Biotech Procurement Director – Strategic Sourcing

Iambic Therapeutics, Inc; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Iambic Therapeutics, Inc, based in San Diego, seeks an Associate Director of Procurement to scale our procurement function and align strategy with scientific platform needs. You will lead a small, high-performing team and partner with Finance and R&D to optimize supplier strategies and ERP integrations.

Reporting to the SVP of Finance, this role emphasizes strategic influence, cross-functional collaboration, and data-driven decision-making to support biotech advancement and growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive procurement/supply chain experience, including leadership roles.
• Biotech/pharma or life sciences experience, ideally in a platform-based or R&D-driven organization.
• Experience with ERP and procurement systems (NetSuite, Coupa) and data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a company-wide procurement strategy aligned with scientific platform needs and corporate objectives.
• Build, lead, and mentor a small but high-performing procurement team as the organization scales.
• Establish procurement as a strategic function, influencing decision-making across the organization.
• Develop long-term sourcing strategies for critical categories including lab automation and scientific instrumentation, CRO/CDMO and building-block suppliers, reagents and consumables, and procurement/data systems.
• Lead complex negotiations, including MSAs, multi-year contracts, and enterprise-level deals.
• Develop preferred vendor programs and optimize supplier base for quality, cost, and scalability.
• Monitor supplier performance through KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
• Act as a key advisor to leadership on external market dynamics, supplier innovation, and make-vs-buy decisions.
• Lead the transition and implementation of a new procurement/ERP platform (e.g., Coupa), including data migration, process redesign, and change management across the organization.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Strategic sourcing

Supplier relationship management

Change management

Negotiation

ERP systems

Data-driven decision making

Team-building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management

MBA or advanced degree

Tools

Coupa

NetSuite

Job description

Iambic Therapeutics, Inc, based in San Diego, seeks an Associate Director of Procurement to scale our procurement function and align strategy with scientific platform needs. You will lead a small, high-performing team and partner with Finance and R&D to optimize supplier strategies and ERP integrations.

Reporting to the SVP of Finance, this role emphasizes strategic influence, cross-functional collaboration, and data-driven decision-making to support biotech advancement and growth.