Director, Global R&D Sourcing

Role Summary

Director, Global R&D Sourcing — BeOne seeks an experienced professional to manage clinical outsourcing for current and planned clinical trials (global or regional), including vendor identification/selection, contracting, vendor governance, and budget management across the study life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Manages the clinical studies at study and program level as the sourcing lead.
• Engages stakeholders to identify business requirements.
• Responsible for clinical study budget estimation and budget management during the study life cycle, working with cross-functional teams.
• Understands cost structures for spend categories including investigator grants, Central labs, IVRS, Imaging, SMO, patient recruitment, Comparator, and Clinical Depot.
• Manages identification and selection of clinical vendors.
• Generates RFIs and RFPs and develops budget grids.
• Coordinates bid defenses and proposal reviews, providing analysis to project teams.
• Contract lifecycle management: negotiates scope of work, payment terms, and budgets; manages contracts and change orders.
• Assists Finance with month-end close and budgeting/forecasting needs (accruals, project budgets, etc.).
• Ensures quality oversight of suppliers; partners with suppliers and internal stakeholders to manage, escalate, and resolve supplier performance issues.
• Measures supplier performance using scorecards/metrics; communicates feedback to suppliers and drives continuous process improvements.
• Facilitates and executes supplier governance meetings and operating reviews.
• Develops effective partnerships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Identifies current outsourcing trends and develops/implements outsourcing processes and procedures.
• Leads and contributes to complex functional or company initiatives and special projects as identified by executive management or business need.

Qualifications

• MS/MA degree in related discipline and 7+ years of related experience (equivalent combination of education and experience accepted).
• Efficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Skills

• Vendor management and outsourcing strategy
• Budget estimation and financial management for clinical studies
• Contract negotiation and lifecycle management
• Stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration
• Quality oversight and supplier performance measurement
• Governance and operating reviews facilitation

Education

• MS/MA degree in related discipline

Additional Requirements

• Travel expectations not specified