Senior Manager Vendor Relationship Management

About the role

The Senior Manager, Vendor Management is responsible for assessing, onboarding, and overseeing the health and performance of vendors involved in clinical trial execution. This role ensures vendors meet necessary qualifications and compliance standards, manages relationships, and oversees delivery to time, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the performance and health of vendors within assigned segment to ensure deliver to plan – time, budget, quality.
• Develop/enhance vendor performance scorecards that drives identification of mitigations/contingencies against performance risks/issues.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key vendors.
• Act as the primary point of contact for relationship level vendor-related issues and escalations.
• Assess portfolio resource demand and shortfall/mitigations for current and potential future portfolio with key vendors.
• Lead the integration of new vendors into Regeneron strategy and operating model(s) to create stronger probability of success with new collaborations; including alignment to Regeneron’s digital infrastructure, data standards, and AI-enabled tooling requirements as part of the onboarding process.
• Mentor and develop team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive vendor management practices.
• Engage with DSOE’s Change Mgmt function to facilitate process change, stakeholder readiness and communication strategy as required.
• May have direct supervision over support staff.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required.
• Minimum of 8+ years in the pharma industry, specifically in operations and/or vendor management discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience and success in a clinical project/trial management role within biotech/pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong knowledge of GCP, FDA, EMA, and other relevant regulatory requirements.
• Highly collaborative with strong written and verbal communication skills; effective customer focus; ability to interact with all levels of employees and maintain confidentiality.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Self-starter who takes initiative, and can handle risk and uncertainty.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and decision making.

Skills

• Knowledge of GCP, FDA, EMA, and other relevant regulatory requirements.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Self-starter with the ability to handle risk and uncertainty.
• Experience in a fast-paced environment managing multiple priorities.
• Sound judgment and decision-making abilities.

Benefits

Regeneron offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which may include, depending on country and role: annual bonuses or other incentive plans, equity awards, pension or retirement benefits, 401(k) company match, health and wellness programs, fitness centers, insurance benefits (e.g. medical, dental, vision, life and disability), paid time off, and family support benefits. For additional information about Regeneron benefits in the U.S., please visit here.

Pay

$134,400.00 - $219,200.00 annually

Schedule

Full-time