure and format
• Excellent communication skills
• Comfortable interacting with internal and external teams and business partners (such as clinical operations, clinical research, finance, account payable, purchasing, and potentially legal and business conduct)
• Project management/support experience
• Ability to comply with specific processes in a regulated environment
• Ability to complete tasks and projects under minimal supervision
• Ability to manage competing priorities effectively and proficiently
• Top 3 Required Skills:

1) Industry experience required - Pharma, Biotech or CRO2) Contracting experience - Pharma/Biotech contracting/outsourcing or CRO proposal development or contracting experience3) Excellent Project Management and Time Management skills - working with many priorities simultaneously

• Top 3 desired Skills:

1) Excellent interpersonal skills and stakeholder management skills2) Ability to work independently with minimal supervision3) A change and continuous improvement mindset - always looking for better ways of doing a task

Job Type: Contract

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Parsippany, NJ 07054: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Negotiation: 5 years (Required)
• Purchasing: 5 years (Required)
• Vendor management: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: In person