Associate Clinical Contracts & Oncology Outsourcing Director

SUMMARY / JOB PURPOSE :

The Associate Outsourcing Director will be a Category Manager within the Strategic Sourcing and Procurement (SS&P) department based on the category(ies) they are assigned. This individual will be a main business point of contact for their categories and will be responsible for providing leadership and operational execution and oversight of the category and vendor pool.

SS&P Category Management and Sourcing team is responsible to manage strategic approach toprocurement and ensure informed sourcing decisions to overall optimizespend, maximize relationships, minimize risk & enable business objectives. The Associate Director will support forming strong partnerships with business leadersand to provide team guidance and operational oversight to develop and maintain category sourcing strategies which leverage the company's growing purchasing power to drive greater efficiencies, economies of scale, and strategic relationships as we seek to become a global, multi-product oncology company.

SS&P department manages outsourcing leveraging a category-based approach. Categories are established based on consolidation of like-services and areas of spend spanning Exelixis enterprise from : Discovery, Development, General and Administrative, Information Technology, Commercial, etc. For each category, there will be a Category Manager assigned which reports to the Director.

Clinical Services Category

The Associate Outsourcing Director will be a Category Manager for the Clinical Services category. This role will be a key point of contact for all Development Operations' and other R&D departments' outsourcing needs and activities with Clinical Research Organization and related Vendors, such as : CRO's (clinical trial operations), Development Operations (eTMF; trial performance and optimization; patient recruiting and retention; site financial services), IRT, EDC, IDMC and Clinical Operations Headcount Augmentation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Work with SS&P leadership to support the development and maintenance of SS&P business processes and policies.
• Support and provide thought leadership to drive category strategy development working with SS&P leadership and the business units.
• Develop and build trusted and collaborative stakeholder relationships with increasing levels of senior management engagement within the business units.
• Provide business units advice, expertise, and support.
• Lead vendor evaluation activities (RFIs and RFPs) and selection process including facilitation of vendor capability presentations, software demonstrations, bid defense meetings and vendor award notifications. Drive associated process development and optimization.
• Develop more mature contracting models and support option analysis or and development of strategic partnership options.
• Lead vendor contracting process in collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders, including scopes of work, budgets, and payment schedules and out of scope management; PO initiation, revision (increases, decreases), and close-out; contract and budget lifecycle.
• Ensure a robust framework is established for supplier contract and budget management and conducting regular business reviews.
• Help maximize value of vendor relationships and minimize business risk for critical services post contract through support or leadership of supplier relationship management efforts.

Collaborate with Strategic Supplier Relationship team(s) or business as appropriate to ensure effective management of vendor costs, value improvements, supplier performance, quality, timelines, and risks throughout the contract lifecycle.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across severalU.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The base pay range for this positionis $146,000 - $208,500 annually. The base pay range may take into account the candidate's geographic region, which will adjust the pay depending on the specific work location. The base pay offered will take into account the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, experience and internal equity, among other factors.

In addition to the base salary, as part of our Total Rewards program, Exelixis offers comprehensive employee benefits package, including a 401k plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts. Employees are also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus program, or if field sales staff, a sales-based incentive plan. Exelixis also offers employees the opportunity to purchase company stock, and receive long-term incentives, 15 accrued vacation days in their first year, 17 paid holidays including a company-wide winter shutdown in December, and up to 10 sick days throughout the calendar year.

DISCLAIMER

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.