Clinical Operations Vendor Sourcing Manager

Summary

Join Apogee Therapeutics as their Clinical Operations Vendor Sourcing Manager! This role, part of the Clinical Business Operations team, focuses on identifying and selecting third-party clinical study vendors. You will act as a liaison between Apogee and external vendors, negotiating contracts, managing timelines, and ensuring vendor performance. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and a strong understanding of the drug development process. You will contribute to cost savings and operational efficiencies, while aligning sourcing objectives with corporate goals. This is a fast-paced role requiring strong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills. Apogee offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including flexible PTO and opportunities for professional development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in management, finance, or related field
• Knowledge of the drug development process in complex indications for large global programs
• Strong understanding of contracting process and ability to negotiate and manage contractual arrangements
• Ability to prepare bids, requests for quotes, and proposals
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to present to a variety of stakeholders and tailor messages accordingly
• Proven ability to influence and make decisions in a matrixed environment
• Comfortable leading candid conversations on vendor delivery and driving to resolution of performance challenges
• Partnering with study teams and vendors to effectively manage conflicting viewpoints and challenging situations with minimal negative impact
• Experience in problem solving capabilities; can see a problem from multiple angles and provide viable, innovative options for resolution
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage priorities to achieve goals and support unplanned work
• Excellent leadership skills and big-picture mentality
• Ability to keep pace with a fast-moving organization
• Availability to participate in calls across multiple international time zones
• Exhibit Apogee’s C.O.R.E. values: Caring, Original, Resilient and Egoless
• Position requires up to 20% travel

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business partners to research and evaluate potential clinical vendors based on their capabilities, pricing, and service level agreements
• Build strong relationships with assigned vendors
• Conduct ongoing assessment of vendor relationship performance through KPI review, vendor performance trend analysis, and administration/interpretation of internal stakeholder satisfaction surveys
• Manage deliverable timelines and cross-functional input to keep reviews, decisions, and initiatives on track
• Hold vendors accountable to performance goals/agreements
• Drive and improve existing systems and processes
• Maintain knowledge of market trends for assigned key vendors
• Lead and conduct high visibility and competitive negotiations
• Support sourcing policies, contingency plans, and additional strategic initiatives established by the CBO Vendor Sourcing Director
• Collaborate on contracts review to verify compliance with MSA, discount structures, and performance requirements

Benefits

• A great culture, grounded in our C.O.R.E. values: C aring, O riginal, R esilient and E goless
• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment where you help shape the culture and company, wear multiple hats, and learn quickly
• Market competitive compensation and benefits package, including base salary, performance bonus, equity grant opportunities, health, welfare & retirement benefits
• Flexible PTO
• Two, one-week company-wide shutdowns each year
• Commitment to growing you professionally and providing access to resources to further your development
• Apogee offers regular all team, in-person meetings to build relationships and problem solve