Project Management Associate Director

Vertex Inc. • Boston, MA

3d • $155,700 - $233,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Management Associate Director leads transformational projects to streamline Supply Chain processes through digitization and AI. The role integrates, creates, and executes plans for multiple complex projects and programs, partnering with leadership, subject-matter experts, and cross-functional teams to ensure deliverables meet project objectives and stay within budget.

The position provides comprehensive communication to leadership and cross-functional partners, including status reporting, risk management, issue escalation, and identification of opportunities to accelerate work. It establishes Supply Chain departmental governance and develops, implements, and shares standardized project management tools and processes. The role is accountable for project and program timelines, deliverables, and successful execution of program governance.

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.
• Specialized, 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.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas across functional boundaries, gain alignment, and persuade individuals and teams to act.
• Significant experience managing complex project teams and personnel.
• Ability to coach and mentor professionals, maintain procedural and ethical standards, and cultivate healthy team morale.
• Ability to manage a large portfolio of complex projects and ensure alignment with leadership, departmental strategy and goals, and corporate goals.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead teams for multiple complex projects.
• Encourage teams to consider innovative approaches beyond established practices.
• 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 assumptions and risks, to teams and leadership.
• Report to leadership on deliverables and milestones, realization of project benefits, and adoption of project-driven changes such as process changes.
• Compile concise reports, prepare minutes for select internal meetings, track action items, and find ways to stay abreast of multidimensional tasks.
• Communicate frequently with cross-functional internal and external 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 across the department.
• Establish Supply Chain departmental governance and create, implement, and share standardized and effective project management tools and processes.
• Manage accountability for project and program timelines, deliverables, and governance execution.

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).

What This Job Offers

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