Global Category Manager – Clinical

• Drive sourcing excellence
• Work closely with R&D, clinical operations, legal, finance, regulatory and quality teams to shape category strategies, strengthen supplier relationships, and embed consistent sourcing standards and documentation
• Influence category strategy, implement sourcing frameworks, and standardise processes across areas such as: Clinical trial services, full-service CROs and specialist providers
• Biomarker, central laboratory and bioanalytical services
• Lab equipment, consumables, and scientific technology
• Packaging, materials, and external manufacturing partners
• Drive both commercial value and risk/compliance outcomes, including GxP alignment, audit readiness, and service quality
• Opportunity to contribute to project governance, reporting, dashboards, benchmarking initiatives, templates, process descriptions, and continuous improvement projects

• Proven experience in clinical or R&D procurement within pharmaceuticals, biotech, healthcare or related regulated sectors
• Hands-on experience managing RFP/RFI cycles, rate cards, master service agreements (MSAs), scope of work (SOW) development, and contract execution with clinical vendors or CROs
• Ability to conduct market analysis, benchmark service offerings, and manage supplier performance using defined KPIs
• Strong cross-functional stakeholder engagement with teams such as clinical operations, regulatory affairs, QA, finance, legal, and technical/scientific functions
• Confidence working with structured reporting, savings tracking, documentation standards, and procurement systems (e.g. Ariba, contract management workflows, dashboards)
• A mindset for process improvement, simplification, and bringing consistency to sourcing documentation, templates, and workflows
• Relevant qualification (CIPS or equivalent) beneficial

Package