Senior Manager R&D Procurement - Evidence Generation; m​/f​/d

Senior Manager R&D Procurement - Evidence Generation (m/w/d)

In this role, you will be responsible for category management (including sourcing and contract management) in the Evidence Generation R&D Procurement Team. This will include the development and implementation and ongoing management of category strategies, contracting for master/service agreements, management of supplier relationships and for ensuring the suppliers key to the categories commit to deliver GSK’s performance/quality/financial requirements.

The Evidence Generation category covers fee for service outsourcing aligned with our Real World Evidence and Health Outcomes team in Global Medical/Chief Patient Officer Organisation and the Global Epidemiology teams in R&D. Evidence Generation represents a range of critical non-interventional services that provide commercially relevant and scientifically rigorous evidence to elevate our product’s value proposition and reimbursement potential. These include:

• Non-Interventional Studies:
  Primary Data Collection and Secondary Data Studies and Analysis
• Analysis on Human Subject Research (HSR):
  Literature Reviews, Global Value Dossiers, Economic Models
• Strategy/Consulting:
  Data Analysis, Evidence Generation Consulting
• Data Licensing

Evidence Generation is used throughout the product life cycle as GSK shares scientific information about our pipeline and in-line products - helping us to be Ambitious for Patients.

In this role you will…

• Manage and support Global Medical categories.
• Develop strategies together with the Chief Patient Officer, Chief Medical Officer and Clinical stakeholders.
• Be responsible for contract planning, negotiation, execution, interpretation, and maintenance; conducting negotiations across the applicable categories of spend
• Work across multiple countries and business units requiring high cultural awareness
• Establish strong partnerships with the Business Owner(s) and Supplier(s) to understand business challenges and develop simplified, cost-effective resolutions
• Proactively liaise with functional groups to determine scope of category services, suitability of suppliers, competitive bid analysis (RFPs), and identification of areas in which efficiencies can be gained
• Become familiar with and utilise complex business processes in all GSK supplier transactions, including all risk / regulatory / compliance requirements
• Implement and support procurement strategies to maximise supplier leverage
• Gain significant external supplier knowledge
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce nonvalue added work and maximise use of efficient buying channels
• Contribute to the R&D procurement savings targets year on year

Qualifications & Skills:

• Multiple years of experience in procurement category management
• Proven negotiations and contract management skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Strong communication, presentation and influencing skills of senior stakeholders
• Experience of procurement lifecycle management systems such as Ariba Sourcing, Contracts and Guided Buying (or equivalent)
• Experience of effective Supplier Relationship Management
• Experience of running international sourcing processes
• Ability to work independently and dealing with ambiguity, with strong problem solving skills.
• Proficiency in English, written and spoken
• University degree

Preferred

Qualifications & Skills:

• Knowledge and experience of R&D Procurement and/or Evidence Generation related categories
• Confidence and knowledge of AI tools and processes

• Career at one of the leading global healthcare companies
• Contract of employment
• Attractive reward package (annual bonus & awards for outstanding performance, recognition awards for additional achievements and engagement, holiday benefit)
• Life insurance and pension plan
• Private medical package with additional preventive healthcare services for employees and their eligible counterparts
• Possibilities of development within the role and company’s structure
• Supportive community and integration events