Senior Category Analyst

March 29

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Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.

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Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. is pioneering a transformational approach to treating cancer by harnessing the human immune system's ability to recognize and attack diverse cancer cells in each patient. The company focuses on T-cell-based immunotherapy, specifically Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, which involves reinvigorating a patient’s TILs to fight cancer. Iovance's TIL therapy is being investigated in clinical trials across multiple advanced solid tumor cancers. Additionally, the company is advancing genetically modified TIL therapies and exploring potential applications of PBL (peripheral blood lymphocyte) therapy for blood cancers. As a leader in cell therapy, Iovance owns a state-of-the-art Cell Therapy Center in Philadelphia for manufacturing their therapies using proprietary GMP. The company is at the forefront of developing personalized and patient-specific cancer treatments.

Immuno Oncology • Autologous Cell Therapy • Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TIL) • Novel Cancer Immunotherapies • cell therapy

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2014

🧬 Biotechnology

💊 Pharmaceuticals

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

📋 Description

• Develop the implementation plan for a specific sub-category or sub-categories of spend (direct and indirect materials and services for clinical and commercial manufacturing, packaging, co-therapy drugs) to effectively meet business partner requirements and deliver maximum value to the organization. • Work collaboratively with business stakeholders to understand and operationalize their short- and long-term requirements and develop appropriate sourcing strategies. • Analyze category spend to identify sourcing opportunities and develop category strategies. • Work collaboratively with the buying/planning team to understand demand and ensure supply of direct and indirect materials with no supply interruptions. • Support supplier-initiated change projects and monitor inventory transition during supplier changes. • Draft and conduct requests for proposals, quotes, information (RFXs) and competitive bids. • Evaluate and analyze results and provide recommendations to support sourcing decisions. • Draft and review contract terms and develop negotiation tactics and strategies. • Collaborate with legal to secure the best contractual terms protecting Iovance’s intellectual property and securing goods and services. • Effectively utilize strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management processes to achieve continuity of supply of raw materials, goods and services, reduce total cost of ownership, and improve supplier service level. • Work closely with internal stakeholders to identify supplier risks and identify and implement strategies to mitigate including supporting alternate material/supplier identification, selection and onboarding. • Ensure all sourcing requests are executed in line with the business strategies and in compliance with relevant policies and procedures, including preferred vendor programs, legal and quality agreements. • Develop deep supplier relationships with strategic suppliers to support data review and analysis, periodic business reviews, performance metrics and management and improvement of end-to-end value, including quality, reliability, innovation and cost. • Utilize internal & external resources & data sources to identify benchmarks. • Establish processes and metrics to measure effectiveness of supplier base. • Work cross functionally with Quality and Manufacturing teams to monitor and communicate supplier performance against established metrics, identify issues and work to implement corrective actions. • Collect and utilize market intelligence to identify opportunities and collaborate internally and externally to identify leverage points. • Work closely with Finance and other functions to track, analyze and report on Cost Improvement Projects (CIPs) and/or Cost of Goods improvement programs. • Perform other duties and special projects as assigned by supply chain leadership. • Occasional travel may be required, once per quarter.

🎯 Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree is required. • At least 3 years of procurement/strategic sourcing experience in the biotech field is required. • Experience in Cell Therapy is preferred. • Knowledge of industry regulations, cGMP standards, compliance and pharmaceutical and/ or biotechnology process is required. • High level of proficiency with core Sourcing and Procurement skills (e.g., spend management, category management, , supply market analysis, supplier management and performance, contract management and negotiations, procurement excellence, etc.). • Ability to perform data analysis, show strategic thinking, strong project management and time management skills. • Excellent interpersonal, relationship management, organizational and communication skills • Must have a strong work ethic, self-starter, ability to work with minimal supervision. • Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and deal with conflicting and changing priorities, while ensuring the organization can effectively and efficiently move through transitions. • Proficient with systems, including MS Office, MS Project, ERP