About this role

Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of research vendors, including onboarding, contracting, renewals, offboarding, and ongoing relationship management.
Manage vendor budgets, forecasts, purchase orders, invoices, accruals, and financial tracking processes across research initiatives and vendor engagements.
Partner with Vendor Management teams to ensure vendors and research activities meet corporate security, privacy, legal, and compliance requirements.
Own and administer operational systems and platforms, including Smartsheet and related tools, that support vendor management, budget governance, compliance oversight, reporting, and associated workflow execution.

3+ years relevant experience in operations, vendor management, procurement operations, research operations, compliance, project management, financial operations, or a related operational role.
Experience supporting vendor onboarding, contract administration, supplier management, compliance reviews, governance activities, and audit readiness processes.
Experience supporting budget management, including financial tracking, forecasting, invoice reconciliation, spend management, and operational reporting.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively coordinate and influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and PowerPoint.

Research & Vendor Operations Manager

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