Director, R&D Procurement (Antibody Drug Conjugates and Biopharmaceuticals)

About this role

GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems.

Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines.

Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.

Position Summary:

The Director, R&D Procurement plays a pivotal role in shaping and executing GSK's procurement strategies for Biopharmaceuticals and Antibody Drug Conjugates. This key role leads a global team of category managers focused on GSK’s partnerships with Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMO’s). The successful candidate will ensure that GSK develops category strategies that drive our R&D pipeline acceleration and growth ambitions, working in close partnership with our commercial procurement team.

This role develops and maintains external market knowledge and serves as a key representative for GSK to the CDMO industry. The Director engages senior internal and external stakeholders to understand business requirements, use market intelligence to develop strategies, lead complex supplier negotiations, and ultimately deliver solutions to support New Product Introduction.

The ideal candidate should have technical background, prior experience in sourcing from CDMO/CMO’s and demonstrated leadership capability including experience in line management of high performing teams.

Responsibilities: • Lead a global team (4-6 FTEs) with accountability for R&D spend of ca £300M pa, partnering closely with commercial procurement counterparts.

• Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans for Antibody Drug Conjugates and Biopharmaceuticals developed and manufactured externally, ensuring alignment with GSK's overall supply strategy.

• Lead complex contract negotiations with CDMO’s and deliver outcomes at pace.

• Deliver contracts which emphasize value creation, critical terms, and effective cost control.

• Gather and analyze market intelligence to benchmark the CDMO landscape.

• Cultivate relationships with key internal stakeholders to support GSK's business strategy and communicate external insights.

• Forge and maintain strategic relationships with CDMO’s to support robust category strategies and R&D outsourcing decisions.

• Establish and monitor CDMO performance metrics, promoting continuous improvement.

• Optimize the CDMO portfolio to maintain a network of providers aligned with GSK R&D portfolio needs.

• Manage the R&D risk profile of our CDMO network, ensuring alignment with GSK's business continuity plans.

• Uphold procurement policies and compliance standards, including third-party risk management.

• Deliver GSK’s commitments to environmental sustainability for their category.  

Basic Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific/technical field.

• 7+ years of extensive experience in the sourcing and procurement of CDMO/CMO manufacturing services.

• Proven experience developing and executing sourcing strategies across multiple geographies and modalities.

• Demonstrated experience leading global/regional projects across matrixed teams.

• Proven team leadership track record with demonstrated experience in direct line management- of high performing teams.  

Preferred Qualifications: • Master’s degree in business administration, supply chain, procurement or a relevant scientific/technical field.

• The ability to develop and maintain strong internal and external networks.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong project and change management skills.

• Advanced analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Work Location: This role is based in the United States (Upper Providence, PA), United Kingdom (Stevenage) or Poland (Warsaw) and offers a hybrid working model, combining on-site and remote work.

For candidates seeking to be located at our Stevenage site, this role will temporarily be based at Stevenage. However, the Company plans to relocate its offices to [Cambridge, UK. The location of this role will therefore subsequently change to [Cambridge, UK in accordance with timelines to be set by the Company. The relocation is currently proposed to take effect by early 2029 

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Skills Category Strategy, Contract Management, Data Analysis, Digital Literacy, Financial Acumen, Interactive Storytelling, Negotiation, Sourcing Management, Stakeholder Management, Supplier Relationship Management     Polish Salary Range / Polski przedział wynagrodzenia: PLN 369,000 to PLN 615,000The annual gross base salary range for new hires in this position is listed above for each applicable location. These ranges take into account a number of factors including the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position may offer an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. More detailed information on the total benefits package will be supplied during the recruitment process. This role is available for applicants from multiple locations, and therefore salary ranges for certain locations are also shown. Salary ranges for other locations are shown because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings, and those locations are potential job sites for this role. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific location or country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process. Please note sal

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