Strategic Vendor Partner

2 weeks ago

Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland beBeeLeadership Full time €90,000 - €120,000

Vendor Partnership Lead

The Vendor Partnership Lead is responsible for leading the strategic and operational management of vendor partnerships within a specific disease area. This role ensures the successful delivery of vendor service strategies that align with program objectives, clinical development timelines and operational requirements.

This position has accountability for the team responsible for developing and executing vendor partnership strategies, ensuring alignment with overarching program strategies and fostering a high-performance culture to support program success.

The Vendor Partnership Lead will play a critical role in advancing program goals by fostering strong collaborations with internal and external partners.

About the Role

  • Lead the vendor partnership community to execute vendor service strategy and clinical trial milestones.
  • Build a strong community of vendor partnership strategists, leads, and teams for portfolio delivery.
  • Continuously assess and adjust vendor partnership strategy to ensure successful portfolio delivery.
  • Collaborate with strategic vendors and category teams for process alignment and innovation adoption.
  • Oversee portfolio health and governance with internal teams and vendor leadership.
  • Foster a culture of accountable delivery, high performance, risk mitigation, and rapid issue resolution.
  • Manage key stakeholders within GCO and non-GCO functions for operational efficiency.
  • Represent vendor partnering at forums and share risks and mitigation strategies.
  • Host vendor partner summits for deepening focus and collaboration.

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical clinical drug development.
  • Global management experience and matrix organization expertise.
  • Ability to manage and coach people in a servant leadership style.
  • Strong leadership, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
  • Advocacy for new working methods and high resilience.
  • Extensive knowledge of clinical development processes.
  • Proven leadership during organizational transformation.
  • Strong organizational awareness and stakeholder management.
  • Solid relationship-building and executive leadership negotiation skills.

About Our Organization:

We are dedicated to helping people with diseases and their families through innovative science and collaboration. We strive to create a brighter future together by combining our expertise, passion, and commitment to excellence.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Benefits:

You can find more information about our benefits and rewards in our handbook.

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