Vendor Strategy Director – Project Director

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🌐 United Kingdom, Ireland, +1 more countries – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

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🧐 Strategy

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Parexel

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

10,000+ employees

Founded 1983

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

💰 Venture Round on 1990-01

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

Parexel is one of the world's largest clinical research organizations (CROs), providing comprehensive services for the clinical development process from Phase I to IV. The company specializes in portfolio management, clinical trial management, regulatory strategy, market access, and lifecycle management for biopharmaceuticals. Parexel aims to speed life-changing medicines to market by leveraging its clinical, regulatory, and therapeutic expertise. With a global team of over 21,000 professionals, Parexel works to integrate patient insights and innovative trial designs to develop treatments across therapeutic areas such as oncology, neuroscience, rare diseases, and more. It focuses on delivering patient-centric and efficient clinical trials.

📋 Description

• Lead end-to-end supplier and vendor strategy activities across clinical development programs • Define and align program-level vendor strategies with Clinical Operational Program Heads, Portfolio Innovation Directors, Procurement, and alliance stakeholders • Manage and oversee supplier performance against program objectives and strategic priorities • Identify, assess, and manage supplier risks, quality concerns, and contract-related issues • Drive continuous improvement initiatives and vendor-related productivity objectives • Translate future portfolio and program demand into vendor service requirements • Identify, qualify, and engage suppliers supporting evolving program needs • Enable early supplier engagement during protocol development and feasibility activities • Serve as primary point of contact and escalation for program-level vendor strategy and operational challenges • Support inspection readiness and audit-related activities across programs • Provide operational and functional support to Trial Vendor Managers and Vendor Start-up Managers • Collaborate with global stakeholders to leverage innovative vendor solutions that enhance clinical trial execution and delivery

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced degree in science or business, or equivalent relevant experience • 10+ years of relevant industry experience, including leadership within clinical operations and management of outsourced clinical trial activities at both operational and strategic levels • Strong understanding of clinical trial methodology, GCP, medical terminology, and clinical development processes • Experience with supplier services supporting clinical development programs and a strong understanding of trial management and trial monitoring activities • Knowledge of quality and regulatory standards relevant to clinical research and outsourced service delivery • Demonstrated success developing and managing strategic internal and external partnerships • Strong communication, organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills • Fluent written and spoken English • Strengths in strategic thinking, business partnership, relationship building, and influencing across complex matrix organizations • Experience leading vendor strategy, outsourced clinical trial activities, and cross-functional clinical operations initiatives • Ability to build and maintain effective external partnerships and internal stakeholder relationships • Ability to navigate complex environments while balancing quality, timelines, innovation, and business priorities • Preferred: experience partnering with global, cross-functional clinical development organizations • Preferred: demonstrated executive leadership and strategic vendor management experience • Preferred: experience driving productivity initiatives and operational improvements across clinical programs • Preferred: experience supporting inspection readiness, audit preparation, and quality-focused supplier management • Preferred: track record of enabling successful international collaboration across diverse stakeholder groups

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, Vision & Dental Insurance • Vacation/Holiday/Sick Time • Flexible benefit portal • Car or car allowance (only applicable roles) • Flexibility, growth, and space to do their best work