Project Management Associate Director

Vertex Pharmaceuticals • Boston, MA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Management Associate Director leads transformational projects intended to streamline Supply Chain processes through digitization and AI. The role integrates, creates, and executes plans for multiple complex projects and programs. In partnership with leadership, subject-matter experts, and cross-functional teams, the incumbent develops and maintains integrated plans to ensure deliverables meet project objectives and budgets. The role provides comprehensive communications, status reporting, risk management, issue escalation, and identification of opportunities to accelerate work. It also establishes Supply Chain departmental governance and develops, implements, and shares standardized project management tools and processes. The position is accountable for program timelines, deliverables, and governance execution.

Vertex describes itself as a global biotechnology company investing in scientific innovation. The position is hybrid-eligible or on-site eligible. Hybrid employees may work remotely up to two days per week; on-site employees work five days per week on-site, with ad hoc flexibility. Flex status is subject to company policy and may change. The stated base salary range is $155,700–$233,500. The role is eligible for an annual bonus and annual equity awards, and some roles may be eligible for overtime in accordance with applicable requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Typically 8 years of work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, in project management.
• Experience managing projects in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Significant experience with MS Project and Smartsheet.
• In-depth knowledge of project planning principles and tools, including charters, project interdependency matrices, business case formats, ROI calculations, and change management tools.
• Highly skilled at formulating and delivering presentations to senior managers.
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills, including communicating complex ideas across functional boundaries, gaining alignment, and persuading people to take action.
• Significant experience managing complex project teams and personnel.
• Ability to manage a large portfolio of complex projects in alignment with leadership, departmental strategy and goals, and corporate goals.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to coach and mentor other professionals while maintaining procedural and ethical standards and cultivating healthy team morale.
• Curiosity, sound judgment, an external perspective, and thoughtful adoption of new capabilities that improve decision-making, innovation, efficiency, and patient outcomes.
• Interest in staying informed about advances in AI, technology, automation, and industry trends.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead teams for multiple complex projects.
• Encourage teams to think beyond previously used approaches.
• Partner with Digital Technology and Engineering (DTE) to identify opportunities to use digital data, automation, and AI in project deliverables.
• Develop project plans, budgets, goals, and logistics, and gain consensus for them.
• Interact with and influence functional areas outside Supply Chain.
• Conduct complex scenario analyses and recommend alternative plans, including their assumptions and risks.
• Report program information to leadership, including deliverable and milestone progress, realization of project benefits, and adoption of project-triggered changes.
• Compile concise reports, prepare minutes for select internal meetings, and track action items.
• Maintain frequent communication with internal and external cross-functional stakeholders about program status, issues, contingencies, and milestones.
• Contribute project management best practices to support the department's continued success and evolution.
• Develop project management, project benefit measurement, ROI projection, and reporting tools, and promote and coordinate their use within the department.
• Establish Supply Chain departmental governance and create, implement, and share standardized project management tools and processes.
• Ensure project and program timelines, deliverables, and governance are successfully executed.

Benefits

• Annual bonus eligibility.
• Annual equity awards eligibility.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Generous paid time off, including a week-long company shutdown in the summer and winter.
• Educational assistance programs, including student loan repayment.
• Commuting subsidy.
• Matching charitable donations.
• 401(k).
• Inclusive, market-leading benefits and resources supporting employee growth and wellbeing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director