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Associate Director, Information Technology and Professional Services Sourcing Team Leader

San Rafael, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Mar 2025

About the role

Who We Are

BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.

Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.

Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.

About Corporate Groups

It takes a village, and at BioMarin our corporate groups are the people behind our success. Groups such as IT, Finance, Legal, Global Compliance & Ethics, and our People Team provide foundational support of all areas of operation at BioMarin.

Global Sourcing and ProcurementThe Global Sourcing and Procurement (GSP) organization is accountable for driving and delivering Procurement value to support stakeholders’ and organizational strategic objectives. The GSP function delivers value to BioMarin by leading transformation change and implementing industry leading category strategies that directly support the corporate strategy. The GSP organization leverages market intelligence, subject matter expertise and business insights in the procurement of good and services and management of BioMarin’s growing third party spend of $1B+. Through collaboration with our external suppliers and internal business partners, GSP helps bring innovative new medicines to patients.This Associate Director, Global Strategic Sourcing – IT and Professional Services is responsible for leading and delivering Sourcing and Procurement value across BioMarin’s Information Technology and Professional Services categories. This is a hands-on role that focuses on leading a team, delivering results, defining and implementing strategies, policies, and objectives related to the Category Management, Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management of the Information Technology and Professional Services areas of spend. Candidates must have a strong understanding of the Strategic Sourcing and Category Management processes, as well as knowledge of the IT hardware, software, telecom, services, and Professional Services spend categories across multiple functions (Management Consulting, Tax, Audit, Banking, Translations and other corporate services). The success of this role is dependent on the candidate’s ability to build strong relationships with stakeholder business partners across the entire BioMarin organization, obtain consensus and drive decisions, and structure and realize value from the programs and spend in these areas while maintaining a focus on the patient.The Associate Director, Global Strategic Sourcing – IT and Professional Services will report to the Senior Director, Global Enterprise Services Strategic Sourcing and Category Management, and will frequently partner with leadership of the broader IT, Finance and other stakeholder functions within the business.Responsibilities

Lead and manage a team of Procurement professionals, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the team's success and professional growth.
Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the team, encouraging continuous improvement and innovation in procurement practices.
Oversee the team's activities, including category management, strategic sourcing, supplier management, and contract negotiations, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with critical business partners in Legal, Finance, Information Technology, and others across the organization.
Define and lead cross-functional stakeholder teams to understand and ensure business strategies, budget targets and requirements are met for the category.
Utilize spend analytics, market research and trends, and supplier intelligence to understand category spend – trends, spread across business and across suppliers.
Define category strategies and sourcing strategies to gain efficiency and drive quality, value and optimal total cost of ownership within the spend/category in partnership with Bio