Director, Vendor Management

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🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🛒 Procurement

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Innovaderm Research Inc.

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201 - 500 employees

💊 Pharmaceuticals

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

Pharmaceuticals • Healthcare • Consulting

Innovaderm Research Inc. is a Contract Research Organization (CRO) specialized in dermatology, providing scientific guidance and conducting Phase I to IV clinical trials in the field. With a strong presence in North America and Europe, Innovaderm offers a comprehensive range of services including study design, regulatory consulting, project management, patient recruitment, and data management, ensuring high-quality research outcomes and customer satisfaction since 2000.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of Indero’s Vendor Management Office and enterprise vendor governance program • Establish and continuously improve the enterprise vendor governance framework, including governance tiers, oversight models, decision rights, escalation pathways, standards, and tools • Chair vendor governance reviews and lead Vendor Steering Committee activities • Develop strategic relationships with key vendors and preferred partners • Establish vendor performance expectations, KPIs, service-level measures, and scorecards; monitor and report performance and risks • Lead vendor remediation and continuous improvement initiatives, including root cause analysis and CAPA plans • Oversee vendor qualification, requalification, onboarding, ongoing oversight, and dequalification • Partner with Quality Assurance on vendor audits, compliance activities, inspection readiness, and audit findings • Lead major vendor escalations and monitor enterprise-level vendor risks • Analyze vendor spend, performance, capacity, and portfolio trends to support sourcing, resource planning, and cost optimization • Contribute vendor strategy and subject matter expertise to proposals, bid defence, study planning, and business development activities • Lead and develop Vendor Managers, Clinical Procurement Specialists, and other VMO resources • Build vendor-management capability through guidance, training, governance forums, and collaboration • Maintain vendor-management SOPs, tools, templates, processes, and training materials • Define and monitor VMO objectives, metrics, resource needs, and budget requirements

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, business administration, supply chain, procurement, clinical research, or a related field; Master’s degree is an asset • Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and/or contract research organization (CRO) industry • Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience, including management of direct and/or indirect reports • Experience developing and implementing vendor governance, qualification, oversight, performance management, and risk-management frameworks • Strong knowledge of clinical trial operations, vendor service delivery models, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) guidelines, and applicable regulatory requirements • Experience with vendor contracting, financial oversight, spend analysis, sourcing strategy, and performance metrics • Ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders at all levels and with external partners • Strong leadership, negotiation, facilitation, communication, and relationship-management skills • Excellent analytical, strategic-thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills • Planning and time-management skills; ability to prioritize competing demands in a fast-paced environment • Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English • French is an asset • Must be legally authorized to work in Canada

🏖️ Benefits

• Permanent full-time position • Flexible schedule • Vacation • Home-based position • Ongoing learning and development • Attractive advancement opportunities