Drug Discovery Resource Outsourcing Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as the primary intake point for internal research inquiries related to early R&D initiatives.

• Evaluate requests based on internal expertise, instrument and platform availability, and team capacity; provide recommendations for internal, external, or hybrid execution.

• Raise priority conflicts to program and functional leadership.

• Identify, assess, and shortlist Contract Research Organizations (CROs) in China based on their capabilities, capacity, quality systems, data integrity, intellectual property posture, and pricing.

• Develop and maintain a qualified vendor list categorized by service types.

• Facilitate the execution of Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDAs), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), and Master Service Agreements prior to the need for Statements of Work (SOWs).

• Draft, negotiate, and guide SOWs, work orders, change orders, and purchase requisitions through Legal, Finance, and Procurement.

• Serve as the day-to-day liaison between internal scientists and CRO project teams through kickoff meetings, protocol alignment, progress assessments, and data delivery.

• Conduct meetings, negotiations, and written communication with CRO partners in Mandarin; translate and reconcile technical requirements across languages.

• Provide reports on cycle time, on-time delivery, expenditure versus budget, and data quality; utilize metrics to optimize work distribution.

⛳️ Requirements

• BS/MS in a life sciences discipline (biochemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, immunology, protein science, pharmacology, or related); PhD is preferred.

• 5+ years of experience in biotech or pharmaceutical sectors with direct involvement in early discovery R&D.

• Proven experience in outsourcing research tasks to CROs, including familiarity with the process from NDA/CDA to MSA to SOW and change order.

• Professional fluency in Mandarin Chinese (both spoken and written) as well as English.

• Strong project management capabilities and the ability to handle competing priorities effectively.

• Excellent judgment regarding confidentiality and intellectual property.

• Experience with China-based CROs and an existing professional network among them is preferred.

• Background in biologics or antibody discovery or in small-molecule discovery is preferred.

• Legal authorization to work in the United States is mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Offers equity.

• Offers bonus.

• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally 2–4 times per year for site visits and partner evaluations is preferred.