Associate Director, Sourcing Strategy & Procurement

Scorpion Therapeutics; Conshohocken (Montgomery County); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking an Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing to lead category management for CMC, Supply Chain, and QA in a highly regulated biopharmaceutical environment.

You will develop and execute category strategies (CDMOs; analytical/CMC activities; raw materials and packaging), run market assessments and competitive sourcing events, and negotiate complex contracts while mitigating risk and ensuring compliance with GxP.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in strategic sourcing/procurement with 5+ years in pharma/regulated industries.
• Demonstrated leadership of enterprise sourcing strategies and large RFPs.
• Experience with CDMOs and supply chain, quality/regulatory systems knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies for CMC, supply chain, QA (CDMOs; materials; packaging; logistics).
• Lead market assessments, supplier evaluations, and benchmarking for savings and risk mitigation.
• Run RFI/RFP/RFQ events, lead supplier selection, and negotiate contracts.
• Manage supplier relationships with governance, KPI tracking, and continuous improvement.
• Lead complex negotiations (MSA, QSA, SOWs) and drive cost optimization.
• Partner cross-functionally to support launches, tech transfers, and network optimization.
• Ensure compliance with GxP and company policies; mitigate risks.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Contract negotiations

Stakeholder influence

RFP leadership

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Engineering/Life Sciences

MBA/MS/CPSM/CPM or equivalent preferred

Tools

Sourcing tools

Job description

Position Summary

The Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing leads strategic sourcing initiatives and category management for CMC, Supply Chain, and QA in a highly regulated biopharmaceutical environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies (CDMOs; analytical/CMC activities; raw materials/APIs/excipients/packaging; logistics/warehousing; quality & compliance consulting).
• Conduct market assessments, supplier evaluations, and benchmarking for cost savings, innovation, risk mitigation, and efficiency.
• Run competitive sourcing events (RFI/RFP/RFQ), lead supplier selection, and negotiate contracts.
• Manage supplier relationships: performance metrics/governance, business reviews, KPI tracking, and continuous improvement.
• Lead complex negotiations (Master Service, Quality, Supply Agreements, SOWs, pricing).
• Partner cross-functionally to support launches, tech transfers, manufacturing scale-up, and network optimization; forecast sourcing needs.
• Proactively mitigate supply chain/quality/operational/financial risks; support business continuity and supplier risk assessments; ensure compliance with company policies, regulations, and GxP.
• Build business cases and total cost of ownership analyses; deliver value (savings, cost avoidance, working capital, performance); track/report savings and category metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (Supply Chain/Business/Engineering/Life Sciences/Chemistry or related) required; MBA/MS/CPSM/CPM or equivalent preferred.
• 8+ years strategic sourcing/procurement/supply chain/category management; 5+ years in pharma/biotech/other highly regulated industries.
• Demonstrated enterprise sourcing strategy leadership; complex supplier negotiations; ability to design/lead large RFP processes; strong communication and stakeholder influence.
• Preferred: experience supporting CMC/Technical Ops/Manufacturing/Supply Chain/Quality; GxP/regulatory and quality systems knowledge; experience managing CDMOs.

Skills & Abilities

Strategic sourcing expertise, contract/negotiation skills, pharma supply chain knowledge, analytical/financial modeling, supplier risk assessment, project management, strong written/verbal communication, thrives in fast-paced environments.

Travel

~15-25%; office-based 3 days/week in Zug, Switzerland; Waltham, MA; or West Conshohocken, PA.