Job Description Summary As the Strategic Alliance Director, you will lead the strategic approach to vendor management for research and development (R&D) and manages the operational aspects of external vendor partnerships.

Job Description Responsibilities

• To develop and maintain a lean and strategic approach to our vendor management in R&D and the wider PDx organization
  
• Responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with external partners, ensuring ongoing feedback and issue escalation is performed where needed.
  
• Responsible for ensuring the Vendor panel is appropriate for the business needs, identifying gaps in the vendor panel and finding suppliers to fill those gaps regionally and globally.
  
• Responsible for maintaining internal collaboration between R&D, Sourcing and QA.
  
• Ensure all activities with external vendors are awarded and maintained in compliance with Good Clinical Practice, Standard Operating Procedures, and Corporate Policies, Guidelines and Standards.
  
• Lead vendor selection process, including conducting RFPs, helping to define SoW by working with each functional area
  
• Manage Bid defence process, ensuring teams follow the relevant SOP.
  
• Drive MSA and Schedule finalisation to completion by working effectively with Sourcing, Contracts and Legal
  
• Manage termination of relationships and lead close out negotiation
  
• Measure vendor delivery against planned milestones and budget
  
• Ensure required vendor audits are scheduled with QA as necessary to add vendors to the Approved Supplier list and on an ongoing basis.
  
• Review and negotiate contract language terms, conditions, and budgets with external service providers in collaboration with sourcing, contracts and legal
  
• Maintain agreements, monitor progress, and manage issue escalation and resolution
  
• Maintain continuous communication with cross functional partners to gather feedback on vendors and future needs.
  

  
Qualifications and experience

• Bachelors Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, together with significant industry experience
  
• Significant experience in pharmaceutical research operations, compliance, clinical study execution and vendor management.
  
• Experience working within a CRO environment.
  

Desirable skills

• Strong Interpersonal and leadership skills
  
• Actively listens to internal and external sources.
  
• Learns from experience as well as celebrating wins
  
• Openly shares information to solve problems with others
  
• Established project management skills
  

Eligibility requirements
A good level of English and a valid work permit

Inclusion and Diversity
GE Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you'd expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you'll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

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Additional Information Relocation Assistance Provided: No