Key Facts

Remote From:

Full time

English

Hard Skills

SAP Ariba ERP Systems Knowledge Accounts Payable Procurement ERP Systems Knowledge Analytics Process Integration Forecasting Management Order Management Continuous Improvement Process +24 more

Other Skills

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Decision Making
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Data Reporting
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Communication
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Solutions Focused
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Growth Mindedness

Roles & Responsibilities

Experience with Ariba and SAP, and the Source to Pay process
Experience leading one or more functional areas within Source to Pay
Excellent communication, persuasion and influencing skills at all levels
ERP/SAP S4/HANA transformation program experience in a bio-pharma or similar setting

Requirements:

Leads and manages the Source to Pay workstream, coordinating with Global Sourcing/Procurement, Legal, and Accounts Payable to design and implement end-to-end processes aligned with SAP S/4HANA standard design
Drives change management, standardization, and simplification of practices; partners with global, functional, and regional teams; ensures processes fit the SAP standard
Manages scope, integration with other process workstreams, governance, and issue/risk management; prepares options and business cases for gaps; coordinates with development/configuration teams
Leads post go-live continuous improvement, engages stakeholders on ERP opportunities, and contributes to data reporting, analytics, and efficiency initiatives as part of the STP COE

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.

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About BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.

Founded in 1997, BioMarin is a global biotechnology company dedicated to transforming lives through genetic discovery. The company develops and commercializes targeted therapies that address the root cause of the genetic conditions that it seeks to treat, helping to better the lives of those struggling with rare genetic disease. BioMarin discoveries have led to eight first or best-in-class commercial treatments and a pipeline of multiple product candidates applying the same science-driven, patient-forward approach to broader group of genetic disorders. The more innovative solutions developed, the more lives BioMarin can impact. Recruitment Fraud Alert Notice Please be aware of fraud or scams from individuals, organizations and/or internet sites claiming to represent BioMarin in recruitment activities. We have an established recruitment process which is required for all posted positions by BioMarin prior to issuing an offer of employment. This BioMarin process requires formal interviews conducted live with personnel representing BioMarin and never requires payments or fees from job applicants. BioMarin does not conduct interviews via texting tools such as RingCentral. In the event you receive a suspicious email message about recruiting on behalf of BioMarin, unless it’s from a BioMarin authorized recruiting partner, do not provide any personal information or pay any fees. Qualified and interested candidates should apply to current openings directly through this BioMarin website. BioMarin accepts no responsibility for any costs or charges incurred as a result of fraudulent activity. If you have lost money or provided your personal identifying information, please contact your bank and report the matter to the FBI via www.ic3.gov. We would also suggest you notify your local police department and monitor your credit. We appreciate your interest in BioMarin & encourage you to visit http://careers.biomarin.com/career-areas to review job opportunities.

Company type: Large

Industry: Research

Founded: 2018

Company size: 1001 - 5000

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Job description

Description

Who We Are

BioMarin is a leading rare disease biotechnology company focused on genetically defined conditions.

Guided by our purpose to develop medicines that make a profound impact on people’s lives, our global teams have delivered a portfolio of therapies since our founding in 1997. Our revolutionary treatments for conditions like achondroplasia (the most common form of dwarfism), PKU (phenylketonuria), CLN2, a form of Batten disease, and a number of forms of MPS (mucopolysaccharidosis) offer new possibilities for patients and families who previously had few, if any, available options. More recently, with the close of the Amicus acquisition, our portfolio has expanded to include therapies for Fabry disease and Pompe disease, expanding our ability to reach more people living with rare genetic conditions.

Our success comes from our unwavering commitment to excellence, our deep understanding of patient needs, our scientific expertise, and our world-class manufacturing capabilities. At the heart of BioMarin is a dedicated team of the brightest minds in the industry working together to deliver innovative therapies to patients and families around the world.

About Corporate Groups

It takes a village, and at BioMarin, our general and admin teams are the village behind our success. From the IT experts who manage our technology to the human resources professionals who hire the people who make it all possible, these teams support our organization and span all areas of operations.

Job Description: Global Process Owner, Source to Pay

BioMarin has experienced substantial growth organically since its inception, primarily over the last decade.  This steady growth in both cost structure and staff were essential to BioMarin’s emergence as a leading, fully integrated global biopharmaceutical company with approximately $2 billion in revenues from over 75 countries, a robust R&D pipeline, operating profits, and world-class technical capabilities through its 3,000 employees worldwide. As the company grows, BioMarin leadership desires to optimize the efficiency of its operations for the future through its next phase of growth.  

In 2022 BioMarin launched its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) enterprise-wide operational initiative transforming the way we work by implementing an ERP system solution, SAP S4 HANA.

In Q1, 2025 our first five legal entities went live in SAP, the remaining entities will go live in Q1, 2026.

Implementing a new ERP impacts the entire company – putting this system in place is equally complex and transformational.  The project team is built around the Global Process Workflows as outlined below: 

Record to Report

Order to Cash

Source to Pay

Plan to Produce/Inventory to Deliver

Forecast to Plan

Enterprise Asset Management

The Global Process Owner (GPO) for each workflow is accountable for the development and integration of the workstream into the overall program and the workstream specific Process Leads will report to them.  We are actively recruiting a Global Process Owner for Source to Pay.

Key responsibilities:

- Leads and manages the work in the Source to Pay workstream in close collaboration with the functional leaders of the STP organizations – Global Sourcing & Procurement, Legal, Accounts Payable.
- Leads the development of business process design, system design, and implementation of business processes, ensuring alignment with the original system design for first phase go live.
- Be a change champion for the project functionally and cross functionally.
- Help develop and implement processes for enabling the simplification and standardization of practices in line with the SAP first and fit to standard design philosophies.
- Build partnerships and collaborate with global, functional, and regional teams on operational, and planning initiatives. 
- Prepare and engage the key stakeholders on how ERP can enable future opportunities, including global-end-end process in a shared service environment.
- Ensure that as the Global Process Owner for STP that we remain true to the program guiding principles of fitting to standard SAP functionality and being the steward of the STP global business process. 
- Partner with the Procurement, legal and other leadership teams to drive continuous improvement opportunities post go live as we build out the COE for ERP i.e.
- Coordinates with development/configuration team for development related to workstream
- Manages scope of the workstream(s)
- Understands functions and features of ERP module(s)
- Manages and confirms the proper integration with other process workstreams
- Prepares key issues, provides options for fast decision making by global process owners and steering committee.
- Reports issues, risks, and scope questions.
- Identifies and works to prepare business case for identified gaps.
- Key participant in design work shop’s not only to align on their respective work stream but to work cross functionally to ensure that the end to end of the business process are integrated across all work streams.
- Leads governance across the STP workstream.
- Enhancements
- Data reporting & analytics
- Efficiency projects

Critical Attributes 

The Global Process Owner will be a role that requires a growth mindset and dynamic set of business and collaboration skills, including the following: 

- Great collaborator across all BioMarin, Systems Integrator and SAP personnel
- Experience with Ariba and SAP.
- Experience with the Source to Pay process, preferably by leading one or more functional areas in the past.
- Effective communication, persuasion and influencing skills at all levels 
- A bias for action and a “can do” attitude.
- Solutions oriented
- Other desirable attributes include work experience in a similar transformational. effort such as an ERP S4/HANA program or similar enterprise/local deployment in the bio-pharma context.

Note: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive, or a limitation of the duties of the position. It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assumed or assigned.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.