Strategic Drug Substance Procurement Lead

BioSpace; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 132,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

401(k) plan

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Lilly, headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, is hiring an Associate Director for Product Research & Development Procurement. The role develops drug substance sourcing strategies across small molecules, peptides, and oligonucleotides, supporting development and clinical manufacturing through category-based procurement leadership.

Responsibilities include leading supplier due diligence, RFP oversight, and contract management, while ensuring supply risk mitigation and strong supplier relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Minimum 3 years of procurement experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis (visa sponsorship not provided).

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the category strategy for PR&D incl. market analysis, supplier identification, evaluation and selection, negotiate contracts and manage risk, cost, and supply.
• Lead the review of requirements, development of sourcing strategies, and management of the supplier due diligence process, RFP process oversight, contract and award, and oversight of the contract management process.
• Lead the on-site due diligence process with potential CMOs.
• Lead and discuss terms of the supplier contracts and use contract knowledge to collaborate with business partners if issues or disputes arise.
• Ensure Agreements Address Supply Risks And Company Liabilities.
• Provide support for supplier relationship management issues and disputes.
• Ensure that company priorities and interests from relevant areas have their requirements represented in agreements.
• Provide market intelligence on CMO capabilities.

Skills

Procurement in pharma

Contract negotiations

Supplier relationship management

RFP process

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

AI tools

Job description

Lilly, headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, is hiring an Associate Director for Product Research & Development Procurement. The role develops drug substance sourcing strategies across small molecules, peptides, and oligonucleotides, supporting development and clinical manufacturing through category-based procurement leadership.

Responsibilities include leading supplier due diligence, RFP oversight, and contract management, while ensuring supply risk mitigation and strong supplier relationships.