Discovery CRO Liaison & Outsourcing Lead

Absci Corp.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Absci Corp. in New York, NY, seeks an intake and sourcing specialist who can triage internal research requests and decide whether to execute in-house, outsource, or use a hybrid model. You will manage CRO partnerships and communicate in Mandarin to align technical and commercial terms with partner teams.

You will coordinate contracting sequences (NDA/CDA → MSA → SOW) and drive progress from intake to data delivery, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality meet program needs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in biotech or pharma with direct exposure to early discovery R&D.
• Experience outsourcing research work to CROs and contracting sequence (NDA/CDA → MSA → SOW).
• Fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English; able to negotiate technical and business terms.

Responsibilities

• Serve as intake point for internal research requests (protein expression, assays, developability, etc.).
• Assess requests against expertise, capacity and determine internal/external/hybrid execution path.
• Escalate conflicts in priority and facilitate resolution with leadership.
• Identify and shortlist CROs in China; build a vendor list by service category.
• Draft, negotiate, and shepherd SOWs, work orders, and procurement documents.
• Act as liaison between internal scientists and CRO partners; conduct meetings and ensure data delivery.
• Translate and reconcile technical requirements across languages (Mandarin/English).
• Report cycle time, on-time delivery, spend vs. budget, and data quality to optimize workflow.

Skills

Outsourcing to CROs

Mandarin fluency

Biotech/pharma experience

Project management

Cross-functional communication

Education

BS/MS in life sciences

PhD welcomed

Job description

Absci Corp. in New York, NY, seeks an intake and sourcing specialist who can triage internal research requests and decide whether to execute in-house, outsource, or use a hybrid model. You will manage CRO partnerships and communicate in Mandarin to align technical and commercial terms with partner teams.

You will coordinate contracting sequences (NDA/CDA → MSA → SOW) and drive progress from intake to data delivery, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality meet program needs.