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AstraZeneca · 23 hours ago

Senior Director - IT Procurement

US - Gaithersburg - MD

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$168K/yr - $253K/yr

10+ years exp

AstraZeneca is a global biopharmaceutical company that is seeking an accomplished and strategic IT Procurement Category Senior Director to lead their global IT Procurement. The role involves acting as a strategic business partner to AZ IT, developing category management excellence, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and value creation across the AZ IT portfolio.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop and complete an innovative global category strategy for IT procurement that drives continuous improvement and delivers balanced value—co-shaped with AZ IT to align with technology roadmaps, architecture standards, and service delivery needs

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of procurement professionals. Encourage a culture of excellence, collaboration, and professional growth, embedding a business partnering mentality and proactive engagement model with AZ IT

Play a key role on the IT and Infrastructure Procurement Leadership team, giving to the overall success of the function as well as lead / mentor functional teams to deliver scorecard objectives

Identify and complete strategic sourcing opportunities that align with company and product goals. Leverage deep market insights and benchmarking to optimize and innovate procurement processes, timing sourcing events to IT delivery cadences (e.g., sprint/PI planning) and supporting rapid proofs-of-concept through to scale-up

Build and maintain positive relationships with key suppliers and strategic technology partners (cloud, SaaS, data/AI, engineering services, niche R&D platforms). Drive joint value creation for AZIT use cases, negotiate commercial models that fit consumption patterns, and ensure measurable outcomes

Collaborate closely with AZIT and Digital product owners, engineering, architecture, cybersecurity, finance, and senior leadership to align procurement strategies with business objectives. Facilitate portfolio planning and demand shaping to optimize total cost, risk, and speed-to-value

Identify, assess, and manage risks associated with IT procurement. Partner with Legal, Privacy, InfoSec, QA, and IT to ensure compliant contracting and robust supplier controls for regulated R&D environments; implement operational resilience and continuity plans for critical services

Define and manage benchmarks and goals and breakthroughs (operational key reports) in partnership with IT (e.g., availability, velocity, unit economics, adoption). Run joint governance and QBRs with suppliers, report on value realization (savings, cost avoidance, productivity, risk reduction, innovation), and highlight areas for improvement

Provide insight on tech market trends, vendor roadmaps, licensing shifts, and regulatory impacts to inform IT make/buy decisions, architecture choices, and derisking strategies for AZIT

Embed ESG, accessibility, and supplier diversity goals into the technology vendor base, balancing compliance with innovation needs in AZIT

Lead participant education on new commercial models, vendor consolidation, and process changes; create clear playbooks and standards (e.g., data rights, model IP, validation, decommissioning) to help IT teams consume Procurement services seamlessly

Qualification

IT procurementIT domain fluencyLeadershipNegotiationAnalytical thinkingInfluenceChange managementCommunication

Required

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum of 10+ years of experience

Demonstrated experience in IT procurement, with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing category teams

Strong leadership and team management skills with a track record of developing talent and acting as a thought partner to IT customers

Excellent negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills; comfortable facilitating executive-level discussions and shaping decisions with data

Proven ability to influence cross-functionally and inspire change within a complex, global organization, balancing speed, risk, and value in regulated settings at the VP/SVP level

Deep understanding of IT market trends, sourcing strategies, vendor management, and domains such as cloud, SaaS, data platforms, AI/ML tooling, cybersecurity, and validated/GxP systems

Demonstrated ability to translate business and scientific objectives into commercial strategies and supplier outcomes

Commitment to driving category management excellence and achieving strategic business objectives through collaborative business partnering

Preferred

Global procurement experience is preferred; exposure to R&D tech environments and partnering with VP/CIO/CTO or product organizations is a plus

Benefits

Short-term incentive bonus opportunity

Equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles)

Retirement contribution (hourly roles)

Commission payment eligibility (sales roles)

Qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]

Paid vacation and holidays

Paid leaves

Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage

Company

AstraZeneca

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AstraZeneca is a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription medicines. It is a sub-organization of Investor.

Founded in 1999

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GBR

10001+ employees

https://www.astrazeneca.com

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