Senior Manager or Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing
Kymera Therapeutics
7 hours ago
Remote friendly (Greater Boston)
United States
Corporate Functions
How you’ll make an impact:
- Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders in Research and Development to support sourcing strategies aligned with business needs and financial/operational objectives.
- Collaborate with functional relationship managers, Legal, and Finance to establish and manage master service agreements (MSAs) and subsequent statements of work (SOWs).
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key vendors; lead Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and establish contractual foundations with preferred terms.
- Lead negotiations of business and commercial terms with CROs, CMOs, and other strategic vendors.
- Identify and implement cost savings opportunities; deliver hard savings and cost avoidance.
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve strategic sourcing processes.
- Own request for proposal (RFP) processes, bid evaluations, and vendor selection activities.
- Conduct vendor diligence; support selection of primary and secondary suppliers.
- Help establish preferred commercial terms, discounts, and sourcing strategies across categories and vendor networks.
- Track sourcing activities, contract status, and vendor performance metrics for decision-making and operational effectiveness.
Skills and experience you’ll bring:
- 6+ years in sourcing, procurement, supplier management, outsourcing, or strategic negotiations within biotech or pharmaceutical industry.
- Experience supporting sourcing initiatives across multiple R&D functions (e.g., Clinical, Translational Medicine, Research, and/or CMC).
- Ability to partner with internal stakeholders and deliver high-quality customer service in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience supporting or leading contract negotiations (including commercial terms) with CROs, CMOs, and external service providers.
- Strong analytical/problem-solving skills; ability to synthesize complex information and communicate clearly.
- Highly organized with strong project management skills; manage multiple priorities.
- Effective influencing skills; work cross-functionally to drive alignment.
- Agile learner who adapts quickly to new tools, systems, and business needs.
- Strong interpersonal skills to build/maintain productive vendor and stakeholder relationships.
- Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders in Research and Development to support sourcing strategies aligned with business needs and financial/operational objectives.
- Collaborate with functional relationship managers, Legal, and Finance to establish and manage master service agreements (MSAs) and subsequent statements of work (SOWs).
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key vendors; lead Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and establish contractual foundations with preferred terms.
- Lead negotiations of business and commercial terms with CROs, CMOs, and other strategic vendors.
- Identify and implement cost savings opportunities; deliver hard savings and cost avoidance.
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve strategic sourcing processes.
- Own request for proposal (RFP) processes, bid evaluations, and vendor selection activities.
- Conduct vendor diligence; support selection of primary and secondary suppliers.
- Help establish preferred commercial terms, discounts, and sourcing strategies across categories and vendor networks.
- Track sourcing activities, contract status, and vendor performance metrics for decision-making and operational effectiveness.
Skills and experience you’ll bring:
- 6+ years in sourcing, procurement, supplier management, outsourcing, or strategic negotiations within biotech or pharmaceutical industry.
- Experience supporting sourcing initiatives across multiple R&D functions (e.g., Clinical, Translational Medicine, Research, and/or CMC).
- Ability to partner with internal stakeholders and deliver high-quality customer service in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience supporting or leading contract negotiations (including commercial terms) with CROs, CMOs, and external service providers.
- Strong analytical/problem-solving skills; ability to synthesize complex information and communicate clearly.
- Highly organized with strong project management skills; manage multiple priorities.
- Effective influencing skills; work cross-functionally to drive alignment.
- Agile learner who adapts quickly to new tools, systems, and business needs.
- Strong interpersonal skills to build/maintain productive vendor and stakeholder relationships.