Revolution Medicines · 2 weeks ago
Associate Director, Contract Optimization and Strategy Team (COST)
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time, Contract
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$186K/yr - $233K/yr
11+ years expRevolution Medicines is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on developing novel targeted therapies for RAS-addicted cancers. The Associate Director, Contract Optimization and Strategy Team will lead the outsourcing process for clinical trials, ensuring effective vendor management and contract negotiations to support clinical development programs.
Health CareLife ScienceMedical
Responsibilities
Lead through development of tools and methods in driving business needs through delivery of quality vendor contracts, budgets, and proposals
Accountable for development and cultivation of excellent internal cross-departmental and external service provider relationships that enable advancement of clinical development programs
Oversee and drive the negotiation of initial scopes of work and related changes, including budgets, and payment schedules, with input from cross-functional stakeholders, for service providers
Oversee budget reconciliation
Negotiate change orders and ensure service providers adhere to contract terms
Generate RFIs, RFPs and budget grids/trackers for clinical trials and assist Clinical Development Management with the service provider selection process including bid comparison analysis
Coordinate bid defenses and proposal review meetings
Partner with Clinical Quality Assurance (CQA), Information Sciences (IS) and relevant functions to ensure all selected vendors are qualified and IS Security Assessments conducted, according to SOPs and business processes
Manage contract lifecycle in collaboration with legal department
Help organize and participate in vendor governance meetings and reviews
Maintain market intel (rates, KPIs) and recommend sourcing approaches
Collaborate internally and with vendors to develop and report service provider performance via Key Indicators, including Performance, Risk, Quality and Financial (KPIs)
Partner with departments to create standardized KxIs per vendor type
Partner with departments to create clinical trial budgeting models and scenarios
In partnership with management, contribute to the audits of contract and sourcing records to ensure accuracy and completeness
Contribute to the development, improvement and implementation of processes and tools related to outsourcing and governance activities
With the support of RevMed’s legal counsel, manage the contract negotiation process
Manage general and departmental ad hoc projects as required
Manage and oversee direct reports
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
BA/BS in related discipline with at least 11 years of related experience required (a combination of relevant education and applicable job experience may be considered)
At least 5 years in a management role overseeing individuals in a high performing team environment
Minimum of (6) years of direct clinical business operations experience/outsourcing and vendor governance in a CRO, Biotech or Pharmaceutical organization
Solid understanding of drug development and development operations, with experience working with Clinical and/or Toxicology laboratory vendors highly desired
Ability to prepare/negotiate and track external provider master service agreements, work/change orders, etc
Must demonstrate an understanding of vendor budgets and payment terms
Experience in RFI/RFP development, proposal evaluation, and contract and budget management
Excellent organizational and time management skills and strong attention to detail, with proven ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently and effectively
Excellent computer skills including advanced knowledge in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
Must be a self-starter who drives cross-department relationships, has backbone and helps the organization hold external service providers accountable to contracted work
Works effectively in a matrix cross-functional environment
Good business judgment and a strong understanding of the unique aspects of clinical financials
Excellent communication skills, (verbal and written), and critical thinking skills, including the ability to understand and present budget information effectively
High sense of accountability/urgency
Preferred
Familiarity working with financial and legal systems/portals
Knowledge and/or familiarity with Ex-US region(s) clinical trial operations
Working knowledge of applicable regulatory, ICH and GCP
Grant Plan or Grant Manager experience
Global Project Level Budget Builds
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Smartsheet
Benefits
Competitive cash compensation
Robust equity awards
Strong benefits
Significant learning and development opportunities
Company
Revolution Medicines
Revolution Medicines is an innovative and dynamic organization of expert biologists, chemists, pharmacologists, clinical scientists.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.25BKey Investors
Royalty PharmaBoxer CapitalNextech Invest
2025-06-24Post Ipo Debt· $250M
2024-12-02Post Ipo Equity· $750M
2023-03-02Post Ipo Equity· $323.6M
Leadership Team
Luan Wilfong
Chief Human Resources Officer
Steve Kelsey
President
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