Senior Manager, Portfolio Sourcing
Pfizer
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Collegeville • California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $112,700 - $187,800 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
Google Cloud Platform
About the role
- Leads all assignments using knowledge and work experience in sourcing to achieve desired results
- Liaises frequently with stakeholders to ensure they understand and have realistic expectations of sourcing to contract process and systems
- Partners with stakeholders to identify and evaluate available sourcing intelligence to support decision-making relative to service/resourcing need at a global and local level
- Manages the sourcing process as an agent of BVSM
- Facilitates study-level Sourcing Strategy Meetings to ensure alignment of all internal stakeholders
- Prepares Request for Information and initiates investigation for alternative vendor solutions
- Responsible for the preparation of Requests for Proposals and bid analyses
- Requests competitive bids/proposals from CRO Preferred Providers & other technical service providers
- Pressure-tests and analyzes budget proposals and provides recommendations and analysis to internal customer for decision making
- Confirms and completes vendor selection process
- Negotiates budgets with vendors and challenges costs when appropriate
- Directly negotiates proposed changes to standard contract language within guidelines provided by the Legal Division
- Participates in special projects and/or initiatives to help achieve business objectives
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of experience OR Master’s degree with 5+ years of experience OR PhD with 1+ years of experience
- Relevant work experience in drug development across various phases of drug development
- Relevant work experience in program and/or project management experience in a pharmaceutical or biotech environment
- Understanding of FDA regulations, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and ICH guidelines
- Experience working in process improvement
- Ability to manage continuous change and complex projects
- Excellent communication skills
- Effective interpersonal skills to ensure productive collaborations
- Effective time management skills
- Keen insight into the drug development process
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
- Paid vacation
- Holiday and personal days
- Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
- Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
sourcingvendor selectionbudget analysiscontract negotiationproject managementprocess improvementRequest for InformationRequests for Proposalscompetitive biddingstakeholder management
Soft skills
communicationinterpersonaltime managementcollaborationnegotiationanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingleadershipadaptabilitydecision making