Company Description Mundipharma is a global (ex-US) network of independent associated companies that research, develop and manufacture innovative pharmaceutical medicines and consumer healthcare products. We are an agile and fast-paced company seeking to increase access to health care through programmes and effective partnerships. We are forward-looking and dedicated to bringing innovative treatments to many of the world's most challenging conditions and diseases including: Pain Management & Supportive Care, Consumer Health, Anti-Infectives, Biosimilars, CNS, Diabetes, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Respiratory and transplantation immunity. We make a difference to patient lives by delivering value to healthcare professionals in 120+ countries across Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Our guiding principles, centred around Integrity and Patient-Centricity, are at the heart of everything we do. We encourage our people to think differently and our inclusive culture of continuous learning and collaboration make Mundipharma a great place to work. Job Description Effectively utilise the expertise within the Procurement department, providing strategic direction and leadership. Accountable for managing the portfolio of all CMO's (Contract Manufacturing Organisations) globally, ensuring these relationships support Mundipharma's strategy and deliverables. Lead, coach, and develop the dispersed global team of Procurement CMO Category Managers. Manage and ensure Suppliers/CMOs deliver across the range of functions that affect the delivery of product. Key focus is on the contractual conditions to ensure Mundipharma is getting supplied at most competitive conditions. This includes negotiating and finalizing new contracts as well as renegotiating current ones despite potential contractual limitations, mitigating identified risks. Manage and be escalation point for CMO/Supplier activity, in conjunction with the various other functions/departments that work to ensure continuous delivery and sustainable pricing of product. Manage the contractual compliance and overall relationship, including performance, innovation and continuous improvement. Specific Duties & Accountabilities Responsible to manage all global spend with CMO's (~$850m), managing the performance of CMOs, assessing their ability to meet cost, quality and delivery requirements, and put improvement plans in place when necessary; ensure effective execution of programs to meet business needs. Lead the team (~3 HC) to ensure optimized spend in the area of CMOs Responsible to deliver continuously improvement in COGS across the portfolio, including NPI. Savings target ~ $10m each year incrementally Support VP Procurement in renegotiations of contracts with minimum volume obligations (MSD,Neovi, Novaquest) leading to take-or-pay obligations Develop, propose and implement a cost improvement program together with the team for all CMO's and suppliers. Support Supply Chain in embedding and rolling out the SRM program for the allocated CMO's, carry out appropriate Business Reviews (including reviews of KPI's/scorecard, innovation/ risk mitigation opportunities) together with Supply Chain Implement the Procurement Initiatives as well as Rationalization of supply base Serve together with the team as the primary focus for all allocated CMO and Suppliers related cost saving and continuous improvement initiatives. Partner with Supply Chain, Commercial, and Business Development in establishing overarching CMO strategy plan. Develop an appropriate reporting including KPIs for Savings, Cost avoidance, spend coverage etc. Responsible for implementing Supplier Improvement program involving CMOs Together with the team being the Contract owner/administrator Carry out specific projects related to the development of the Sourcing function in its transition towards a best in class organisation. Performance of the Director Procurement, CMO & Projects Working cross functionally Establish and improve department policies and procedures in cooperation with department head and key stakeholder groups. Successful implementation and adoption of new policies, measured through alignment with IAF via policy and process related audits Qualifications Essential Experience of working in a pharmaceutical industry (Sourcing, Procurement, External Supply) operations in a GMP environment, ideally within end to end supply chain. Successful Sourcing experience managing CMO and COGS categories and/or working in such role for a CMO Extensive experience in spend responsibilities Demonstrated strong track record in WC improvements and savings realisation How to manage multi-functional disciplines across departments Demonstrated performance and capability at a high standard in enabling and driving change, stakeholder management and creating business solutions Managing multi-functional disciplines across departments Desirable Significant change management experience. Knowledge & experience in project management of pharmaceutical tech transfer and product supplies into multiple international markets.
Sep 19, 2021
Full time
Company Description Mundipharma is a global (ex-US) network of independent associated companies that research, develop and manufacture innovative pharmaceutical medicines and consumer healthcare products. We are an agile and fast-paced company seeking to increase access to health care through programmes and effective partnerships. We are forward-looking and dedicated to bringing innovative treatments to many of the world's most challenging conditions and diseases including: Pain Management & Supportive Care, Consumer Health, Anti-Infectives, Biosimilars, CNS, Diabetes, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Respiratory and transplantation immunity. We make a difference to patient lives by delivering value to healthcare professionals in 120+ countries across Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Our guiding principles, centred around Integrity and Patient-Centricity, are at the heart of everything we do. We encourage our people to think differently and our inclusive culture of continuous learning and collaboration make Mundipharma a great place to work. Job Description Effectively utilise the expertise within the Procurement department, providing strategic direction and leadership. Accountable for managing the portfolio of all CMO's (Contract Manufacturing Organisations) globally, ensuring these relationships support Mundipharma's strategy and deliverables. Lead, coach, and develop the dispersed global team of Procurement CMO Category Managers. Manage and ensure Suppliers/CMOs deliver across the range of functions that affect the delivery of product. Key focus is on the contractual conditions to ensure Mundipharma is getting supplied at most competitive conditions. This includes negotiating and finalizing new contracts as well as renegotiating current ones despite potential contractual limitations, mitigating identified risks. Manage and be escalation point for CMO/Supplier activity, in conjunction with the various other functions/departments that work to ensure continuous delivery and sustainable pricing of product. Manage the contractual compliance and overall relationship, including performance, innovation and continuous improvement. Specific Duties & Accountabilities Responsible to manage all global spend with CMO's (~$850m), managing the performance of CMOs, assessing their ability to meet cost, quality and delivery requirements, and put improvement plans in place when necessary; ensure effective execution of programs to meet business needs. Lead the team (~3 HC) to ensure optimized spend in the area of CMOs Responsible to deliver continuously improvement in COGS across the portfolio, including NPI. Savings target ~ $10m each year incrementally Support VP Procurement in renegotiations of contracts with minimum volume obligations (MSD,Neovi, Novaquest) leading to take-or-pay obligations Develop, propose and implement a cost improvement program together with the team for all CMO's and suppliers. Support Supply Chain in embedding and rolling out the SRM program for the allocated CMO's, carry out appropriate Business Reviews (including reviews of KPI's/scorecard, innovation/ risk mitigation opportunities) together with Supply Chain Implement the Procurement Initiatives as well as Rationalization of supply base Serve together with the team as the primary focus for all allocated CMO and Suppliers related cost saving and continuous improvement initiatives. Partner with Supply Chain, Commercial, and Business Development in establishing overarching CMO strategy plan. Develop an appropriate reporting including KPIs for Savings, Cost avoidance, spend coverage etc. Responsible for implementing Supplier Improvement program involving CMOs Together with the team being the Contract owner/administrator Carry out specific projects related to the development of the Sourcing function in its transition towards a best in class organisation. Performance of the Director Procurement, CMO & Projects Working cross functionally Establish and improve department policies and procedures in cooperation with department head and key stakeholder groups. Successful implementation and adoption of new policies, measured through alignment with IAF via policy and process related audits Qualifications Essential Experience of working in a pharmaceutical industry (Sourcing, Procurement, External Supply) operations in a GMP environment, ideally within end to end supply chain. Successful Sourcing experience managing CMO and COGS categories and/or working in such role for a CMO Extensive experience in spend responsibilities Demonstrated strong track record in WC improvements and savings realisation How to manage multi-functional disciplines across departments Demonstrated performance and capability at a high standard in enabling and driving change, stakeholder management and creating business solutions Managing multi-functional disciplines across departments Desirable Significant change management experience. Knowledge & experience in project management of pharmaceutical tech transfer and product supplies into multiple international markets.
Title: Director of Analytics (Abcam Digital) Location: Cambridge (UK), Amsterdam or Boston (US) About the role Abcam are a leading supplier of protein research tools to life scientists, with a global reputation for high performance products with detailed technical specifications. As we continue our rapid growth and success, we now have a need for a new permanent role within our Digital function, leading the Analytics team. The Director of Analytics has a primary responsibility of leading the Analytics team, overseeing all activities and ensuring alignment with the business's vision and objectives. The Director of Analytics will be responsible for developing a Centre of Excellence for Analytics, as well as supporting analysts working within business functions. The role will provide thought leadership and act as a subject matter expert in the designing and recommending of appropriate analytical approaches and methodology in addressing key issues within the business. The ideal candidate will have significant experience running an Analytics group. You will be a data-driven individual with strong analytical skills, bringing solutions and recommendations to optimise products for our customers. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to oversee the further development of an Analytics group whose input will help to define the strategy to support scientists across the world to achieve their research missions, faster! Roles and responsibilities: Guide the Analytics team in research, development, and implementation of appropriate data analytics driving improved business performance and achievement of overall business goals. Promote data-driven decision-making, consumer-driven analytics, marketing, and investment planning across the business Build a profile of data and analytics by providing clear data and analytics stories and spreading them across the business Oversee the Analytics, and wider Analyst teams' training and competency development, determining best practices and work standards Provide Abcam management visibility into data-driven insights that inform the business's strategic direction and KPI's Work closely with the VP Data & Advanced Analytics and other members of the Data & Advanced Analytics leadership team ensuring alignment of strategies within the Data and Analytics department. Build, maintain, and improve business intelligence and analytics tools across the department and across the business Be a thought leader at Abcam - predict future areas of innovation and show how they can be applied to Abcam and wider industry Advise on the application of standards and methods and ensure compliance Take technical responsibility for all stages and/or iterations in a development project, providing method specific technical advice and guidance to project stakeholders. Help Abcam and the analytics community create and learn from strategic insights Have the ability to apply highly innovative approaches to resolve problems Communicate cross functionally and across all levels with compelling stories and insights Gather best practice from around the organisation and the external environment, taking this and implementing improvements About you Master's degree (PhD preferred) in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, Information Technology, Information Systems, Business Administration or any other related quantitative field. Significant experience working in academia or industry leading and developing an Analytics team. You will additionally have technical experience with enterprise data warehouse solutions, statistical analysis tools, database systems, and data visualization applications. You will also be skilled in the use of SQL and be highly proficient in the workings of data technologies. In addition, you will have a deep understanding of A/B testing and be highly knowledgeable in key metric identification for driving and maintaining healthy business performance. Our customers are at the centre of what we do at Abcam and as a result you must have the customer in mind in everything you do. If this sounds like you and you'd like to be a part of a fast paced, growing business with the vision to become the most influential company and best-loved brand in life sciences please apply now! Pay and Benefits In addition to competitive salaries, we offer an attractive and flexible benefits package including our award-winning share scheme, 18 weeks full pay maternity leave and 6 weeks full paid paternity leave. A culture focused on well-being and opportunities for growth and development, and a highly flexible working environment. What's more, as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we are recognized globally as an organization that's diverse, inclusive and supports women in the workplace. ? Inclusion & Diversity Abcam is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to age, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. #LI-DG1
Sep 14, 2021
Full time
Title: Director of Analytics (Abcam Digital) Location: Cambridge (UK), Amsterdam or Boston (US) About the role Abcam are a leading supplier of protein research tools to life scientists, with a global reputation for high performance products with detailed technical specifications. As we continue our rapid growth and success, we now have a need for a new permanent role within our Digital function, leading the Analytics team. The Director of Analytics has a primary responsibility of leading the Analytics team, overseeing all activities and ensuring alignment with the business's vision and objectives. The Director of Analytics will be responsible for developing a Centre of Excellence for Analytics, as well as supporting analysts working within business functions. The role will provide thought leadership and act as a subject matter expert in the designing and recommending of appropriate analytical approaches and methodology in addressing key issues within the business. The ideal candidate will have significant experience running an Analytics group. You will be a data-driven individual with strong analytical skills, bringing solutions and recommendations to optimise products for our customers. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to oversee the further development of an Analytics group whose input will help to define the strategy to support scientists across the world to achieve their research missions, faster! Roles and responsibilities: Guide the Analytics team in research, development, and implementation of appropriate data analytics driving improved business performance and achievement of overall business goals. Promote data-driven decision-making, consumer-driven analytics, marketing, and investment planning across the business Build a profile of data and analytics by providing clear data and analytics stories and spreading them across the business Oversee the Analytics, and wider Analyst teams' training and competency development, determining best practices and work standards Provide Abcam management visibility into data-driven insights that inform the business's strategic direction and KPI's Work closely with the VP Data & Advanced Analytics and other members of the Data & Advanced Analytics leadership team ensuring alignment of strategies within the Data and Analytics department. Build, maintain, and improve business intelligence and analytics tools across the department and across the business Be a thought leader at Abcam - predict future areas of innovation and show how they can be applied to Abcam and wider industry Advise on the application of standards and methods and ensure compliance Take technical responsibility for all stages and/or iterations in a development project, providing method specific technical advice and guidance to project stakeholders. Help Abcam and the analytics community create and learn from strategic insights Have the ability to apply highly innovative approaches to resolve problems Communicate cross functionally and across all levels with compelling stories and insights Gather best practice from around the organisation and the external environment, taking this and implementing improvements About you Master's degree (PhD preferred) in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, Information Technology, Information Systems, Business Administration or any other related quantitative field. Significant experience working in academia or industry leading and developing an Analytics team. You will additionally have technical experience with enterprise data warehouse solutions, statistical analysis tools, database systems, and data visualization applications. You will also be skilled in the use of SQL and be highly proficient in the workings of data technologies. In addition, you will have a deep understanding of A/B testing and be highly knowledgeable in key metric identification for driving and maintaining healthy business performance. Our customers are at the centre of what we do at Abcam and as a result you must have the customer in mind in everything you do. If this sounds like you and you'd like to be a part of a fast paced, growing business with the vision to become the most influential company and best-loved brand in life sciences please apply now! Pay and Benefits In addition to competitive salaries, we offer an attractive and flexible benefits package including our award-winning share scheme, 18 weeks full pay maternity leave and 6 weeks full paid paternity leave. A culture focused on well-being and opportunities for growth and development, and a highly flexible working environment. What's more, as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we are recognized globally as an organization that's diverse, inclusive and supports women in the workplace. ? Inclusion & Diversity Abcam is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to age, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. #LI-DG1
Job Title: Pipeline Strategy Analyst Location: Cambridge, UK About the role We are looking to recruit a Pipeline Strategy Analyst with a strong scientific background for our Marketing Department. The role is part of a team of 4, headed up by the VP of Research Area Strategy, and is responsible for conducting the analytics required for the full end to end process of commercial evaluation, prioritisation and submission of a new product development project into Abcam's global reagents manufacturing pipeline. This job is based at our Cambridge (UK) site but the jobholder will work closely with stakeholders in other global locations to develop Abcam's product portfolio and support the delivery of our growth strategy. Roles & responsibilities Utilise scientific insights and provide strategic direction to the new product development (NPD) pipeline to maximise our research area portfolio coverage; Develop and employ frameworks to standardise the decision-making process for the prioritisation of product development projects; Support commercial decisions across multiple research areas to serve current and future customer needs; Provide project prioritisation in accordance with our Research Area strategy and marketing activities, to maximise efficiency and success of marketing campaigns; Facilitate the smooth journey of a new product idea through to a marketable product, working closely with the R&D team; Support the Programme Management team in the expansion of the NPD pipeline for antibodies through reporting and delivery against key KPIs. Generate monthly progress reports and share key achievements with the wider team and stakeholders on NPD projects; Collaborate with the consumer insights team to supplement Abcam's existing knowledge hub on key protein targets and develop our prioritisation algorithms; About you You will have demonstrable experience in analytics of large datasets and product/pipeline management in the Research, Biotech/Pharma or Diagnostics industry. You will be confident in conducting evaluation of new product ideas and presenting your conclusions back to stakeholders. You will preferably have a broad scientific understanding of a range of research areas and an understanding of antibody development and applications. You will have proven ability to establish strong working relationships internally and externally, with influencing skills to manage information and decision flows between departments. A minimum of a BSc in biological sciences or equivalent is essential and a PhD would be desirable. If this sounds like you and you'd like to be a part of a fast paced, growing business with the vision to become the most influential company and best-loved brand in life sciences please apply now! Pay and Benefits In addition to competitive salaries, we offer an attractive and flexible benefits package (including our award-winning share scheme, 18 weeks full paid maternity leave and 6 weeks full paid paternity leave), a culture focused on well-being and opportunities for growth and development, and a highly flexible working environment. What's more, as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we are recognized globally as an organization that's diverse, inclusive and supports women in the workplace. About Us An idea conceived in a University of Cambridge laboratory in 1998, Abcam plc () began life as an innovative and entrepreneurial start-up, spearheaded by like-minded individuals who shared a common purpose of providing the scientific community with quality antibody reagents, as well as trustworthy and up-to-date information about their uses and limitations. Abcam has now grown to become a leading supplier of protein research tools to life scientists, whilst always maintaining the core collaborative values assumed at its inception. Abcam now supports life science researchers in their quest to understand the cause of disease and ultimately offer improvements to diagnoses and treatments. To achieve this outcome, the company both develops and manufactures its own products in specialist facilities across the globe, and sources from over 400 partners, offering scientists the newest, most innovative and highest quality research tools available globally, regardless of source. With a customer base of research scientists who require high performance products with detailed technical specifications, 64% of global researchers use Abcam products. We are incredibly proud to be recognised as the '3rd Best Place to Work in the UK in 2021', as per Glassdoor's Employees' Choice Award. Our culture is driven by our dedicated, agile and audacious community of professionals who are driven by a combined purpose and sense of belonging. Inclusion & Diversity Abcam is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to age, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. #LI-SB1
Sep 08, 2021
Full time
Job Title: Pipeline Strategy Analyst Location: Cambridge, UK About the role We are looking to recruit a Pipeline Strategy Analyst with a strong scientific background for our Marketing Department. The role is part of a team of 4, headed up by the VP of Research Area Strategy, and is responsible for conducting the analytics required for the full end to end process of commercial evaluation, prioritisation and submission of a new product development project into Abcam's global reagents manufacturing pipeline. This job is based at our Cambridge (UK) site but the jobholder will work closely with stakeholders in other global locations to develop Abcam's product portfolio and support the delivery of our growth strategy. Roles & responsibilities Utilise scientific insights and provide strategic direction to the new product development (NPD) pipeline to maximise our research area portfolio coverage; Develop and employ frameworks to standardise the decision-making process for the prioritisation of product development projects; Support commercial decisions across multiple research areas to serve current and future customer needs; Provide project prioritisation in accordance with our Research Area strategy and marketing activities, to maximise efficiency and success of marketing campaigns; Facilitate the smooth journey of a new product idea through to a marketable product, working closely with the R&D team; Support the Programme Management team in the expansion of the NPD pipeline for antibodies through reporting and delivery against key KPIs. Generate monthly progress reports and share key achievements with the wider team and stakeholders on NPD projects; Collaborate with the consumer insights team to supplement Abcam's existing knowledge hub on key protein targets and develop our prioritisation algorithms; About you You will have demonstrable experience in analytics of large datasets and product/pipeline management in the Research, Biotech/Pharma or Diagnostics industry. You will be confident in conducting evaluation of new product ideas and presenting your conclusions back to stakeholders. You will preferably have a broad scientific understanding of a range of research areas and an understanding of antibody development and applications. You will have proven ability to establish strong working relationships internally and externally, with influencing skills to manage information and decision flows between departments. A minimum of a BSc in biological sciences or equivalent is essential and a PhD would be desirable. If this sounds like you and you'd like to be a part of a fast paced, growing business with the vision to become the most influential company and best-loved brand in life sciences please apply now! Pay and Benefits In addition to competitive salaries, we offer an attractive and flexible benefits package (including our award-winning share scheme, 18 weeks full paid maternity leave and 6 weeks full paid paternity leave), a culture focused on well-being and opportunities for growth and development, and a highly flexible working environment. What's more, as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we are recognized globally as an organization that's diverse, inclusive and supports women in the workplace. About Us An idea conceived in a University of Cambridge laboratory in 1998, Abcam plc () began life as an innovative and entrepreneurial start-up, spearheaded by like-minded individuals who shared a common purpose of providing the scientific community with quality antibody reagents, as well as trustworthy and up-to-date information about their uses and limitations. Abcam has now grown to become a leading supplier of protein research tools to life scientists, whilst always maintaining the core collaborative values assumed at its inception. Abcam now supports life science researchers in their quest to understand the cause of disease and ultimately offer improvements to diagnoses and treatments. To achieve this outcome, the company both develops and manufactures its own products in specialist facilities across the globe, and sources from over 400 partners, offering scientists the newest, most innovative and highest quality research tools available globally, regardless of source. With a customer base of research scientists who require high performance products with detailed technical specifications, 64% of global researchers use Abcam products. We are incredibly proud to be recognised as the '3rd Best Place to Work in the UK in 2021', as per Glassdoor's Employees' Choice Award. Our culture is driven by our dedicated, agile and audacious community of professionals who are driven by a combined purpose and sense of belonging. Inclusion & Diversity Abcam is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to age, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. #LI-SB1
