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Senior Strategic Outsourcing Manager

South San Francisco, US💼 Full-time💰 $148,300–$148,300🗓 2026-09-28 → 2026-09-30

Core

Drive nonclinical outsourcing strategy for drug development, managing the selection and performance of Contract Research Organizations (CROs) for in-vivo and in-vitro toxicological and pharmacokinetic studies.

Role type

Senior Strategic Outsourcing Manager

Builds

Nonclinical study portfolios and vendor networks for Translational Safety and tPKPD programs

Domain

Biopharmaceuticals / Drug Development

Required skills

CRO vendor selection and due diligence, RFP/RFQ management and negotiation, regulatory compliance knowledge, financial forecasting, cross-functional stakeholder management, process improvement

Preferred skills

Advanced understanding of global CRO landscape, emerging innovative technologies in nonclinical research

Technologies

Data management systems

Responsibilities

Develop and execute Translational Safety outsourcing strategies, lead vendor identification and risk assessments, manage CRO relationships and performance reviews, provide operational metrics for financial forecasting, drive continuous improvement of outsourcing processes

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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