Global Category Buyer Rare Diseases

Title:

Global Category Buyer Rare Diseases

Company:

Ipsen Pharma (SAS)

Job Description:

Come join a team of Procurement professionals who specialize in driving value and partnering with the business in a dynamic Biopharmaceutical company. 

If GROWTH supporting a robust clinical pipeline as part of a Global Procurement organization gets you excited…

Then, look no further!

Position Overview

The Global Category Buyer, Clinical and Medical will be responsible for a multi-million clinical trials spend related to Clinical and Medical Services (Clinical Full Services Outsourcing & Functional Service Provision such as Data Management, Biostatistics, Medical Imaging, Medical Writing, Electronic Data Capture, IRT, ePRO, eCOA…)

Additionally, you will contribute to the strategic development of your portfolio and will ensure the robust delivery through clear and measurable benefits.

Job responsibilities

• Partner with the business to gain visibility on the Clinical Development Plan and R&D/Medical trials portfolio.
• Analyze spend and budget to identify Procurement opportunities with R&D and Medical business stakeholders
• Work in close collaboration with R&D and Medical business stakeholders to get a clear understanding of future business needs, to determine the appropriate Procurement strategy, source vendors, and to ensure the consistency between the technical specifications, vendor proposals, and contractual documents
• Drive, execute and implement the procurement process for Clinical and Medical initiatives according to the global procurement policy and procurement best practice
• Deploy 7-step strategic sourcing process to optimize Clinical and Medical spend, drive supplier performance and minimize risks,
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and lead negotiation efforts to obtain best value prices, terms, and optimized lead-times for services and goods
• Be accountable for building & delivering a savings pipeline for the assigned categories

Experience & Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in business / management / procurement.
• Demonstrated experience in Procurement in an international and matrix environment.
• Knowledge of Pharmaceutical industry and Drug Development process
• Experience dealing with Contract Research Organizations
• Good planning, interpersonal, and organizational skills to consistently meet procurement deadlines
• Effective and proven strategic sourcing & procurement skills
• Fully skilled in procurement processes, systems & tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated successful use of risk management and supplier relation management
• Language: Fluent in English.

Company Profile:

Ipsen is a leading biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving patient lives through innovative medicines in oncology , neuroscience  and rare diseases.  We take pride in our culture, which is rooted in collaboration, to deliver results for our core customer – the patient. This level of involvement by cross-functional teams promotes a strong sense of unity and pulls together all colleagues locally and across our key geographies, which span 115 countries across North America, Europe and Asia.

Dans le cadre de ses recrutements IPSEN s’engage au respect de l’égalité de traitement des candidats, indépendamment du sexe, de l’âge, de l'orientation sexuelle, de l'origine ethnique, de la couleur de la peau, de la nationalité, du handicap ou de l'appartenance à un syndicat.