Associate Director, Clinical Site Payments

Vertex Pharmaceuticals • Boston, MA

14h • Remote

About The Position

The Associate Director of Clinical Site Payments is responsible for supporting the strategic direction of the Site Payments team and ensures that the goals and objectives of the department are met. This role will be accountable for global site payment oversight in support of clinical programs, real world operations studies, and engaging, managing, and redefining stakeholder relationships across the business.

Requirements

• 5 years in clinical development including knowledge of site contracts, budgets, or payments
• External relationship management
• Ability to effectively manage teams, stakeholders and competing priorities
• Self-motivated and ability to work well independently and in a team environment
• Experience with multiple country and regional nuances
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Excellent project management skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead and build effective teams
• Ability to gain consensus across stakeholders
• Decisive; can make timely and clear business decisions that are financially responsible, accountable, justifiable, and defensible in accordance with organization policies and procedures

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and consultancy to the global Site Payments team
• Oversee resource forecasting and assignments for the Site Payments team
• Provide subject matter expertise related to financial trending, analytics, data consolidation, and report standardization
• Make strategic recommendations regarding site payment strategies and provide guidance when needed
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovative results
• Identify, develop, and ensure delivery of appropriate training and process documentation for the Site Payments team
• May include line management for site payment managers, site payment leads, and site payment analysts, as appropriate
• Liase with FSP or CRO management, as appropriate
• Management of quality events and process issues identified within the Site Payments team
• Oversee Inspection Readiness and collaborate on cross-functional Vendor & Business Management Inspection Readiness activities and initiatives
• Collaborate with Clinical Budget Management and Site Contracting to maintain alignment and efficiencies within Clinical Site Contracting and Payments
• Liaise with Clinical Site Contracting, Clinical Budget Management, and Patient & Site Engagement teams
• Build and maintain collaborative, cross-functional relationships to support the business
• Additional duties and projects, as requested

Benefits

• This role is eligible for an annual bonus and annual equity awards.
• Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements.
• At Vertex, our Total Rewards offerings also include inclusive market-leading benefits to meet our employees wherever they are in their career, financial, family and wellbeing journey while providing flexibility and resources to support their growth and aspirations.
• From medical, dental and vision benefits to generous paid time off (including a week-long company shutdown in the Summer and the Winter), educational assistance programs including student loan repayment, a generous commuting subsidy, matching charitable donations, 401(k) and so much more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees