Senior Buyer

About the Role

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company developing medicines that treat intractable diseases by silencing the genes that cause them. Using RNA interference (RNAi), Arrowhead therapies trigger rapid, deep, and durable knockdown of target genes. The Senior Purchasing Analyst is a key member of the Finance organization, ensuring the timely and efficient purchase of goods and services while serving as a strategic partner to the business. This role supports scientific and operational progress by collaborating with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to optimize pricing, service levels, and supplier performance.

This position is full-time onsite, 5 days a week in Verona, WI or San Diego, CA.

Responsibilities

• Partner with assigned departments to understand their purchasing needs and drive sourcing, vendor, and purchasing decisions.
• Assist internal business partners with purchase requests, compile and process purchase requisitions and purchase orders according to established procedures.
• Manage urgent purchase requests and independently prioritize tasks.
• Mitigate purchasing, delivery, and/or lead time issues.
• Support the implementation of technology to enable more efficient purchasing.
• Serve as a liaison between internal teams and vendors, communicating pricing and performance needs.
• Analyze spend and determine future supply needs to support procurement activities.
• Collaborate with the Purchasing team to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Recommend preferred vendors and consolidation opportunities.
• Lead meetings with internal stakeholders to drive efficient processes and ensure procedure compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or life sciences.
• 4 years of experience in finance, buyer, or purchasing roles.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to work independently.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills at all organizational levels.
• High attention to detail.
• Experience using ERP systems.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Suite skills (Outlook, Excel, Word).

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in a purchasing-related role at a biotech company.

Pay

Wisconsin pay range: $65,000 USD - $75,000 USD

California pay range: $70,000 USD - $85,000 USD

Benefits

Arrowhead provides competitive salaries and an excellent benefit package.