Strategic Sourcing Advisor

Title : Strategic Sourcing Advisor

Location : Hybrid (Greater Boston preferred)

Type : Full-Time, Exempt

About Prendio | BioProcure

At Prendio | BioProcure, we’re more than a procurement service; we’re a trusted eProcurement partner focused on finding savings and extending the cash runway for early-stage and growing life sciences companies bringing life-changing therapies to market. Our mission is to make procurement faster, easier, and more cost-effective so scientists can stay focused on their groundbreaking research. We operate in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment where attention to detail is balanced with agility, problem-solving, and innovation to drive success.

Role Summary

The Strategic Sourcing Advisor will bring deep scientific and life sciences expertise to Prendio | BioProcure’s sourcing and procurement services to support our clients in achieving their research and development objectives. You will partner closely with clients, suppliers, and internal procurement teams to interpret scientific and technical needs, translate them into clear sourcing recommendations, and advise clients on how to optimize spend across key product and service categories.

As Prendio | BioProcure further develops this sourcing advisory model, you will help validate the value proposition with early client partners, build repeatable playbooks, and help define how we scale this capability over time. This role will initially operate as a senior individual contributor with significant influence across clients, suppliers, and internal teams, with the potential to help shape and, over time, build a team as the advisory function grows.

Key Responsibilities

• Consult with biotech and life sciences clients to understand scientific, operational, and budgetary requirements for goods, services, and CRO / pre-clinical engagements.
• Build and assess client-specific sourcing scenarios using cost, risk, quality, and timeline considerations, leveraging internal data and our product / service category taxonomy.
• Provide recommendations for product, supplier, and service provider selection (including alternates and substitutions) that best meet client needs and constraints.
• Help clients optimize pre-clinical services spend decisions through CRO discovery, evaluation, scope definition, and vendor selection.
• Interface with suppliers and manufacturers to verify technical equivalence and performance claims for proposed alternatives, where relevant.
• Support internal procurement specialists by interpreting technical specifications, application notes, and product performance information.
• Develop and maintain reference materials, preferred product lists, and knowledge bases by category.
• Participate in client meetings, providing credible scientific and technical guidance.
• Identify opportunities for group purchasing or cohort-based spend aggregation to achieve greater savings across our portfolio of biotech clients.
• Contribute to training and upskilling of internal procurement teams.

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Why Join Prendio BioProcure

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Prendio | Bioprocure is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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