Associate Director, Contracting Lead
Company: Moderna Therapeutics
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: March 19, 2023
Job Description:
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requisition id R12017 The Role Moderna is seeking an experienced,
agile, and highly motivated individual to manage contracting for
the Medical Affairs organization. The successful candidate will be
detail-oriented with a customer-focused approach and the ability to
effectively communicate and collaborate with internal and external
stakeholders.This role will be responsible for coordinating the
selection and contracting of vendors and consultants engaged to
deliver services for contracting activities. The successful
candidate will have strong experience in outsourcing and contracts
management with specific knowledge of assigned functional area
activities.The ability to effectively coordinate and organize in a
fast-paced and results-oriented environment is a must. Applicants
should be outstanding team members with a strong desire to be part
of a high-growth, transformational company that is Bold,
Relentless, Curious, and Collaborative. Here's What You'll Do
- Provide contracting support within assigned functional areas at
Moderna.
- Oversee the end-to-end administration of processes governing
the coordination of contracts from the identification of need
through vendor/consultant assessment and selection, negotiation,
approval gathering, execution, analysis, and reporting.
- Serve as primary lead on contracts and agreements for assigned
functional area(s) including the regions.
- Assign incoming contract requests to contract managers based on
contract type and individual's workload.
- Ensure effective and efficient end-to-end management of
contract requests across a team of contract managers from contract
request/intake through approval and execution.
- Manage outsourcing strategies and ensure cross-functional
alignment, implementation, and financial compliance.
- Manage the bidding and vendor selection process and
drafting/review of contract documents for outsourced services,
optimizing appropriate tools and guidance documents to support the
functional teams.
- Analyze and negotiate budget and contract terms as needed,
utilizing benchmarking tools and established negotiation parameters
where appropriate.
- Collaborate with Legal, Procurement, Finance, and other
departments as appropriate to ensure that contracting needs are met
and handled in a manner that is consistent with company
requirements, applicable regulations, and good business
practices.
- Support strategic initiatives and development/updating of
processes, tools, and templates to improve overall contracting
practices.
- Develop, collate, and review metrics related to the contract
process and take appropriate action to improve efficiency and
timeliness of contract processing.
- Develop and maintain key relationships across a broad sphere of
influence, both internally and externally, to ensure organizational
goals are met. Here's What You'll Need (Minimum Qualifications)
- Bachelors degree in a scientific, business, or legal discipline
or related field
- 7+ years of job-related experience in the pharmaceutical, life
sciences or related industry
- Experience in contract negotiation and management
- Experience working with healthcare provider outsourced
activities Here's What You'll Bring to the Table (Preferred
Qualifications)
- Excellent leadership and influencing skills including ability
to prioritize critical needs, act decisively, and handle a high
volume of complex tasks within a given timeframe
- Proven ability to lead across a matrixed team
- Track record of establishing effective business relationships
with internal and external customers, demonstrating strong
collaboration skills, commitment to relationship building, and a
relentless focus in delivering on commitments
- Flexibility to adapt to the dynamic needs of a rapidly growing
biotech company
- Exceptional negotiation skills-you are a tenacious
problem-solver with a focus on building mutually beneficial
relationships
- Curiosity that allows you to constantly learn and challenge the
status quo, with a demonstrated commitment to process improvement
and best practices
- Respect for others and a desire to work as a team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational, analytical and prioritization skills for
the management of multiple concurrent projects with strong
attention to detail
- Demonstrated proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet,
database, presentation software (MS Office skills such as Outlook,
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint)
- A 'digital first' mindset, creative in using IT solutions to
drive efficiency wherever possible
- A desire to make an impact as part of a high-growth,
transformational company that is Bold, Relentless, Curious, and
Collaborative Moderna is pleased to provide you and your family
with a comprehensive and innovative suite of benefits, including:
- Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision
coverage options
- Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent
care expenses
- Lifestyle Spending Account funds to help you engage in personal
enrichment and self-care activities
- Family care benefits, including subsidized back-up care options
and on-demand tutoring
- Free premium access to fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness
classes -
- Exclusive preferred pricing on Peloton fitness equipment
- Adoption and family-planning benefits
- Dedicated care coordination support for our LGBTQ+
community
- Generous paid time off, including:
--- Vacation, sick time and holidays
--- Volunteer time to participate within your community
--- D iscretionary year-end shutdown
--- Paid sabbatical after 5 years; every 3 years thereafter
- Generous Paid Leave offerings, including 18 weeks of 100% paid
parental leave for all new parents
- 401k match and Financial Planning tools
- Moderna-paid Life, LTD and STD insurance coverages, as well as
voluntary benefit options
- Complimentary concierge service including home services
research, travel booking, and entertainment requests
- Free parking or subsidized commuter passes
- Location-specific perks and extras! Candidates should be aware
that Moderna currently maintains a policy requiring all US-based
employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive a
booster shot once eligible . Newly hired employees must be
vaccinated and boosted prior to their employment start date.
Moderna is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a
reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated or
receive a booster where it is not an undue hardship to the company
to do so as provided under federal, state, and local law. About
ModernaIn over 10 years since its inception, Moderna has
transformed from a research-stage company advancing programs in the
field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse
clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across seven
modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas
including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an
integrated manufacturing plant that allows for rapid clinical and
commercial production at scale. Moderna maintains alliances with a
broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial
collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both
groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most
recently, Moderna's capabilities have come together to allow the
authorized use and approval of one of the earliest and most
effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.Moderna's mRNA
platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA
science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the
development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases,
immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and
autoimmune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical
employer by Science for the past seven years. To learn more, visit
www.modernatx.com .Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and
drug-free work environment.Moderna is committed to equal employment
opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified
applicants without regard to a person's race, color, gender, age,
religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status,
genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic
protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable
accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities,
in accordance with applicable law.#LI-MC1- About Us Our Mission and
VisionAt Moderna we are pioneering the development of a new class
of drugs made of messenger RNA (mRNA). This novel drug platform
builds on the discovery that modified mRNA can direct the body's
cellular machinery to produce nearly any protein of interest, from
native proteins to antibodies and other entirely novel protein
constructs that can have therapeutic activity inside and outside of
cells.We have a clear mission to propel the field of mRNA science
forward and deliver new medicines to patients and a unique vision
for how to achieve this mission.Our Mission: To deliver on the
promise of transformative messenger RNA (mRNA) science to bring new
medicines to patients.Our Vision: To unlock the potential of mRNA
by establishing an ecosystem of teams and partners that will work
together to develop the broadest possible array of drugs, across
diverse therapeutic areas and routes of administration, for serious
diseases that are not treatable today.Third Party Staffing
AgenciesM oderna does not accept unsolicited resumes from any
source other than directly from candidates. For the protection of
all parties involved in the recruiting process, resumes will only
be accepted from recruiters/agencies if a signed agreement is in
place at the inception of the recruiting effort and authorized for
a specified position. Unsolicited resumes sent to Moderna from
recruiters/agencies do not constitute any type of relationship
between the recruiter/agency and Moderna and do not obligate
Moderna to pay fees if we hire from those resumes. Reasonable
Accommodation NoticeModerna will make reasonable accommodations for
qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with
applicable law.Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to
reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with
Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. Please inform the
company's personnel representative by calling 617-460-9346 or
emailing humanresources@modernatx.com if you need assistance
completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application
process.Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a
change to the application process or work procedures, providing
documents in an alternate format, using a sign language
interpreter, or using specialized equipment.Return Home
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