Full-Time Senior Manager, Vendor Strategy Management

The Senior Manager, Vendor Strategy Management encompasses a key role providing oversight and support to the study teams and their CROs/vendors. The Senior Manager works with internal and external partners to ensure the study teams and CRO/vendors are delivering on-time, successful and safe clinical trials while establishing high levels of performance oversight and escalation. This position will report to the Associate Director and can be performed remotely within the US.

• Supports the strategic direction for CROs, and preferred clinical trial vendor providers.
• Leads the development and implementation of robust vendor performance and governance programs.
• Ensures CRO/vendor alignment with relevant program team and corporate goals and drives operational efficiencies.
• Supports preferred CRO and vendor partnerships and maintains relationships with external providers.
• Leads governance forum across clinical trial vendors.
• Accountable for CRO and ancillary vendor performance; ensures clear focus and understanding of all issues surrounding performance and quality.
• Communicates portfolio-level CRO/vendor risks or issues to applicable Deciphera departments and follows issue through resolution.
• Supports the timely execution of vendor contracting, in partnership with Clinical Operations study teams, Procurement, Legal and Finance.
• Serve as an escalation point for CRO and key vendor relationships; address and/or escalate vendor performance issues; identifies probable vendor risks and potential mitigation strategies.
• Leads the development and implementation of CRO/vendor initiatives.
• Participates in vendor sourcing activities, as applicable.
• Participates and supports Deciphera Clinical Operations and CRO/vendors in regulatory inspections and preparation.

What You’ll Bring:Bachelor's degree with at least 8 years of experience in a biotech organization, with a minimum of 3 years in vendor management with clinical vendors in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and multi-tasking skills. Understanding of Clinical/Drug Development; familiar with Regulatory Guidelines including ICH GCP. Previous experience working with clinical operations and finance is preferred.Position requires up to 20% travel.

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