Associate Director, Sourcing & Supplier Relationships

Cytokinetics (Ireland) Limited; Ireland; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytokinetics (Ireland) Limited is seeking an Associate Director, Sourcing & Supplier Relationship Management to lead supplier strategy across CMOs, labs and critical partners, ensuring quality and patient impact. This role drives due diligence, contract negotiations, and supplier performance management across the Global Supply Chain & Technical Operations portfolio.

Based in Dublin, Ireland, the role collaborates with CMC, External Manufacturing and Supply Planning teams, and supports risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Life Sciences, Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain.
• Strong understanding of GMP manufacturing and related regulations (cGMP, FDA/EMA guidelines).
• Proven expertise in supplier relationship management and strategic sourcing.
• ERP systems experience, preferably Oracle.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing and network strategies for Global Supply Chain & Technical Operations.
• Lead supplier selection, contract negotiations, and agreement development with Legal, Finance, Procurement, and Quality.
• Monitor supplier performance using KPIs and ensure regulatory compliance; support audits and risk management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Dublin, Ireland and global partners.

Job description

Cytokinetics is a specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company, building on its over 25 years of pioneering scientific innovations in muscle biology, and advancing a pipeline of potential new medicines for patients suffering from diseases of cardiac muscle dysfunction. As Associate Director, Sourcing & Supplier Relationship Management, you will play a critical role in ensuring the suppliers and partners we work with meet our high standards for quality, innovation, and patient impact. This role plays a critical part in the comprehensive lifecycle of Cytokinetics relations with partners and suppliers supporting Global Supply Chain & Technical Operations. This role requires strong strategic thinking, broad industry experience and excellent relationship development and management skills. This role will support our Sourcing and Network Strategy pillar, a key component of our Global Supply Chain & Technical Operations strategy. This role will support our Manufacturing and Lab Services Supplier Strategy, marketplace assessments of supplier capabilities from early development thru post approval Commercialization, supplier due diligence through Request for Information (RFI) and Requests for Proposals (RPF). These due diligence activities will lead to collaborative supplier selection, contract negotiations, operationalization of the relationship and ultimately management of supplier performance against the contract. This role will be a key partner to CMC and Technical Operations, External Manufacturing and Supply Operations, Enterprise Risk Management, Supply Planning and Partner Pillar activities, and the Supply Chain Center of Excellence in Dublin Ireland. This role requires demonstrated business acumen, influencing skills, strategic thinking, relationship building and collaboration behaviors.

Strategic Supplier Management

Develop and execute sourcing and network strategies that align with Global Supply Chain & Technical Operations goals. Serve as the primary commercial point of contact for assigned CMOs, Labs and critical suppliers. Conduct marketplace assessments, supplier segmentation, and due diligence (RFIs/RFPs). Collaborate with Enterprise Risk Management to identify and mitigate supplier sourcing risks.

Contracting & Negotiations

Lead supplier selection, contract negotiations, and agreement development in partnership with Legal, Finance, Procurement, and Quality. Support External Supply team with contract setup, budget planning, and tracking.

Performance & Risk Management

Monitor supplier performance using standard KPIs and ensure compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements. Support supplier audits and develop business continuity and risk management processes. Identify opportunities to improve supplier value, cost, quality, and service.

Collaboration & Leadership

Partner with CMC, Technical Operations, Supply Planning, and global teams in Dublin, Ireland. Represent Supply Chain Sourcing on cross-functional teams for complex projects.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, or related field (advanced degree a plus).
• 10+ years of experience in Life Sciences, Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain, preferably within Biotech/Pharma.
• Strong understanding of product development, GMP manufacturing, and related regulations (cGMP, GCP, CFRs, Part 11, FDA/EMA Guidelines).
• Proven expertise in manufacturing cost benchmarks and pricing strategies for small molecule manufacturing.
• Demonstrated success in supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, and strategic sourcing.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and influencing skills.
• ERP systems experience, preferably Oracle.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (15–20%).

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If you are excited about what you could accomplish at Cytokinetics and believe you can add value to our team, we would love to hear from you.

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Cytokinetics is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Cytokinetics is a late-stage, specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class muscle activators and next-in-class muscle inhibitors as potential treatments for debilitating diseases in which cardiac muscle performance is compromised. As a leader in muscle biology and the mechanics of muscle performance, the company is developing small molecule drug candidates specifically engineered to impact myocardial muscle function and contractility.

Our passion is anchored in robust scientific thinking, grounded in integrity and critical thinking. We keep the patient front and center in all we do – all actions and decisions are in service of the patient and their caregivers. We champion integrity, ethics, doing the right thing, and being our best selves.

Please visit our website at: www.cytokinetics.com