CareDx, Inc. is a leading precision medicine solutions company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers. CareDx offers products, testing services, and digital healthcare solutions along the pre- and post-transplant patient journey, and is the leading provider of genomics-based information for transplant patients.
CareDx is looking for a Senior Procurement Associate to be directly responsible for purchasing all the raw materials, supplies, and services for the Company as well as participating in developing purchasing strategies, policies, and programs. This role will be a key business partner to CLIA operations, Manufacturing, Automation, and Supply Chain.
**This role is located on-site at the Brisbane, CA location**
Specific Responsibilities and Duties:
- Manage end to end procurement activities, including sourcing for raw material, supplier evaluation, contract negotiation, and purchase order execution
- Experience with purchasing and procurement consumables/reagents from life sciences distributors, such as VWR, Fisher Scientific, Illumina, Hamilton, etc.
- Develop supplier relationships that achieve maximum value from the supplier base.
- Resolve purchase order issues regarding invoice discrepancies, shipment discrepancies, and supplier quality issues.
- Develop action plans that anticipate implementation problems and leverage internal and supplier capabilities while building full commitment throughout the process.
- Continuously evaluate and assess supplier performance reports consistent with agreed to requirements to ensure consistency with quality, service, and delivery targets.
- Establish and maintain a good purchasing and supply reporting system to allow other departments and upper management to monitor critical information including purchased quantities and prices.
- Analyze spend data to identify cost-saving opportunities, process improvements, and supplier consolidation strategies via dashboards, and key purchasing KPIs.
- Support product life cycle, from new product introduction to end of life, including responsibility for infrastructure and documentation requirements issues to relevant teams to aid in the optimization of client management.
- Plan and manage Business Reviews with critical vendors to address CareDx issues and drive vendor performance improvements.
- Collaborate with Finance to support budgeting, forecasting, and invoice reconciliation
Qualifications and Skills:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Life Sciences, or related field preferred.
- Experience: Minimum 5+ years of experience in purchasing/buyer/planner roles.
- Experienced in a biotech/pharma environment, preferred.
- Experienced in Life Sciences and/or with purchasing chemicals, consumables, and reagents for CLIA, FDA, or similar regulatory environment.
- Understanding of MRP / ERP system (Coupa and NetSuite strongly preferred).
- Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Strong written and verbal communication and negotiation skills with vendors.
- Strong ability to anticipate future procurement needs and generate ways to provide solution before the need arises.
- Ability to manage in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- An important aspect of CareDx’s culture is that we are passionate about what we do, and we are all willing to roll up our sleeves to get the job done.
Additional Details:
Every individual at CareDx has a direct impact on our collective mission to improve the lives of organ transplant patients worldwide. We believe in taking great care of our people, so they take even greater care of our patients.
Our competitive Total Rewards package for US Employees includes:
- Competitive base salary and incentive compensation
- Health and welfare benefits, including a gym reimbursement program
- 401(k) savings plan match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- And more!
- Please refer to our page to view detailed benefits at https://caredx.com/company/careers
In addition, we have a Living Donor Employee Recovery Policy that allows up to 30 days of paid leave annually to a full-time employee who makes the selfless act of donating an organ or bone marrow.
With products that are making a difference in the lives of transplant patients today and a promising pipeline for the future, it’s an exciting time to be part of the CareDx team. Join us in partnering with transplant patients to transform our future together.
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This is the anticipated base salary range for candidates who will work in Brisbane, California. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include, but are not limited to, the type and length of experience within the job, the type and length of experience within the industry, education, etc. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives and restricted stock units. CareDx is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.
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CareDx: Transforming Transplant Patient Care Through Novel Surveillance Management Solutions
CareDx, Inc. is dedicated to improving the lives of organ transplant patients through non-invasive diagnostics. By combining the latest advances in genomics and bioinformatics technology, with a commitment to generating high quality clinical evidence through trials and registries, CareDx is at the forefront of organ transplant surveillance and pre-transplant HLA typing solutions.
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AlloSure is the first and only non-invasive blood test that directly measures allograft injury and identifies the probability of active rejection to better manage kidney transplant patients. AlloSure is a clinical-grade, proprietary Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) based test to detect donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) in order to identify organ injury in kidney transplant recipients. AlloSure is analytically validated as a sensitive, specific, and precise measurement of dd-cfDNA. AlloSure detects active rejection (acute active ABMR, chronic active ABMR, or TCMR) with high accuracy, outperforms serum creatinine in kidney transplant recipients, and is highly sensitive in distinguishing ABMR from no ABMR. AlloSure is performed in the CareDx CLIA-certified laboratory.
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