Director, Sourcing & Procurement - R&D Clinical Operations and Supplies

The role

The Director, Sourcing & Procurement will serve as a business partner supporting sourcing strategy, contracting, and governance for Clinical Operations and the global clinical trial portfolio. This role involves selecting, contracting, and overseeing clinical service providers and clinical trial supply partners.

What you will do

• Serve as a procurement business partner to Clinical Operations.
• Develop and execute category and supplier strategies.
• Lead end-to-end competitive sourcing activities across various clinical vendors.
• Partner with Clinical Operations, R&D, and Clinical Supply Chain to translate study requirements into sourcing plans.
• Provide commercial insights, market intelligence, and supplier recommendations.
• Lead negotiation and review of MSAs, SOWs, work orders, and other commercial terms.
• Support financial oversight of outsourced clinical services.
• Establish and facilitate vendor governance for strategic partners.
• Identify and help resolve supplier risks affecting study execution.
• Contribute to broader enterprise procurement transformation initiatives.

Required qualifications

• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in a Procurement/Vendor Management or Finance environment in a pharmaceutical, CRO/ biotech company or worked in a clinical R&D operations setting with a CRO/Sponsor
• Good understanding of the drug development R&D process
• In-depth understanding of clinical trial-related execution of large global studies, including CROs, central labs, imaging, drug supply, CMC vendors, and ancillary suppliers
• Strong knowledge of GCP, ICH, and regulatory expectations governing outsourced clinical activities
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize, and independently solve problems in a rapidly changing environment
• Proficient user of standard MS Office suite (e.g., Word, Excel)
• Strong computer and database skills and experience with procurement or contract management systems (e.g., Ariba, Coupa, etc.)
• Attention to detail, accuracy and confidentiality
• Clear and concise oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Critical thinking, problem solving, ability to work independently
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally, manage competing priorities, and operate in a fast-paced, high growth organization

Nice to have

• Minimum BA/BS degree or relevant graduate degree preferred
• Oncology experience preferred
• Experience using electronic document management systems (e.g. Veeva Vault, etc.), and document review tools desirable

Benefits

• bonus
• stock
• benefits

About the company

Summit Therapeutics Inc. is a biopharmaceutical oncology company with a mission focused on improving quality of life, increasing potential duration of life, and resolving serious unmet medical needs.