Key Responsibilities:
- Tender Risk Assessment:
- Review andanalysegovernment tenders (state and central) forAstraZeneca productstoidentifykey risk areas, including eligibility clauses, pricing terms, supply conditions, and penalty clauses.
- Terms & Conditions Review:
- Highlight and communicate special or non-standard terms and conditions in tenders that may have financial, operational, or compliance implications.
- Compliance Monitoring:
- Ensure adherence to statutory and regulatory requirements as per tender mandates; escalate potential non-compliance or deviation risks toSenior Leadershipin a timely manner.
- Support to Business Teams:
- Provide proactive support to the Government Business teams during tender participation including pre-bid query submissions, documentation review, andtimelyrisk alerts.
- Cross-functional Coordination:
- Liaise with Legal, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Finance, and QA/QC teams to gather inputs, resolve ambiguities in tenders, and ensure risk-mitigated responses.
- Risk Register Maintenance:
- Maintain a centralized risk register for all government tenders,documenting risk categorizations, mitigation measures, and follow-up actions.
- Training & Awareness:
- Support the development and delivery of training sessions for internal teams to build awareness on tender compliance, risk indicators, and documentation standards.
- Continuous Improvement:
- Recommend process improvements to enhance risk identification, evaluation, and mitigation mechanisms across the government tender lifecycle.
Qualifications,Experience& Key Skills:
Essentials:
- Bachelor s degree in law from a recognized university.
- 3-5years of experience in risk management, regulatory affairs, or government business in the pharmaceutical industry.
Desirables:
- Management degree from recognized university.
- Strong understanding of Indian government procurement processes (GeM, CPPP, State-level tenders).
- Excellent analytical and documentation skills
- Sound understanding of tender and contract terms
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management abilitiesto coordinate with Internal (Regulatory, Legal, Risk, etc) and External Stakeholders (Decision & Policy makers in the Institutions).
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and compliance-driven environment
- Proficiencyin MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint; experience with SAP or tender management software is a plus
