Clinical Vendor Outsourcing Manager – CRO Sourcing & Contracts

Pyramid Consulting, Inc; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Clinical Vendor Outsourcing Manager – CRO Sourcing & Contracts for a 12+ months contract in San Francisco, CA. Hybrid work arrangement with strong emphasis on end-to-end CRO/vendor contracting in clinical development.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, extensive vendor management, and expertise in RFI/RFP processes, contract negotiations, and budget review. MBA/JD or certifications are a plus, and Oncology program support is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in clinical vendor outsourcing, CRO management or related functions.
• Experience with CROs/vendors in pharma/biotech environments.
• Strong understanding of clinical development lifecycle and ICH-GCP.
• Experience with RFI/RFP/RFx processes and vendor evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing and contracting for CROs and clinical vendors.
• Develop vendor strategies, sourcing plans, and engagement approaches.
• Manage RFI/RFP processes, proposals, and evaluations.
• Negotiate contracts including SOWs, pricing, and amendments.
• Oversee vendor lifecycle from sourcing to closeout and performance management.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and company policies.

Skills

CRO/vendor outsourcing

Clinical sourcing

Vendor governance

Contract negotiations

Budget analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Contract lifecycle management systems

Job description

Immediate need for a talented Clinical Vendor Outsourcing Manager – CRO Sourcing & Contracts. This is a 12+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in San Francisco, CA (Hybrid).

Job ID:26-27049

Pay Range: $66 - $71/hour. Traveler benefits as per agency package. (Benefits vary by vendor and assignment.)

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and support end-to-end sourcing and contracting activities for full-service CROs and clinical vendors supporting clinical development programs.
• Develop and maintain clinical vendor sourcing strategies, sourcing plans, and vendor engagement approaches.
• Manage RFI/RFP processes, including requirements gathering, vendor identification, proposal review, evaluation, comparison, and selection support.
• Evaluate vendor capabilities, operating models, timelines, scope, pricing, budgets, and overall fit with clinical program requirements.
• Facilitate vendor selection and bid-defense activities with Clinical Operations, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Finance, Legal, and other stakeholders.
• Lead or support contract negotiations involving commercial terms, SOWs, pricing, timelines, deliverables, amendments, and change orders.
• Manage the clinical vendor contract lifecycle from sourcing and qualification through execution, amendments, performance management, and closeout.
• Review and analyze complex clinical trial budgets, vendor proposals, cost drivers, pricing structures, and financial assumptions.
• Identify opportunities to improve contract value, cost efficiency, risk mitigation, and overall outsourcing effectiveness.
• Partner with Clinical Operations and business stakeholders to ensure vendor scope and commercial terms accurately reflect study requirements.
• Monitor vendor performance, milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, and change requests.
• Support resolution of vendor performance and contractual issues and elevate significant risks appropriately.
• Ensure vendor engagements comply with applicable clinical research regulations, ICH-GCP requirements, company policies, and quality standards.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Finance, Procurement, Regulatory, and Clinical Operations to resolve contractual and operational issues.
• Maintain accurate, audit-ready sourcing and contract documentation throughout the vendor lifecycle.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, standardization, benchmarking, and outsourcing efficiency.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in clinical vendor outsourcing, clinical sourcing, CRO management, clinical contracts, procurement, or related pharmaceutical/biotechnology functions.
• Experience working with CROs or clinical research vendors in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CRO, or clinical research environment.
• Strong understanding of the clinical development lifecycle and clinical research environment.
• Experience with RFI/RFP/RFx processes, vendor evaluation, sourcing, contracting, and vendor selection.
• Experience reviewing or negotiating clinical vendor contracts, SOWs, pricing, amendments, and change orders.
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to analyze clinical trial budgets, vendor pricing, cost drivers, and commercial proposals.
• Experience managing or supporting vendor relationships, performance, governance, risk, and issue resolution.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills with experience partnering with Clinical Operations, Legal, Finance, Procurement, Compliance, and Regulatory.
• Ability to manage multiple sourcing and contracting activities in a fast-paced clinical development environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline required; Master's degree preferred.
• Experience supporting Oncology clinical development programs.
• MBA or JD.
• PMP, CPSM, or equivalent certification.
• Experience with complex, high-value CRO agreements.
• Experience with clinical outsourcing strategy and vendor governance.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management systems and procurement platforms.
• Experience supporting global clinical development programs.
• Knowledge of ICH-GCP and global regulatory requirement

Our client is a leading biopharmaceutical Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions.

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.