Strategic Sourcing Advisor

About Prendio | BioProcure

At Prendio | BioProcure, we’re more than a procurement service; we’re a trusted eProcurement partner focused on finding savings and extending the cash runway for early-stage and growing life sciences companies bringing life-changing therapies to market. Our mission is to make procurement faster, easier, and more cost-effective so scientists can stay focused on their groundbreaking research. We operate in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment where attention to detail is balanced with agility, problem-solving, and innovation to drive success.

Role Summary

The Strategic Sourcing Advisor will bring deep scientific and life sciences expertise to Prendio | BioProcure’s sourcing and procurement services to support our clients in achieving their research and development objectives. You will partner closely with clients, suppliers, and internal procurement teams to interpret scientific and technical needs, translate them into clear sourcing recommendations, and advise clients on how to optimize spend across key product and service categories. 

As Prendio | BioProcure further develops this sourcing advisory model, you will help validate the value proposition with early client partners, build repeatable playbooks, and help define how we scale this capability over time. This role will initially operate as a senior individual contributor with significant influence across clients, suppliers, and internal teams, with the potential to help shape and, over time, build a team as the advisory function grows. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Consult with biotech and life sciences clients to understand scientific, operational, and budgetary requirements for goods, services, and CRO/pre-clinical engagements.
• Build and assess client-specific sourcing scenarios using cost, risk, quality, and timeline considerations, leveraging internal data and our product/service category taxonomy.
• Provide recommendations for product, supplier, and service provider selection (including alternates and substitutions) that best meet client needs and constraints.
• Help clients optimize pre-clinical services spend decisions through CRO discovery, evaluation, scope definition, and vendor selection.
• Interface with suppliers and manufacturers to verify technical equivalence and performance claims for proposed alternatives, where relevant.
• Support internal procurement specialists by interpreting technical specifications, application notes, and product performance information.
• Develop and maintain reference materials, preferred product lists, and knowledge bases by category.
• Participate in client meetings, providing credible scientific and technical guidance.
• Identify opportunities for group purchasing or cohort-based spend aggregation to achieve greater savings across our portfolio of biotech clients.
• Contribute to the training and upskilling of internal procurement teams.

 Qualifications

• Education: Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, or related field, or a BS degree in such fields combined with deep procurement expertise.
• Experience: 10+ years in biotech/pharma R&D, lab operations, life sciences procurement, or a combination.
• Strong understanding of key product categories such as reagents, antibodies, cell culture systems, enzymes, analytical instruments and platforms, etc.
• Understanding of biotech’s pre-clinical and clinical services needs and the CRO ecosystem that supports these needs.
• Proven ability to interpret scientific requirements and align them with commercial solutions.
• Excellent communication and consultative skills with both scientists and suppliers.
• Comfort balancing scientific rigor with cost-effectiveness and business priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and build alignment across cross-functional teams (R&D, finance, procurement, suppliers) without formal authority.
• Builder mindset and comfort operating in ambiguity — enjoys establishing new playbooks, processes, and ways of working rather than only following existing ones.
• Proficiency in analyzing large and diverse datasets and generating evidence-based recommendations.
• Experience in vendor management or sourcing preferred but not required.

Benefits:

• Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance - 100% of employee premiums paid.
• BCBS Dental insurance - 100% of employee premiums paid.
• VSP Vision Coverage - 100% of employee premiums paid.
• Flexible Spending Account Healthcare
• Health savings account with employer contribution
• 401K/Roth 401k
• Paid holidays.
• Paid vacation/Unlimited PTO
• Other benefits, including a complimentary subscription to the Calm app, pet insurance, legal assistance, and more

Why Join Prendio BioProcure 

• Work at the intersection of science and business impact.
• Help accelerate biotech innovation through smarter sourcing.
• Collaborate with a team that values both scientific integrity and operational excellence.
• Opportunity to shape and scale a new function within a growing organization.

Prendio | Bioprocure is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This job description does NOT constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the organizational needs and requirements of the job change.