Associate Director R&D Procurement - Clinical Sciences

Scorpion Therapeutics; West Chester (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health insurance

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking an Associate Director – Clinical Sciences Business Partnering & Category Strategy to lead strategic sourcing for central labs, biomarker labs, and biorepository services. This hybrid role requires collaboration across Clinical Development, Translational Medicine, and Operations to optimize vendor performance and scientific outcomes.

The role emphasizes category management, supplier governance, and value delivery within regulated life sciences environments,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years in procurement/category management or clinical sciences/lab operations in life sciences or regulated environments.
• Experience in sourcing governance, supplier management, and cross-functional project leadership.
• Understanding of drug development, clinical lab operations, and biomarker/sample lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Clinical Development and Operations to align lab/biomarker requirements with business needs.
• Develop and maintain category strategies and roadmaps for central labs, biomarker labs, and biorepository services.
• Analyze spend, volumes, and market data to identify sourcing opportunities and track outcomes.
• Lead sourcing activities (RFx, supplier evaluation, negotiations, contracting) balancing cost, quality, and scientific needs.

Job description

Associate Director – Clinical Sciences Business Partnering & Category Strategy (Hybrid 2-3 days in West Chester, PA)

Responsibilities

• Partner with Clinical Development, Translational & Precision Medicine, Clinical Operations, and others to understand laboratory/biomarker/sample/study and business requirements.
• Develop and maintain category strategies and sourcing roadmaps for global central labs, specialty/biomarker labs, Translational & Precision Medicine, and biorepository services.
• Use spend data, testing volumes, supplier insights, benchmarks, and market intelligence to identify sourcing, productivity, and value opportunities; track sourcing outcomes using Procurement tools.
• Support supplier segmentation, governance, performance management, and improvement; maintain knowledge of capabilities, service models, capacity, pricing, technology, and quality/regulatory considerations.
• Lead/support Clinical Sciences sourcing (requirements, RFx, supplier evaluation, negotiation, recommendations, contracting support) while balancing cost, quality, speed, scientific capability, data/sample integrity, compliance, continuity, and supplier capability.
• Apply category management and supplier governance practices; provide project leadership and subject-matter guidance without direct people management.

Qualifications/Skills

• 7+ years in procurement/category management/strategic sourcing/supplier management or Clinical Sciences/lab/clinical ops in life sciences/regulated environments.
• Experience supporting sourcing/category management/supplier governance/commercial activities for clinical laboratory, biomarker, Translational & Precision Medicine, biorepository, or related services.
• Working understanding of drug development; clinical lab operations; biomarker & sample lifecycle; supplier ecosystems; quality/regulatory requirements.
• Ability to manage cross-functional sourcing projects, analyze commercial info, influence stakeholders, and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Bachelor’s required; advanced degree preferred. Master’s (5+ yrs) or Bachelor’s (7+ yrs).
• People-management not required.

Preferred/Good to Have

• Clinical Sciences sourcing experience (central labs, specialty/biomarker labs, biospecimen logistics/biorepository). Preferred provider programs; supplier governance; test/assay pricing; sample logistics/storage; negotiations; laboratory/scientific services agreements.

Benefits (included)

• Comprehensive health insurance; 401(k) with employer match and defined contribution; paid time off; company-paid life and disability; additional listed benefits.