Manager, Strategic Partnerships - Vaccine

Vacancy Details

Job Title: Manager, Strategic Partnerships
Location: Swiftwater, PA

About The Job

Sanofi is seeking a Manager, Strategic Partnerships to oversee partnerships with contract research organizations and other strategic partners to deliver specialty laboratory testing including immunogenicity analyses and other bioanalytical data.

Main Responsibilities

• Vendor Identification and Setup
• Identifies and establishes external vendors with applicable testing capability.
• Works with Procurement and Site Quality Operations (SQO) to ensure external vendors are in alignment with company standards and requirements.
• Aids in the creation of RFPs, MLSAs, QTAs, and other legal and financial documentation.
• Assists with the onboarding of CROs/vendors and ensures appropriate training is provided.
• Strategic Partnerships Management
• Acts as a Project Manager and liaison between R&D operations and outside CROs/vendors.
• Ensures external testing is adequately planned, monitored, and delivered according to project needs.
• Leads routine or ad hoc joint meetings between R&D and CROs/vendors.
• Ensures a good working relationship between R&D and the CROs/vendors.
• Ensures quality data is being delivered to R&D.
• Authors or contributes to required documentation (work orders, protocols, reports).
• Investigates/troubleshoots external methods and documents the outcome.
• Collaborates with quality and compliance to ensure all quality documentation is filed appropriately and available for audit.
• Business Operations
• Coordinates with FPRM/PPFP to schedule testing at CROs and ensure accuracy of testing schedules.
• Contributes to the yearly OEC budget, ensuring CRO costs/spending align with the forecasted budget and R&D financial objectives.
• Reviews and revises processes and procedures to ensure accuracy and applicability.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in Life Science with 2+ years of experience in vendor and project management within pharma or vaccines industry OR
• Master's degree in Life Science with 1+ years of experience in vendor and project management within pharma or vaccines industry OR
• PhD in Life Science with 1+ year of experience in vendor and project management within pharma or vaccines industry.
• Previous experience in research and/or laboratory setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices.
• Excellent technical skills, analytical ability, judgment with a strong operational focus.
• Demonstrated organizational and prioritization skills.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, technical, scientific, and communications skills (written/oral).
• Advanced written and verbal skills in English.
• Proven experience in management of budget and projects.

Pay

Commensurate with demonstrated experience.

Schedule

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Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Science with 2+ years of experience in vendor and project management within pharma or vaccines industry OR
• Master's degree in Life Science with 1+ years of experience in vendor and project management within pharma or vaccines industry OR
• PhD in Life Science with 1+ year of experience in vendor and project management within pharma or vaccines industry.
• Previous experience in research and/or laboratory setting.