Director, Clinical Procurement

The role

The Director of Clinical Procurement will lead sourcing and supplier management for late-stage clinical programs. This leader will shape clinical procurement strategy and oversee clinical vendors through strategic planning and commercial negotiations.

What you will do

• Develop and lead clinical procurement strategy for late-stage programs.
• Partner with Clinical Operations to forecast vendor needs and plan procurement activities.
• Lead clinical vendor sourcing and evaluation processes for CROs, labs, and other suppliers.
• Structure and run competitive processes, vendor evaluations, and selection recommendations.
• Lead commercial negotiations and contracting for clinical services.
• Establish scopes of work, budgets, service expectations, and performance measures.
• Build vendor governance including business reviews and performance improvement plans.
• Monitor supplier capacity, financial health, and delivery risks.
• Support clinical budget development, cost analysis, and spend management.
• Lead and develop clinical procurement team members or matrixed project resources.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, life sciences, or a related field
• 12+ years of relevant experience in clinical procurement, strategic sourcing, or vendor management within the biopharmaceutical or clinical research industry
• 5+ years of experience leading teams, major sourcing initiatives, or complex cross-functional programs
• Experience supporting global, late-stage clinical development programs, including complex, multi-country studies
• Demonstrated success leading vendor selection, commercial negotiations, and contract management for clinical services
• Working knowledge of clinical trial operations, clinical service provider models, and the needs of cross-functional study teams
• Experience managing supplier performance, budgets, risks, and escalations across multiple vendors and workstreams
• Strong financial and analytical skills
• Familiarity with regulated clinical development environments and relevant quality and compliance expectations
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills

Nice to have

• Advanced degree
• Relevant professional certification

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Equity compensation
• Competitive benefits package

About the company

Generate:Biomedicines is a clinical-stage generative biology company pioneering the AI revolution in drug design and development. The company integrates machine learning with large-scale experimentation to design proteins with defined biological intent.