Manager, Vendor Relationship Management (Biotech/ Pharma)

Varite, Inc.; Foster City (CA); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement Plans

Legal Service Plans

Job summary

VARITE is seeking a Manager, Vendor Relationship Management to support the VRM program in Foster City, CA or Parsippany, NJ. The role combines project leadership with governance and stakeholder engagement to optimize vendor partnerships in biotech environments.

You will own day-to-day VRM operations, develop tools and templates, and help deliver presentations and eLearnings. A strong background in vendor governance, clinical development, and cross-functional collaboration is essential.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree with 5+ years of vendor management or project management experience in biotech/pharma.
• Strong foundation in project management and vendor governance frameworks.
• Experience in Clinical Trial Delivery or Drug Development Lifecycle preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day VRM operational activities, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.
• Lead initiatives that improve vendor governance, streamline processes, and enhance collaboration across teams.
• Identify and implement opportunities to mature workflows and optimize vendor management practices.
• Partner with internal teams to foster strong relationships, source feedback, and improve communication channels.
• Support development and maintenance of governance frameworks, tools, and reporting.
• Analyze processes, data and trends to provide actionable recommendations for improvements.
• Coordinate meetings, develop agendas, prepare presentations, and manage documentation for internal and external audiences.

Skills

Vendor management

Project management

Relationship management

Clinical development

Biotech/pharma exposure

Education

BA/BS degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

VARITE is looking for qualified Manager, Vendor Relationship Management in Foster City, CA or Parsippany, NJ

Job Title: Manager, Vendor Relationship Management

Location: Foster City, CA or Parsippany, NJ (must be local to one of the 2 locations) - Hybrid 3 days a week onsite and 2 days remote

Contract Duration: 12 months

Pay Rate Range: $75.00 - $84.17/hr on W2

WHAT THE CLIENT DOES?

An American biopharmaceutical company that focuses on researching and developing antiviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, influenza, and COVID-19.

WHAT WE DO?

Established in the Year 2000, VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DO

Position Summary

• We are seeking a dynamic professional to support and enhance the infrastructure and operations of the Vendor Relationship Management (VRM) team. This role will be instrumental in managing projects, optimizing processes, and driving operational excellence within our vendor governance framework.
• The successful candidate will contribute insights and strategies to mature our ways of working and strengthen partnerships with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
• The ideal candidate will be an effective project manager and have experience in Vendor Governance / Relationship Management across the Clinical Development landscape. We are looking for someone that can own initiatives to enhance and develop processes, tools, and templates for our Vendor Governance Framework.
• They will also support ongoing VRM operational activities such as management of mailboxes, content development for presentations, and building eLearnings. The individual needs to be able to work autonomously, be proactive, and have high integrity in their work product.

Responsibilities

• Operational Support: Own the management and delivery of assigned day-to-day VRM operational activities, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.
• Project Leadership: Lead and support initiatives that improve vendor governance, streamline processes, and enhance collaboration across teams. Leads creation of assigned presentations or other internal materials related to VRM group.
• Process Optimization: Identify and implement opportunities to mature workflows and optimize vendor management practices.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with internal teams to foster strong relationships, source feedback, and improve communication channels.
• Governance & Reporting: Support development and maintenance of frameworks, tools, and reporting that enable effective vendor relationship management.
• Insights & Continuous Improvement: Analyze processes, data and trends to provide actionable recommendations for operational and strategic improvements.
• Meeting & Material Support: Coordinate meetings, develop agendas, prepare presentations, and manage documentation for internal and external audiences. May support the development of select materials for external vendor meetings as determined by the team.

Core Competencies & Behavioral Attributes

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to see the big picture and align operational improvements with organizational goals.
• Collaboration: Proven ability to work well as part of a team, building strong relationships across stakeholders and fostering a culture of partnership and trust.
• Adaptability: Strong desire and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adjusts to changing priorities with ease.
• Problem-Solving: Applies critical thinking to identify issues and develop innovative solutions.
• Analytical Thinking: Demonstrates excellent technical or analytical knowledge base, with ability to assess data, processes and understanding to tell a meaningful story and message.
• Accountability: Takes ownership of deliverables and ensures timely, high-quality outcomes including ability to make critical decisions related to projects and tasks. Demonstrates excellent attention to detail, teamwork, and initiative; maintains confidentiality; maintains meticulous attention to project deadlines.
• Influence & Communication: Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively and persuasively to drive alignment and action.
• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Proactively seeks opportunities to enhance processes and ways of working with confidence to voice opportunities.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree with 5+ years of relevant experience in vendor management, outsourcing, or project management within biotech or pharmaceutical industries.
• Strong foundation in project management and vendor governance frameworks.
• Previous experience in multiple aspects of Relationship Management including partnering with vendors and cross-functional stakeholders - several years and direct experience preferred.
• Experience in Clinical Trial Delivery or Drug Development Lifecycle preferred.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement Plans: Participation in a company-sponsored retirement savings plan.
• Legal Service Plans: Offering access to attorneys for legal advice and representation.

VARITE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.