JOB SUMMARY
The Supplier Relationship Manager works closely with project, people, and functional leaders across Clinical Operations & Biometrics, Procurement, Legal and Suppliers to ensure appropriate governance and oversight of RMS suppliers. He maximizes the value obtained from partnerships with external providers of Clinical Trial Services at a study, program or supplier level. This is a two level job requiring a combination of advanced skills and experience in identifying, selecting and managing external suppliers of Clinical Trial Services.
Responsibilities
- Oversee all aspects of outsourcing / external resourcing in support of Clinical Operations and Biomentrics (COBM) functions and sub-functions.
- Effectively manages the relationships with key suppliers and represents RMS at applicable levels within management teams/steering committees.
- Develops overall RMS COBM outsourcing strategy across functions.
- Works with COBM leaders to identify and fully document outsourcing needs.
- Works with Procurement and COBM Subject Matter Experts (SME) to identify and select suppliers.
- Works with Procurement, Supplier Quality Assurance and SME to qualify.
- Works with Clinical Contract Administration and Legal to establish Master Services Agreement (MSA) for as many suppliers as possible.
- Establishes, monitors and reports on Key Performance Indicators for applicable suppliers.
- Ensures complete and accurate supplier information/records are maintained across applicable systems (e.g., Simple-Buy, CTMS, etc.)
- Other applicable duties assigned by the manager
- Manages staff; provides staff with coaching, training and opportunities to develop skills, and gives ongoing, constructive and timely feedback on performance and progress toward goals and expectations.
- Other duties as assigned by management.
Require
- 7 years of relevant experience required in sponsor/vendor relationship experience within the Diagnostics and/or Pharmaceutical industry
- 4 years of experience in specific RFI, RFP, Contracting and/or Budget management experience
- Travel require 25% based on business need
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Clinical Trial Services
- Vendor Management
- Contracting: Master Services Agreement content and contract negotiations
- Vendor Budgets
- Key Performance Indicators for Clinical Trial Services
- Project Management Softwar
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Business / Finance or industry related field
Master's Degree in Business / Finance or industry related field
Hourly Pay Rate Range (dependent on location, experience, expectation)
The pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay for this position is: $40.38 - $55/hr
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K (provided minimum eligibility hours are met)