CRO Supplier Manager

Role Overview

The CRO Supplier Manager owns Prendio BioProcure’s contracted CRO and CDMO partnerships day to day, taking the handoff at contract execution and driving them from signature through long-term success.

What You Will Do

Own day-to-day relationships with contracted CRO and CDMO supplier partners, drive partner onboarding, serve as a credible advisor to emerging-biotech customers, and build the credibility of Prendio BioProcure’s CRO/CDMO offering in the market.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Success in this role is defined by partner growth, customer connections, and the credibility this role builds for our CRO/CDMO offering in the market. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in life sciences with hands-on ownership of outsourced R&D spend across multiple service categories.

Requirements

• 10+ years in life sciences with hands-on ownership of outsourced R&D spend across multiple service categories
• Demonstrated breadth across discovery and preclinical services — for example DMPK, toxicology, bioanalysis, in vivo pharmacology, translational sciences, or medicinal chemistry — with exposure to clinical-stage outsourcing as well
• Hands-on experience selecting, contracting with, and managing CROs and/or CDMOs; deep familiarity with the players, capabilities, and value-adds across the space
• Experience at emerging biotech (venture-stage) companies strongly preferred; sponsor-side operating experience is what matters most
• Scientific literacy sufficient to hold a credible technical conversation with customer teams and partner scientists; a formal scientific background or bench chapter is a strong plus
• Understands the realities of emerging biotech: burn rate, milestone achievement, speed, and the cost of choosing the wrong supplier
• Strong communication and networking skills; able to advocate credibly without coming across as selling
• Commercial experience on the CRO/CDMO side is valuable in combination with sponsor-side operating experience

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Base salary range: $120,000—$125,000 USD
• Base + Commission (On Target Earnings): $190,000—$200,000 USD