“This position can be based remotely anywhere in the U.S. Please note that this role would not provide
relocation as a result. The expectation of working hours and travel will be defined by the Hiring
Manager. This position will require minimal travel”
Reporting to the Vendor Category Expert, the Vendor Startup Manager is responsible to provide technical expertise for a given category during study startup to the VPM Vendor Program Manager and indirectly to the study start-up team.
The VSM enables a flawless and accelerated vendor service delivery at the trial start-up phase and supports implementation of defined category strategies and service standardization.
This role proactively assesses risk and concludes contingency plans to de-risk study startup.
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Responsbilities;
• Reviewing of the vendor and category related specific sections of the protocol, ensure vendor expertise is leveraged when refining specifications towards Final Protocol
• Contributing to development of Study Specification Worksheet (SSW) to facilitate bid process and selection of Vendors.
• Quote/Proposal review in collaboration with procurement (and vendor). If required, support contract negotiations.
• Vendor budget review of final quotes
• Co-ordinates vendor kick-off meeting and other vendor specific meetings
• Collects HA submission documents from vendor, as requested by countries participating in a study
• Performs robust User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for eCOA and IRT
• Ensures changes to protocol or study designs are consistently shared with vendors and incorporated into supplier budgets, timelines, and specifications. Supports amendment of vendor contracts with Procurement team
• Optimizing a frontloaded and timely study start-up process in support of a timely vendor DB-go-live
• Vendor service excellence at study level, ensures vendors meet quality and service level standards in their service delivery for the trial
• Pro-actively creates and maintains vendor related risk maps with contingency plan for documentation in FIRST
• Document issues identified with vendor oversight / performance in FIRST tool and implements and monitors corrective actions. Escalates issue if required to the Vendor Category Expert VCE.