Vendor Contract Manager

Do you want to be part of an inclusive team that works to develop innovative therapies for patients? Every day, we are driven to develop and deliver innovative and effective new medicines to patients and physicians.  If you want to be part of this exciting work, you belong to Astellas!

Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are committed to turning innovative science into medical solutions that bring value and hope to patients and their families. Keeping our focus on addressing unmet medical needs and conducting our business with ethics and integrity enables us to improve the health of people throughout the world. For more information on Astellas, please visit our website at www.astellas.com.

This position is remote and is based in Bangalore, India.  At Astellas we recognize the importance of work/life balance, and we are proud to offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues at the office with the flexibility to also work from home. We believe this will optimize the most productive work environment for all employees to succeed and deliver. Hybrid work from certain locations may be permitted in accordance with Astellas’ Responsible Flexibility Guidelines.

Purpose and scope

• Performs vendor contracting activities in collaboration with internal stakeholders (e.g. Vendor Oversight & Relationship (VOR) Relationship Manager, Functional vendor managers, Procurement and Global Contract Office (GCO), local Legal/Procurement support) and the vendor stakeholders.
• Writes/updates Exhibit A (descriptions of services) of RAPV vendor contracts with support from the Functional Vendor Manager and Vendor Oversight & Relationship (VOR) Relationship Manager.
• Coordinates and tracks the review process for all RAPV vendor contracts activities and flags delays.  
  

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Ensures Exhibit A language is compliant with international Pharmacovigilance and Regulatory Affairs regulatory requirements and inspection ready.
• Analyze vendor pricing structures and collaborate with Procurement and the vendor manager to identify areas for cost optimization without compromising service quality.
• Collaborate with Procurement teams to incorporate cost-saving clauses and performance-based incentives into contracts
• Contributes to the contract management process to ensure that RAPV vendor contracts are created/revised and executed on time.
• Works in the Astellas Ariba system to track contract activities.
• Facilitate reminders to stakeholders to complete their contract-related action items.
• Schedules require meetings, as appropriate, with internal and external stakeholders.
• Capable of processing unplanned/ad-hoc updates
• Provide support with additional ad-hoc activities identified by the BPM and VOR teams

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum BA/BS degree 
• Minimum of 6 years in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or related industry,
• Minimum 4 years significant experience in Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory Affairs including establishing standards and metrics in support of quality systems.
• Contract writing and management experience e.g. PV agreements, vendor contracts.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English 
• Understanding of contract law and legal terminology, with ability to generate and interpret complex contract language.  
• Negotiations and communication skills for effective interactions with vendor (supplier) and internal teams.  
• Significant and demonstrable working knowledge of pharmacovigilance and data privacy regulations guidelines.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project Management skills.
• Advanced MS Word and Excel skills (cost costing models),
• Experience working with Ariba.
• Understanding of contract compliance and regulatory requirements specific to the pharmacovigilance and regulatory affairs
  

Working Environment 

At Astellas we recognize the importance of work/life balance, and we are proud to offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues at the office with the flexibility to also work from home. We believe this will optimize the most productive work environment for all employees to succeed and deliver. Hybrid work from certain locations may be permitted in accordance with Astellas’ Responsible Flexibility

Astellas’ Global Capability Centres – Overview
Astellas’ Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are strategically located sites that give Astellas the ability to access talent across various functions in the value chain and to co-locate core capabilities that are currently dispersed. ​Our three GCCs are located in India, Poland and Mexico.​
​The GCCs will enhance our operational efficiency, resilience and innovation potential, enabling a timely response to changing business demands.​
​Our GCCs are an integral part of Astellas, guided by our shared values and behaviors, and are critical enablers of the company’s strategic priorities, sustainable growth, and commitment to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients.

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