ArsenalBio, a privately held, clinical-stage programmable cell therapy company engineering advanced CAR T therapies for solid tumors, is seeking a talented Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing to work on-site based in our Hayward or South San Francisco office. 

ArsenalBio’s mission is to develop efficacious and safe cellular therapies for patients with chronic

diseases, initially cancer. With our programmable and computationally driven approach, our team is engineering living medicines to attack cancer’s inherent multi-faceted nature and overcome the challenges of addressing solid tumors with cell therapy.

Driven by a collective of diverse experts across immunology, synthetic biology, molecular biology, automation and computational biology, we are united in purpose to deliver radical breakthroughs for people with cancer, and prioritize the team’s outcomes over individual goals to achieve our company mission – together. 

The Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing will be responsible to lead the vendor selection process and alliance management services.  In this critical role, you will be part of a cross-functional team working on supporting production start-up activities such as the design, installation, testing, and validation of manufacturing equipment, processes, and the quality approach for this exciting technology.  The individual will also provide insights, support, and champion the development of Strategic Sourcing methodologies and processes (Category Management), including the development of our Vendor Management Framework. 

In addition, the responsibilities of this role include working with procurement partners to support and oversee manufacturing raw material categories.  This is a pivotal and highly visible role that engages with local operations, functions and extended leadership teams on a regular basis.  This Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing will be an individual contributor position that will transform into leading a team.