Associate Director – Supplier Relationship Management – Central/Specialty Labs

Associate Director – Supplier Relationship Management – Central/Specialty Labs

Requirements

• BS/BA required; advanced technical degree preferred.
• 8 or more years of applicable drug development operations experience, global experience preferred.
• Experience across key clinical operational functions (e.g. project management, clinical monitoring, data management process, regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, etc.) to enable meaningful dialogue within Takeda and with partners.
• Experience in Alliance/Partnership excellence: deep understanding/experience of building, maintaining, and closing partnerships including tools/methods.
• Experience with root cause analysis, developing corrective actions, and driving process improvement.
• Experience in leveraging data insights for decision-making and process optimization.
• Experience with financial management, negotiation, conflict resolution and team building skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the supplier governance framework, including chairing governance meetings and maintaining critical oversight tools (e.g performance metrics, scorecards, risk registers).
• Manage operational performance improvements by conducting thorough root cause analysis, implementing corrective actions, and driving process standardization and change management activities.
• Work with Clinical Partner Outsourcing (CPO) team to ensure execution of studies is in line with commercial constructs and operational performance targets.
• Assess partner services to ensure alignment with Takeda’s current and future needs, ensuring capabilities conform to organizational requirements and strategies.
• Leveraging best practices, provide direction to optimize the success, value and efficiency of the Takeda-supplier relationship.
• Effectively manage open and/or escalated issues to timely and effective resolution.
• Work closely with Procurement, Therapeutic Areas, Business Partners, CPO and Study teams to define and implement commercial constructs supporting business requirements.
• Support supplier innovation and continuous improvement initiatives that align with business objectives and sourcing strategies.
• Act as a role model and coach for Takeda functions involved in day-to-day management of the supplier, driving a partnership mindset and culture.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable internal policies and procedures, regulations; support inspection readiness of all regulated activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred experience in managing one or more of the following categories: CRO, central and specialty labs, functional service providers, clinical technologies.