Associate Director, Commercial & Medical Affairs Global Category Sourcing

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc Company; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexion in Barcelona seeks an Associate Director, Global Sourcing to lead global category strategies for Marketing, Medical Affairs, and R&D. You will partner with Legal, Finance and IT to align on contracts, compliance and supplier performance while driving value across regions.

The role requires 7+ years in pharma procurement, CRO management, and a proven track record in reducing total cost of ownership. The position is 3 days in office and 2 days from home.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in global procurement across marketing, medical affairs, or R&D categories.
• Experience in pharmaceutical procurement involving medical affairs, marketing, patient services, events, market access, or operations.
• Proven ability to work with CROs/External Providers and across regions, functions, and cultures.

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage strategic relationships with Marketing and Medical Affairs stakeholders.
• Develop and implement global sourcing category strategies and value generation plans.
• Own sourcing strategy for Global Supplier Category base; negotiate contracts and ensure compliance.
• Lead Post Contract Management and Supplier Relationship Management with continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance and IT to ensure open communication and cross-functional alignment.
• Drive value with cross-functional teams and regional operations; anticipate market changes and plan long-term.
• Support diversity and build relationships with diverse suppliers.

Skills

Global sourcing leadership

Pharma procurement

Stakeholder management

R&D/Medical Affairs spend

CRO/vendor management

Team collaboration & integrity

Education

BA/BS in Operations, Finance, Business

MBA desirable

CPSM certification desirable

Job description

Location: Barcelona - Spain (3 days working from the office and 2 days working from home)

The Associate Director, Global Sourcing will develop strong partnerships with functional leaders in the management of external spending supporting Medical Affairs and Marketing. Collaborating with functional leadership, develop and implement global sourcing category strategies and value generation plans. Owns sourcing strategy for Global Supplier Category base. Manages the strategic sourcing process from supplier/product evaluation through negotiating contracts, compliance considerations, and ongoing performance management. Maintains an up-to-date understanding of enterprise needs, relevant industries, and best practices for strategic sourcing.

What you will do

• Identify, develop, and manage strategic business relationships with key Marketing and Medical Affairs stakeholders.
• Proactively develop partnerships with key partner functions, including Legal, Finance and IT– ensuring open communication, ideas and information are shared, and communications foster respect and true collaboration.
• Takes a holistic view of spend and identifies category-level demand management, leverage, and LCC opportunities.
• Enables high-performing engagement models with business units and regions.
• Partners closely with business area owners to drive value for Alexion and provides leadership and direction for cross-functional teams.
• Develops and implements the framework for Post Contract Management and Supplier Relationship Management, ensuring each supplier relationship is established with a bias for continuous improvement.
• Utilizes outstanding project, program, and change management skills to manage and drive internal and external change.
• Leverages a deep understanding of the marketplace, competitors, and business requirements. Anticipates key changes and drivers in those categories and formulates mid-range and long-range plans.
• Actively supports diversity to expand relationships and spend with Diverse Suppliers
• Builds and drives a Total Cost of Ownership culture across Alexion. Implements Supplier Performance Management with key suppliers to foster innovation, manage supplier performance, and ensures continuous improvement.
• Supports compliance with key controls, processes and procedures, as applicable. In addition, provides support and input to finance policies, procedures, and SOP’s to formalize areas of compliance within the financial framework to support future scalability.
• Has the ability to bring potential internal control and compliance-related matters that may cause risk to the attention of regional and/or corporate leaders as deemed appropriate. Also provides support to ensure compliance related to FCPA and local laws/regulations, grants and spend transparency requirements across the organization.

Desired Skills

• 7+ years of progressive global procurement experience managing a range of marketing, medical affairs, or R&D categories
• Procurement experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including medical affairs, marketing, patient services, meetings & events, market access, operations, R&D or equivalent roles
• Proven ability to work effectively with Clinical Research Organizations/External Providers and to interact widely and effectively within the company across regions, functions, and cultures.
• Experience working on R&D Clinical Trials or Medical Evidence studies or working with Secondary Data sources and real-world healthcare data, and understanding of outcomes research /payer access issues
• Experience in the delivery of Real-World Evidence generation studies and understanding of epidemiological study designs
• Working at a CRO or hands-on experience managing research projects conducted by CROs
• Must be very team oriented and be able to apply a customer service and value-added approach to work across boundaries and borders and influence and lead procurement functional specialists.
• Must be a strong relationship builder with a proven track record of establishing and maintaining effective internal and external client relationships.
• Must possess the highest professional and personal standards, unquestioned integrity and business ethics. Must have demonstrated ability and courage of his or her own convictions and adhering to strongly held principles and values – and hold others to the same standards. This person must be prepared to define their position on significant issues and drive change when necessary.
• The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, energetic, and naturally curious to learn. They will see this role as an opportunity to understand and appreciate the nuances of Alexion’s global business platform, providing them with the skills to further their career within Alexion.

Education

• BA/BS in Operations, Finance, Business or comparable discipline.
• MBA desirable
• CPSM certification desirable

Date Posted

20-oct-2026

Closing Date

03-nov-2026

Alexion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affӑinative Action employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where every single person can belong because of their uniqueness. The Company will not make decisions about employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment based on race, color, religion, creed or lack thereof, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), parental status (including adoption or surrogacy), military status, protected veteran status, disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, mental illness or other characteristics protected by law. Alexion provides reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of candidates and employees. To begin an interactive dialogue with Alexion regarding an accommodation, please contact [e-mail]. Alexion participates in E-Verify.