Lila Sciences
Specialist / Senior Procurement Specialist
$68K–$117K
Cambridge, MA USA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Location
- Cambridge, MA USA
One Charles Park, Cambridge, MA - Experience
- Three or more years; procurement, purchasing or procurement operations, ideally supporting research organizations.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Life Sciences or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Runs Lila Sciences’ buying desk, handling purchase orders and supplier onboarding for research and operating teams.
What you'll do
- Manage requisitions and purchase orders end to end, maintaining order accuracy and prioritizing the daily queue.
- Own supplier onboarding and offboarding, vendor records, and supplier issue resolution.
- Partner with teams on self-service purchasing, budget checks, project coding, and month-end accruals.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Life Sciences or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Three or more years of procurement, purchasing or procurement operations experience.
- Experience with a major procurement platform such as Coupa, Ariba or Jaggaer.
- Hands-on supplier onboarding experience, including qualification, screening, compliance documentation and vendor master management.
Nice to have
- Coupa experience; research-organization experience.
- Experience in biotech, pharma, diagnostics or research-driven startups; familiarity with CRO and CDMO engagements, lab operations, or scientific sourcing.
Pay
$68,000 — $117,333 USD (base salary)
Tools
Coupa, Ariba, Jaggaer, CRO, CDMO
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