Associate Outsourcing Manager

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Research & Development​

In R&D, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance. 

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our R&D Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

As an Associate Outsourcing Manager, you will harness your passion for healthcare and life sciences to make a real impact on our products and consumers. This role provides an incredible opportunity to collaborate with diverse teams, enhance your professional breadth in the industry, and develop skills pivotal to your growth. Step into a vibrant cross-functional environment where your contribution is not just valued but is instrumental in shaping a healthier future for everyone.

Your responsibilities

- Conduct the Outsourcing process by working with the Outsourcing team, the clinical and quality teams to ensure strategic selection of a suitable CRO or vendor.

- Prepare core tender documents for designated projects.

- Lead the tender process for designated projects and critically compare quotations and vendor proposals.

- Conduct commercial and contractual communication and negotiations as a representative of Reckitt, with the CRO or clinical vendor, securing the optimal contractual agreement for the company.

- Prepare contracts and change orders for execution with or without legal support.

- Work with Legal to ensure robust contracts are implemented and risks are mitigated.

- Manage study budgets and effectively communicate updates with key internal stakeholders.

- Lead the reporting of metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Outsourcing activities to the Clinical and Medical Leadership team, Q&C and the bigger R&D organization.

- Drive the productivity agenda to realise cost savings for Reckitt, ensuring these are reported effectively.

The experience we're looking for

- Experience in Clinical Outsourcing or project management, in a clinical or medical department within the consumer healthcare or pharmaceutical industry

- Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills with a track record of capturing value

- Strong vendor management skills with a demonstratable track record of leveraging vendor relationships to deliver positive outcomes

- Knowledge of GCP / regulatory standards would be advantageous

- GCP Training certification is advantageous but not essential

- Contract development and management experience is advantageous

- Pro-active and self directed with a high level of initiative and persistence

- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to operate successfully in various team capacities

The skills for success

Task Execution Under Pressure, Business Acumen, Commercial Awareness, Objective Setting, Accountability, Consumer Insight, R&D, Product Lifecycle Management, Intellectual Property, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Adapt to changes in technological development plans, Ability to challenge the status quo and propose improvement, Innovation Processes.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.