Senior Manager – Alliance Management

Azurity Pharmaceuticals is a privately held, specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on innovative products that meet the needs of underserved patients. As an industry leader in providing unique, accessible, and high-quality medications, Azurity leverages its integrated capabilities and vast partner network to continually expand its broad commercial product portfolio and robust late-stage pipeline. The company’s patient-centric products span the cardiovascular, neurology, endocrinology, gastro-intestinal, institutional, and orphan markets, and have benefited millions of patients. For more information, visit www.azurity.com.Azurity Pharmaceuticals is proud to be an inclusive workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer. Azurity's success is attributable to our incredibly talented, dedicated team that focuses on benefiting the lives of patients by bringing the best science and commitment to quality into everything that we do. We seek highly motivated individuals with the dedication, integrity, and creative spirit needed to thrive in our organization.

Brief Team/department Description

The Alliance Management Team is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and selecting contract partners or service providers, such as API suppliers, CMOs, and TPLs, to support Azurity’s in-house development products and commercial supply. Additionally, the team negotiates proposals, contracts, and MSAs, monitors project progress at partner sites, and manages relationships with service providers, internal/external partners, and BD partners.

Principle Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate suitable CDMOs/CMOs for R&D needs, assessing their technical capabilities, expertise, and alignment with project requirements.
• Support SCM & R&D teams in selecting and conducting diligence on API sources.
• Coordinate with R&D and CMOs for technology transfer proposals, change orders (COs), and negotiate scope, price, and timelines to meet internal R&D requirements.
• Perform COGS analysis and finalize API and CReMO supply prices for commercial supply.
• Coordinate between CDMOs, CMOs, API vendors, and internal legal teams to finalize contracts, quotes, supply agreements, master service agreements, etc.
• Organize and attend periodic meetings with R&D teams to understand their development needs (API, CMO for technology transfer, CTOs) and challenges faced with external partners.
• Attend project review meetings with CMO partners to ensure alignment between partners and internal teams, and to identify systemic issues requiring alliance management intervention.
• Organize and attend periodic meetings with API suppliers and CMO partners to resolve open issues such as pricing, open POs & change orders, delayed services, pending invoices, etc.
• Coordinate with R&D, TO, RA, Quality, and SCM teams for evaluation, diligence, and qualification of new CMOs, API vendors, or third-party testing labs.
• Work with finance to resolve payment-related issues, including payment terms and pending invoices.
• Maintain strong working relationships with CDMO/CMO partners, proactively resolving issues impacting cost, timelines, or project deliverables.
  

Qualifications

• 10-20 years of experience in R&D, BD, project management, SCM areas within the pharma industry.
• Experience in project management (preferred).
• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (preferred).
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  

By applying for this role, you confirm that you are mentally and physically capable of fulfilling the job responsibilities detailed in the job description without any restrictions. If you have any concerns or even the slightest disability that may affect your ability to perform the job, please inform HR in advance.