Senior Procurement Specialist - NPI & Strategic Sourcing

Scorpion Therapeutics; Rahway (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a Direct Materials Procurement professional to lead the New Product Introduction sourcing, market analyses, and supplier negotiations.

You will collaborate with Legal, Finance, Procure-to-Pay and external suppliers to ensure cost-effective, compliant supply, with a focus on risk management and supplier performance. This role requires a Master’s degree and 2+ years of pharmaceutical experience, plus strong data analytics and MS Office proficiency.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required in Engineering, Science, Supply Chain, or Procurement.
• 2+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience.
• Strong communication and ability to present clearly across levels.
• Ability to influence external partners and manage cross-functional initiatives.
• Advanced data collection, analytics, and reporting skills.
• Excellent project management and independent work in ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Collect market trends, competitive environment, and industry best practices to aid sourcing strategy.
• Collaborate with functions to execute sourcing strategy across modalities until launch + 2 years.
• Support procurement objectives: sourcing, risk management, supplier development, cost reduction, and supplier relationship management.
• Cross-functionally work with Legal, Finance, Procure-to-Pay, and external suppliers.
• Conduct detailed market analyses to provide insights.
• Implement procurement strategies and tactical processes; advise on systems.
• Support supplier selection; ensure contract requirements are met; manage relationships.
• Enforce policy compliance with data-driven approaches.

Skills

Strong communication

Ability to influence external partners

Advanced data analytics

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in Engineering, Science, Supply Chain, or Procurement

Tools

PowerBI

Excel

PowerPoint

Advanced MS Office

SharePoint

MS Teams

Job description

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a Direct Materials Procurement professional to lead the New Product Introduction sourcing, market analyses, and supplier negotiations.

You will collaborate with Legal, Finance, Procure-to-Pay and external suppliers to ensure cost-effective, compliant supply, with a focus on risk management and supplier performance. This role requires a Master’s degree and 2+ years of pharmaceutical experience, plus strong data analytics and MS Office proficiency.