Global Procurement Senior Director - Development Business Partner Lead

Role Summary

Global Procurement Senior Director - Development Business Partner Lead

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor and thought leader within the Global Development organization, offering expert insights into market trends, supplier capabilities, and best practices for R&D strategies.
• Forge strategic, high-impact partnerships with key partners across Global Development, ensuring alignment between business priorities and Category strategies.
• Leverage market intelligence to craft business strategies that seamlessly connect with Development category objectives.
• Work strategically with the supply base to drive supplier-enabled innovation that supports and enhances business partner objectives.
• Provide R&D Procurement expertise to catalyze business development, operational innovation, and other high-value initiatives.
• Collaborate with Finance and cross-functional teams to generate, capture, and recognize value across the Clinical Trial pipeline. Influence budgetary decisions and profit-and-loss outcomes to increase impact.
• Promote the adoption of Procurement-led and business-aligned critical initiatives, ensuring integration across stakeholders, end users, suppliers, and strategic partners.
• Bridge the gap between procurement performance and business objectives by driving the implementation of relevant initiatives developed by Category Leads.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: Doctorate degree and 5 years of procurement, category management, research and development, or related experience; or Master‚Äôs degree and 9 years; or Bachelor‚Äôs degree and 11 years. At least 5 years of people leadership experience required.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • 10-15 years of experience in procurement, category management, research and development, or related fields, with a focus on Procurement strategies.
  • Experience leading Development Procurement categories and teams.
  • Development Procurement Category experience in Biotech or Pharma.
  • Track record of collaborating with senior-level stakeholders as a trusted business partner.
  • Dynamic leadership with ability to grow and develop teams; strong influence in matrixed environments.
  • Experience spearheading cross-functional initiatives and strategic category trade-offs; representation at top-level decision-making forums.
  • Change management skills enabling adoption of complex Procurement and business strategies.
  • Ability to translate business priorities into actionable category strategies; understanding of driving supplier-enabled innovation in R&D.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
  • Advanced degree or significant experience in Research and Development.
  • Analytical approach focusing on performance metrics and value management across pipeline value.
  • Experience in R&D Category Management, including relevant subareas.
  • Expertise in Research and Development Contracting and/or Sourcing Excellence.

Skills

• Strategic partnership and stakeholder management
• Market intelligence and supplier relationship management
• R&D procurement and development category management
• Financial acumen including budget influence and value realization
• Change management and cross-functional leadership
• Effective communication and negotiation

Education

• Doctorate, Master‚Äôs, or Bachelor‚Äôs degree in a relevant field (as required by basic qualifications)