Head of Specialized Sourcing

Why this role exists

argenx is scaling — from one commercial product to a global multi-indication portfolio. As the portfolio grows, our partner ecosystem has to grow with it — with more scale, agility, and room for co-creation. The Specialized Sourcing Lead builds and leads that capability across the GxP areas of argenx — Technical Operations & CMC, Development, and Preclinical Research — not as a gatekeeping function, but as a genuine accelerator of pipeline, resilience, speed, and patient impact.

What you will own

TechOps & CMC supply ecosystem building

Build the CDMO and CMC partner network that delivers clinical and commercial DS/DP at the quality, cost, and speed our portfolio demands.

• Design a resilient network: capacity planning, dual/multi-source where it matters, commercial launch readiness, mitigation of single-source dependencies.

• Own the long-term external manufacturing strategy across clinical and commercial phases — balancing innovation, resilience, quality, capacity, cost, and optionality.

Development & Preclinical partner networks

• Shape the CRO and clinical partner network that supports a growing global trial portfolio at scale, enabling innovative designs and faster start-up.

• Build the preclinical CRO and specialized lab network (toxicology, bioanalytical, biomarkers, discovery) that accelerates early science.

• Bring sourcing activity previously spread across the organization into one clear, empowered team.

The way we source, together

• Move from centralized gatekeeping to empowered cross-functional teams that own selection, contracting, onboarding, and lifecycle close to the work.

• Simplify and connect Source-to-Pay with the new global Procurement organization, Finance, Digital Technology, and Legal.

• Deploy agentic AI and modern sourcing tools where they meaningfully improve speed and quality — not as a project, but as part of how the team works.

• Define clean interfaces with Alliance Leadership, BD, Quality, Regulatory, and Global Procurement, so it is always clear who does what.

External view, and the team

• Track emerging technologies, new players, and disruptive partnership models; explore co-creation, risk-share, and breakthrough structures where they unlock real value.

• Lead a senior, experienced team; broaden scope and remit deliberately so more strategic work moves closer to the business.

• Invest in talent — stretch assignments, mentorship, a real Personal Development Plan agenda for every team member.

• Set the standard: outcomes over transactions, co-ownership with partners, transparency, trust.

Where you sit, and what good looks like

You report to the VP Corporate Development & Strategy, inside the Corporate Development community alongside Strategy, Business Development, Alliance Leadership, and argenx China. You work in tight partnership with TechOps, Development / Clinical Operations, and Preclinical Research; with CTIO, CMO, Head of Development and CSO leadership teams; with Finance and the new global Procurement organization; with Alliance Leadership and BD; and with Quality, Regulatory, Legal, and Compliance. You lead through clarity and impact, not hierarchy.

• Our partner ecosystem keeps pace with an accelerating pipeline — no single-source surprises, no capacity cliffs, no bottlenecks that slow down patients.

• Sourcing decisions happen closer to the business, faster, with better information.

• Business partners in TechOps, Development, and Preclinical experience this team as an accelerator, not a gate.

• The team is known internally and externally as a place where senior talent grows.

What you bring

• ~15 years of progressive strategic and operational sourcing, including 7+ years leading senior teams in biotech, pharma, or another highly regulated, science-driven industry.

• Deep experience sourcing and managing scientific and technical partners — DS/DP CDMOs, clinical CROs, preclinical CROs — in GxP environments. TechOps/CMC exposure is the strongest signal.

• Strategic without being detached: you connect long-term partner strategy to what teams do next week. Strong commercial and negotiation instincts, backed by scientific and technical fluency.

• Genuinely curious about AI and modern sourcing tooling, and willing to change your own workflows.

• Trust-first with partners: candid, respectful, hard on the problem and easy on the people. You lead through influence, clarity, and impact — not control.

• Degree in Life Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Supply Chain, Business or related. Advanced degree welcome, not required.

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