MindMed

Senior Director, Procurement

MindMed

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $231,979 - $276,071 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Develop and own the enterprise-wide procurement strategy aligned with Business Owners, Finance, Legal and Quality
  • Establish and refine the procurement operating model, policies, and processes suitable for a virtual/outsourced biotech
  • Build strong business partnerships with functional leaders to anticipate sourcing needs and drive proactive planning
  • Implement category management strategies for clinical operations, CROs, CDMOs, CMO services, clinical supply, professional and consulting services, R&D services, IT, and corporate spend
  • In coordination with Business Owners, Legal, & QA, support end-to-end sourcing activities, including RFP development, vendor evaluation, negotiation, selection, and contract award
  • Manage strategic vendor relationships, ensuring performance, transparency, and alignment with program and portfolio goals
  • Oversee contract lifecycle management in collaboration with Legal, Clinical Operations, and Quality
  • Drive cost savings, risk mitigation, and improved service levels through strategic negotiations and performance management
  • Lead or co-lead the implementation of Coupa (or similar P2P solution), including process design, user training, supplier enablement, and change management
  • Build scalable procurement processes and tools (e.g., purchase requisitioning, supplier onboarding, contract management, spend analytics)
  • Establish KPIs and dashboards for spend visibility, supplier performance, cycle times, and total cost of ownership
  • Partner with Finance to support budgeting, forecasting, accruals, and financial controls
  • Ensure procurement processes and supplier management activities comply with GxP, SOX, and internal policies, in collaboration with QA, Finance, and IT, particularly for clinical and CMC-related activities
  • Work closely with Clinical Operations to support study-level vendor selection, contracting, and budget management
  • Collaborate with CMC and Supply Chain teams on sourcing of drug substance, drug product, packaging, labeling, and distribution partners
  • Partner with Quality to ensure suppliers meet regulatory and audit requirements and are inspection-ready
  • Support commercial readiness procurement processes as the company moves toward potential launch
  • Coordinate with Legal to streamline contracting and define commercial positions, risk tolerance, and compliance requirements

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Life Sciences, or related field; advanced degree or MBA a plus
  • 10+ years of procurement/sourcing experience, with at least 5 years in biotech or biopharma
  • Demonstrated experience in virtual/outsourced R&D or clinical development models
  • Strong expertise in outsourcing for CRO, CDMO/CMO, clinical supply, and scientific services
  • Proven success leading negotiations for complex, high-value development programs
  • Ability to build processes and systems from early-stage structure through late-stage scale-up
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
  • Experience with Coupa or another P2P system, ideally including implementation or major optimization projects (preferred)
  • Experience in late-stage clinical development and/or commercial readiness (preferred)
  • Familiarity with GxP requirements and supplier quality frameworks (preferred)
  • Leadership experience building or managing a small but high-performing team (preferred)
Benefits
  • 100% paid health benefits including Medical, Dental and Vision for you and your dependents
  • 401(k) program with company match and immediate vesting
  • Flexible time off
  • Generous parental leave and some fun fringe perks!

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
procurement strategycategory managementvendor evaluationcontract lifecycle managementcost savingsrisk mitigationKPI establishmentbudgetingforecastingsourcing
Soft skills
communicationstakeholder managementrelationship-buildingleadershipprocess designnegotiationperformance managementcollaborationanticipation of needschange management
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in BusinessBachelor’s degree in Supply ChainBachelor’s degree in Life SciencesMBAGxP compliance knowledgeSOX compliance knowledge