Director, Clinical Outsourcing & Vendor Strategy

Ergomed; Guildford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ergomed invites a Director, Clinical Vendor Strategy to lead outsourcing strategy and vendor governance across the clinical development portfolio. You will partner with Clinical Operations, Vendor Management, Regulatory, Quality and Finance to drive vendor selection, partnerships and outsourcing excellence, ensuring trial delivery.

As a strategic advisor from proposal development through study transition to operations, you will enhance quality, scalability and cost-effectiveness while guiding

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (Masters or equivalent) preferred.
• Progressive experience in Clinical Operations, Trial Management, Vendor Oversight, or Outsourcing Management within a CRO, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical environment.
• Proven experience in clinical trial management across multiple phases and therapeutic areas.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing vendor outsourcing strategies.
• Experience supporting proposal development, RFP responses, and business development activities.
• Strong understanding of global clinical development processes and outsourced service models.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives, process improvements, and organizational change programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead vendor outsourcing strategies for proposals and RFPs, ensuring alignment with study requirements, timelines, budgets, quality standards, and sponsor expectations.
• Evaluate, select, and recommend vendors, providing strategic guidance on capabilities, capacity, global reach, and operational readiness.
• Partner with Vendor Management to strengthen supplier relationships, improve cost transparency, and support strategic sourcing decisions.
• Present outsourcing strategies in bid defenses and sponsor meetings to support business development efforts.
• Build and maintain strong supplier partnerships that drive collaboration, innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement.
• Lead initiatives to optimize and scale outsourcing processes, improving efficiency, quality, predictability, and cost effectiveness.
• Serve as a subject matter expert, collaborating across Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Quality, Finance, and other functions to support successful trial delivery.
• Provide insights on vendor performance, risks, capacity, and readiness to inform portfolio planning and decision-making.
• Develop tools, training, and best practices to strengthen organizational capabilities in outsourcing and vendor governance.
• Ensure outsourced activities comply with ICH-GCP, regulatory requirements, quality standards, and organizational policies, while supporting inspection readiness and quality initiatives.

Skills

Vendor governance

Outsourcing management

Clinical operations

Proposal development

RFP responses

Global clinical development

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Advanced degree

Job description

Ergomed invites a Director, Clinical Vendor Strategy to lead outsourcing strategy and vendor governance across the clinical development portfolio. You will partner with Clinical Operations, Vendor Management, Regulatory, Quality and Finance to drive vendor selection, partnerships and outsourcing excellence, ensuring trial delivery.

As a strategic advisor from proposal development through study transition to operations, you will enhance quality, scalability and cost-effectiveness while guiding