Sr. R&D Outsourcing Associate, PMO

Alkermes

13d•$78,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Associate, R&D Outsourcing will report directly into the Senior Manager, R&D Outsourcing. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: overseeing work order and/or contract development and overall contract management; purchase order requisitioning and invoice resolution; Sunshine Act reporting; support with our month-end expense reconciliation and reporting; and supporting vendor selection initiatives through RFI and RFP support. This role collaborates with multiple functional areas such as Compliance, Legal, Finance, Purchasing and Accounts Payable in addition to R&D.

Requirements

College degree with 4+ years of work experience
Excellent attention to detail
Adaptable to changing priorities, excels in fast-paced environment.
Perform job duties with minimal supervision and guidance; manage direct reports as needed
Excellent organization, time management, collaboration, and multi-tasking skills
Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to build and maintain relationships and communicate professionally to all levels of an organization; internal and external
Strong commitment to continuous learning and improvement
Financial acumen; ability to support the evaluation of budgets, forecasting, and month end expenditures
Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills preferred (i.e., Pivot Tables, Formulas, etc.)
This position is eligible for the hybrid workplace model, requiring work to be completed onsite at our Waltham, MA office at least 3 days per week.
This role is not eligible for fully remote work.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience supporting clinical development, clinical operations, clinical supply chain or related R&D areas preferred

Responsibilities

Serves as a Contract Liaison for R&D: Responsible for contract initiation, functional review, execution, and archival
Responsible for contract lifecycle management including tracking expiration, purchase order adherence, and scope change
Supports month-end expense reconciliation; this support will be leveraged during the quarterly and annual budget and forecasting processes
Coordinates new vendor onboarding submissions with Procurement
Supports new vendor onboarding with Compliance, as well as ongoing vendor updates, requalification, and service change
Coordinates scheduling and logistics for all Outsourcing managed meetings, inclusive of CRO/vendor capabilities presentations, governance meetings, and contract-related discussions.
Supports and manages Sunshine Act reporting including quarterly internal inventory reporting, vendor expense collection, internal payment report review, and year end data submission.