Associate Director, Lead Procurement

Invivyd Inc.•New Haven, CT

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About The Position

At Invivyd, Inc., we take those numbers very seriously and we come to work each day on a mission to deliver protection from serious viral infectious diseases, beginning with SARS-CoV-2. Invivyd deploys a proprietary integrated technology platform unique in the industry designed to assess, monitor, develop, and adapt to create best in class antibodies. In March 2024, Invivyd received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. FDA for a monoclonal antibody (mAb) in its pipeline of innovative antibody candidates. In October 2025, the FDA cleared the company's Investigational New Drug (IND) application and provided feedback to advance the company's REVOLUTION clinical program, Invivyd's development program for VYD2311, a vaccine alternative monoclonal antibody candidate for the prevention of COVID. Join an incredible team of people who thrive in a start-up environment, embrace a shared sense of ownership, have a passion for impacting patients and their families, think boldly and creatively, take targeted risks, are unafraid of failure, and welcome change as a positive catalyst to new opportunities and growth. Be part of making a difference. Be part of Invivyd. Invivyd is seeking a self-driving procurement lead to build the function and partner cross-functionally to support the sourcing and strategic procurement needs of our growing organization. The role will be focused short-term on driving the existing procurement business procedures while identifying key opportunities for streamlining and process improvement to grow the function in parallel with growth of the company. The role will report into the Senior Director of FP&A.

Requirements

This role requires a strategic thinker with excellent leadership skills, a deep understanding of supply chain management, and the ability to work collaboratively across departments. It is critical to ensure that the organization receives high-quality products and services at the best possible value.
8-10 years of experience with sourcing, procurement operations, procurement consulting, or business systems / operations
Experience working in or supporting global Biotech/Pharma/Life Science teams is required
Function specific familiarity including experience working at the bench, utilization of lab consumables and reagents, etc. important based on profile identified is preferred
Professional certification in purchasing or supply chain is desirable, from ISM (CPSD, CPSM, CSM, CPM), from APICS (CPIM, CIRM)
Demonstrated knowledge of relevant industry technology systems including ERP, eProcurement, Spend Analysis, and Contract Management in addition to current Conga, NetSuite & MedPro.
Agency management experience (briefing/execution/budgetary oversight) is preferred
Knowledge and proven experience in the P2P process specifically on the PO creation activities
The candidate must be detail oriented
Ability to travel to New Haven 3-4x a month

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end procurement process (PO creation and approval through existing systems Conga, NetSuite, MedPro, etc.) including coordination with Legal, Finance and Functional Leadership.
Collaborate with functional budget owners to draft, negotiate and execute SOW and contracts
Develop & Execute procurement strategies that align with the company's goals and regulatory requirements including project-specific RFI/RFP templates and processes
Interface at all levels of the organization to resolve compliance problems and ensure transparency of all procurement activities
Drive cost efficiency while ensuring high standards of quality, delivery, and compliance
Lead the development and execution of processes for enforcing policies and contracts
Manage supplier relationships and performance, including negotiations and risk assessments
Grow procurement function in parallel with Invivyd growth and in time, lead a team to address the company's procurement needs.
Lead the process to evaluate and implement procurement technologies to support reporting and governance needs
Develop and manage reporting, benchmarking, and analytics to support the procurement function particularly around spend categories, contract compliance, Procurement performance, supplier scorecards