Strategic Sourcing Leader — Life-Sciences Commodities

Element Biosciences

San Diego (CA)

On-site

USD 119,000 - 156,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Discretionary annual bonus

No-cost health insurance

401k with company match

Flexible paid time off

Job summary

Element Biosciences, a leader in genomics technologies, seeks a Staff Commodity Manager, Strategic Sourcing to drive multi-year sourcing strategies for life sciences assemblies, electronics, and materials. You will lead supplier selection, on-boarding, and governance, partnering with R&D, Quality, and Operations to ensure cost, quality, and supply continuity.

The ideal candidate has deep commodity management expertise, strong contract negotiation skills, and experience with TLC and should-cost

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field with 15+ years in strategic sourcing or related roles.
Proven experience in regulated industries and supplier management across diverse materials.
Strong cost modeling, TLC, and should-cost capabilities with data-driven decisions.
Extensive contract negotiations and supplier relationship management.

Responsibilities

Develop multi-year strategic sourcing roadmaps aligned with product timelines and COGS targets.
Lead supplier selection, qualification, onboarding for direct materials and services.
Influence DFC/DFM early in R&D; drive make-vs-buy decisions and multi-sourcing.
Perform TLC modeling and cost-avoidance initiatives across commodity families.
Maintain supplier scorecards and lead QBRs with corrective actions.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, and Ops for supplier compliance.
Negotiate pricing, terms, and risk-sharing; draft governance documents.
Ensure data integrity in BOMs and supplier records; manage risk and continuity.