Remote Biotech Procurement Lead

Plasmidsaurus; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Plasmidsaurus is building a first-in-class procurement function to support rapid growth across US and international labs. You’ll establish streamlined vendor evaluation, negotiation, and renewal processes that unlock cost savings, reduce risk, and provide visibility into spend with a scalable model.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Operations, and the Labs teams to standardize purchasing, manage POs, and secure high-value contracts that accelerate research

Qualifications

• 4–7 years in procurement, supply chain, lab operations, or a related function.
• Growth-stage biotech, genomics, CRO/CDMO background strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required; science background strongly preferred.
• Vendor negotiation and contract management experience.
• Understanding of life science reagent and consumable supply chains — manufacturers, distributors, GPO programs.
• Procurement software and PO workflow management experience.
• Basic financial literacy: budget tracking, invoice reconciliation, cost-per-unit analysis.
• Comfortable reading and redlining vendor contracts and NDAs.

Responsibilities

• Work vendor and subscription contracts, from initial purchases through renewals.
• Lead or support negotiations, bringing consistent tactics to how the company negotiates.
• Set up primary and backup preferred vendors for high-use consumable categories, consolidating across US and international labs.
• Put a vendor vetting process in place, with preferred backup lists for high-value categories.
• Spot supply chain risks early and put mitigation plans in place.

Skills

Vendor negotiation

Contract management

Spend analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Procurement software

PO workflow management

Contract management systems

Job description

Plasmidsaurus is building a first-in-class procurement function to support rapid growth across US and international labs. You’ll establish streamlined vendor evaluation, negotiation, and renewal processes that unlock cost savings, reduce risk, and provide visibility into spend with a scalable model.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Operations, and the Labs teams to standardize purchasing, manage POs, and secure high-value contracts that accelerate research