Associate Director/Director, Procurement Lead

There are more than 9 million immunocompromised people in the United States. Almost half a million of those represent a population that are moderately to severely immunocompromised and at highest risk for severe COVID-19, including stem cell and solid organ transplant patients as well as those with hematologic cancers.

At Invivyd, Inc., we take those numbers very seriously and we come to work each day on a mission to deliver protection from serious viral infectious diseases, beginning with SARS-CoV-2. Invivyd deploys a proprietary integrated technology platform unique in the industry designed to assess, monitor, develop, and adapt to create best in class antibodies.

Invivyd is seeking a strategic thinker with excellent leadership skills, a deep understanding of supply chain management, and the ability to work collaboratively across departments to build the procurement function and partner cross-functionally to support the sourcing and strategic procurement needs of our growing organization. The role will be focused in the short-term on driving the existing procurement business procedures while identifying key opportunities for streamlining and process improvement in order to grow the function in parallel with growth of the company. The role will report into the Senior Director of FP&A.

• →Own end-to-end procurement process (PO creation and approval through existing systems Conga, NetSuite, MedPro, etc.) including coordination with Legal, Finance and functional leadership
• →Collaborate with functional budget owners to draft, negotiate and execute SOWs and contracts
• →Develop & execute procurement strategies that align with the company's goals and regulatory requirements including project-specific RFI/RFP templates and processes
• →Interface at all levels of the organization to resolve compliance problems and ensure transparency of all procurement activities
• →Drive cost efficiency while ensuring high standards of quality, delivery, and compliance
• →Lead the development and execution of processes for enforcing policies and contracts
• →Manage supplier relationships and performance, including negotiations and risk assessments
• →Grow procurement function in parallel with Invivyd growth and in time, lead a team to address the company's procurement needs
• →Lead the process to evaluate and implement procurement technologies to support reporting and governance needs
• →Develop and manage reporting, benchmarking, and analytics to support the procurement function particularly around spend categories, contract compliance, procurement performance, and supplier scorecards

• Bachelor's Degree
• 8-10 years of experience with sourcing, procurement operations, procurement consulting, or business systems / operations
• Experience working in or supporting global biotech/pharma/life science teams is required
• Function-specific familiarity is preferred, including hands-on bench experience and practical knowledge of laboratory consumables, reagents, and related materials is preferred
• Professional certification in purchasing or supply chain is desirable, from ISM (CPSD, CPSM, CSM, CPM), from APICS (CPIM, CIRM)
• Demonstrated knowledge of relevant industry technology systems including ERP, eProcurement, Spend Analysis, and Contract Management in addition to current Conga, NetSuite & MedPro
• Agency management experience (briefing/execution/budgetary oversight) is preferred
• Knowledge and proven experience in the P2P process specifically on the PO creation activities
• Ability to travel to the New Haven headquarters 1-2x a week

The pay range represents the expected full-time base salary for this role at the time of posting. Actual base pay will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, and education. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for both an annual short-term incentive (e.g., bonus or sales incentive) and an annual long-term incentive (e.g., equity), reflecting our commitment to rewarding strong performance and long-term impact. Learn more about our total rewards by visiting https://www.invivyd.com/careers/.