Associate Director, Engineering & Technical Services Procurement

Iovance Biotherapeutics aims to be the global leader in innovating, developing and delivering tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy for people with cancer. We are pioneering a transformational approach to treating cancer by harnessing the ability of the human immune system to recognize and attack diverse cancer cells in each patient. The Iovance TIL platform has demonstrated promising clinical data across multiple solid tumors. We are committed to continuous innovation in cell therapy, including gene-edited cell therapy, which may be a promising option for patients with cancer. Overview The Associate Director, Engineering & Technical Services Procurement is responsible for the execution of procurement process as it relates to requests within and across Engineering, Manufacturing, Site MRO Services, Technical Development, and other categories as needed. The Associate Director is accountable for business partnering with senior stakeholders to drive an integrated and aligned category strategy that optimum business value and savings impact through sourcing, strategic planning, and external spend management. The Associate Director has deep knowledge of relevant categories and demonstrated experience in driving end to end sourcing process that delivers breakthrough results. This position needs to balance the dynamic needs of the internal business, evolving market conditions, and supplier capabilities to deliver the best overall procurement benefit. The Associate Director needs to support business stakeholders operationalize both their short and long-term objectives by interfacing with appropriate external vendor networks to implement cost effective solutions that simultaneously reduce supply risk. This position collaborates with Legal to secure the best contractual terms protecting Iovance’s intellectual property and securing goods and services. The position is responsible for ensuring all sourcing requests are executed in line with the business strategies and in compliance with relevant policies and procedures, including preferred vendor programs, legal and quality agreements. This position will report to the Director, Procurement and will work closely with Legal, Finance, Manufacturing, Site Services, Engineering, Technical Development and other departments as necessary. Essential Functions and Responsibilities • Drives the strategic and compliant sourcing of goods/services in support of key internal business partners: Site Technical Services (including facility Maintenance, Repair, and Operations), Engineering, Technical Development, and Manufacturing • Oversees end-to-end outsourcing process, including execution of best-in-class sourcing strategies, supplier rationalization, Request for Proposal (RFP) coordination, cost negotiations, and due diligence • Manages business case generation that summarizes competitive bidding process, scoring methodology, and selection justification for the most technically and commercially viable solution(s) for the required services, quality, and cost • Identifies opportunities for supplier base consolidation, standardization, and innovation across diverse and potentially fragmented categories to support on-site manufacturing operational continuity and uptime • Negotiates optimal terms, competitive pricing, favorable service level agreements (SLAs), and risk mitigation clauses with external manufacturing and analytical laboratory partners • Streamlines long-term category strategies that achieve operational efficiency and continue to lower Iovance’s total cost of ownership (TCO) • Leads procurement strategy for acquiring engineering and construction services, automation, and capital equipment. • Leverages procurement best practices to recognize cost reduction and avoidance, achieving meaningful savings that improve organization’s financial performance • Collaborates with the Legal and Finance organization to ensure the appropriate execution of key controls including third party agreements to p