Job Description

Summary Job Title: Clinical Sourcing Manager, R&D
#LI-Hybrid
Location: Hyderabad, India
The Clinical Sourcing Manager generates, negotiates, and executes contracts to support the utilisation of clinical Contract Research Organisations (CROs) for Novartis Clinical Trials. This role assures compliant, high-quality, timely, and cost-effective external service delivery to support the Novartis drug development pipeline. The Clinical Sourcing Manager also participates in projects and initiatives to ensure Clinical Contracting & Outsourcing Management is prepared to respond to changing needs and requirements (legal, operational, regulatory, and financial).

Major accountabilities:

• Prepare and release RFI, RFP, and RFQs; negotiate with suppliers for new requests and scope changes.
• Act as the main contact with vendors for negotiation of scope of work, study assumptions, pricing, and payment schedules.
• Negotiate, develop, and execute contract frameworks (including MSAs & SLAs) with key suppliers and ensure implementation.
• Collaborate with legal, finance, and QA to ensure agreements are commercially advantageous and minimise risk.
• Select ESPs based on category strategy, value-added services, cost avoidance, and savings opportunities.
• Drive productivity improvements and ensure spend/contract compliance, including monitoring and reduction of maverick spend.
• Ensure complete contract packages for clinical ESP activities and secure necessary approvals for compliance.
• Contribute to vendor audit requests and facilitate corrective action plans.
• Ensure ESPs deliver in line with expectations and contracts.
• Proactively identify and pursue new ideas and opportunities to create value.

Minimum Requirements:
Work Experience:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or Pharmaceutical Sciences required.
• Master's/other advanced degree or MBA in business administration or a scientific field preferred.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in Clinical Development, including clinical trial budget development.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in Outsourcing within Pharma or CRO industry.

Languages :

• English.

Skills Desired Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis & Satisfaction Studies, Negotiating, Root Cause Analysis And Problem-Solving, Vendor Management

Skills Required