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Job Description

General Summary:

The Associate Director, Portfolio & Program Management is a global role within the Program and Portfolio Management (PPM) organization. The incumbent is responsible for driving cross-functional project management excellence to programs across the drug development lifecycle (Research, Pre-clinical and Clinical Development, Registration and Commercialization). This incumbent is expected to provide leadership in project management to shape objectives and drive execution of global strategy for cross-functional drug development teams and portfolio operations initiatives.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Oversee integrated project planning processes for one or more teams including scheduling, risk management, communication plans and reporting

Oversee completion of project team deliverables and contribute to content development, when appropriate

Independently facilitate cross-functional team discussions and drive the team toward decisions

Partner with team lead(s) to set strategy, goals and milestones

Proactively identify roadblocks and/or constraints impacting project execution

With support, determine approach and stakeholders for cross-functional decision-making and issue resolution

With support, establish project team operating norms and measure performance

Apply professional experience to mentor professionals in assigned team(s)

Provide active meeting management by capturing minutes and tracking action items, when required

Manage one or more direct reports

As a people manager within the organization, the incumbent may have financial accountabilities and human resource responsibilities for assigned team(s)

Knowledge and Skills:

Comprehensive knowledge of project and portfolio management principles, best practices, tools, technology and methods

Leadership experience managing cross-functional teams

Excellent written and oral communication skills, including well-developed presentation skills

Pharmaceutical drug discovery and development comprehensive knowledge across multiple disciplines

Organizational skills and an ability to manage multiple priorities

Strong collaboration skills to effectively interact with internal or external stakeholders at all levels in the organization

General business management knowledge to assess the impact of project decisions on financial and corporate objectives

Education and Experience:

Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or a relevant field

Typically requires 8 years of experience and 2 years of management experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience within the Life Sciences industry or similar

Flex Designation:

Hybrid-Eligible Or On-Site Eligible

Flex Eligibility Status:

Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager, or contact Talent Acquisition at ApplicationAssistance@vrtx.com