Senior Outsourcing Manager

The role

The Senior Outsourcing Manager leads outsourcing and vendor management activities across R&D with a focus on Clinical Development. This role supports vendor strategy, selection, contracting, governance, and financial planning while managing vendor relationships throughout the engagement lifecycle.

What you will do

• Manage outsourced vendor relationships across R&D and Clinical programs
• Partner with Clinical, R&D, Tech Ops, Finance, and functional teams
• Support vendor governance activities including performance reviews and risk management
• Support program and functional department financial planning and reporting
• Manage functional department contracts and vendor engagements
• Develop and maintain vendor qualification and performance scorecards
• Develop and negotiate investigative site contracts
• Lead end-to-end sourcing events for program teams and corporate needs
• Negotiate master service agreements, statements of work, and commercial terms
• Support procurement and financial systems and processes

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related field
• 5 years of outsource management, procurement, contracting and vendor management experience
• Proficiency with procurement/contract management systems (e.g., Coupa, Ariba, SAP)
• Strong command of Excel-based spend analysis, benchmarking, and reporting
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive sourcing decisions without direct authority
• Sound judgment in balancing cost, quality, and speed trade-offs
• Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple concurrent sourcing initiatives
• Proactive in identifying risk and escalating issues
• Strong negotiation and vendor relationship management skills
• Clear written and verbal communication with internal stakeholders and external suppliers
• Ability to present sourcing recommendations and business cases to leadership

Nice to have

• MBA or relevant advanced degree/certification (e.g., CPSM, CIPS)

Benefits

• Competitive health and wellness coverage
• Paid time off
• Public holidays
• Additional leave entitlements in accordance with local requirements
• Flexible work arrangements / hybrid schedule

About the company

Beeline Medicines is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and delivering category-leading precision therapies to transform the lives of people living with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.