Sr. Manager, Clinical Program Sourcing & Contract Management (CPSCM)
Biogen
About This Role:
As the Sr. Manager of Clinical Program Sourcing & Contract Management (CPSCM), you will lead a dedicated team of contracting professionals, reporting to the Associate Director of CPSCM. In this role, you will oversee the end-to-end sourcing and contracting support for global clinical trials, spanning multiple therapeutic areas and study phases. Your leadership will ensure the accurate intake of specifications, high-quality budget development, and the timely execution of all necessary documentation. This position plays a crucial role in translating study forecasts into resource plans, optimizing workload distribution, and ensuring consistent delivery across programs. By partnering closely with Clinical Operations, Finance, Legal, and Category Management, you will enhance contracting readiness and cross-functional execution. Your contributions will drive process improvements, support new tool adoption, and ensure adherence to compliance standards, ultimately strengthening Biogen’s clinical development delivery.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead and manage a team of approximately 10 sourcing and contracting professionals, ensuring high performance and accountability.
- Conduct weekly operational reviews to monitor and balance workload distribution and priorities.
- Oversee the development and execution of Statements of Work (SOWs), amendments, and documentation packages.
- Serve as the escalation point for operational issues, resolving them effectively.
- Develop team capabilities through coaching and best practice sharing.
- Oversee sourcing and contracting deliverables for high-complexity vendor categories.
- Provide guidance on complex specifications, pricing, and negotiation strategies.
- Collaborate with the Associate Director to align resource plans with program forecasts.
- Ensure compliance with commercial governance and maintain inspection-ready documentation.
- Lead process improvements and technology enablement efforts within CPSCM.
- Represent CPSCM in cross-functional meetings and compliance forums.
- Support organizational transitions and special projects requiring contracting expertise.
Who You Are:
You are a strategic thinker with a keen eye for detail and a passion for leading teams to success. Your strong organizational skills allow you to manage multiple complex contracts simultaneously, ensuring compliance and high-quality outcomes. You excel in stakeholder management, fostering collaboration across functions to drive operational excellence. Your commercial acumen and negotiation skills enable you to identify and address pricing discrepancies and contract risks confidently. You are committed to continuous improvement and embrace change management to enhance processes and systems. Ultimately, you are driven by delivering impactful results that advance clinical development.
Required Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree required (Business, Life Sciences, or related field).
- 7+ years of procurement, sourcing, or contract management experience in biotech/pharma or similarly regulated industries.
- Demonstrated experience managing teams in a high-volume, matrixed clinical environment.
- Expertise in specification development, scope validation, and budget modeling.
- Proven ability to negotiate within established MSA frameworks.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Detail-oriented with a disciplined compliance mindset.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Skills:
- Advanced degree and/or legal/contracting background.
- Procurement certifications (e.g., CPSM/C.P.M.).
- Experience in process improvement and change management initiatives.
Additional Employment Conditions
This role is in hybrid model of work.
Please note that the role requires a candidate to be a holder of work permit & residency in Poland.
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About Biogen Poland:
Our Warsaw office is a complex hub for local, regional and global roles. Regardless our role and reporting line we’re driven every day by our unique purpose, working passionately to change the lives of patients affected by rare and devastating diseases. This is what gives us pride, inspires us and gives us fuel to push the boundaries of innovation. We represent over 30 nationalities and celebrate the strength that comes from differences in backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. This commitment to fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace earned us a Great Place to Work Certificate and Best Places to Work Awards consecutively since 2021 in Poland and Europe. If our mission resonates with your heart and career aspirations, we’re inviting you to join our team.
About Global Business Services (GBS):
The Global Business Services (GBS) team transforms Biogen’s business processes, scaling global operations and fueling commercial growth and innovation. GBS adds value by delivering business solutions and support services through a global delivery model, operational transparency, and best practices. Aiming to be a world-class organization, GBS excels in people, solutions, execution, and partnerships, championing a continuous improvement culture recognized across Biogen. We form a great team of individuals with drive for innovation but also team players collaborating in the spirit of respect. And if you want to take your professional development in your own hands, this is a place for you. We give you a lot of opportunities for growth on a business and social ground.
Additional Information
Benefits
Competitive Total Rewards: Base salary is determined by your experience, skills, and internal equity, complemented by an annual bonus to recognize your performance and contributions.
Comprehensive Benefits for You and Your Family: Includes life insurance, pension program contributions, mental health resources, remote work allowance, and flexible work arrangements.
Learning, Growth & Recognition: Access professional development funding, training platforms, employee referral bonuses, opportunities to contribute to impactful projects at Biogen, and social activities.