Procurement Operations Business Partner, R&D Operations

Highlights

• Own end-to-end purchasing for research teams and special R&D programs.
• Help define AI-native procurement across intake, review and support.
• Stand up buying processes for new research programs before volume hits.

What they offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours

Ideal candidate

A detail-obsessed procurement operator who thrives in high-volume R&D buying, loves making complex purchases simple for researchers, and takes pride in spotless financials and AI-driven improvement.

Requirements

• Proven track record owning a high-volume purchasing portfolio end-to-end in procure-to-pay and intake platform
• Solid working knowledge of accrual accounting as it applies to purchasing including accruals, service period, prepaid vs expense and GL coding
• Experience supporting outsourced or managed service vendors at scale where scope and volume move month to month
• Working knowledge of contract review, security and privacy review, and financial controls in purchasing