Senior Director, Global Commercial – Pain

Vertex Inc.•Boston, MA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Vertex is seeking a Senior Director, Global Commercial – Pain to play a key leadership role in shaping the global commercial strategy for our pain portfolio, with a strong focus on acute pain. This individual will lead critical strategic efforts across commercial opportunity assessment, long-range forecasting, target product profile development, and brand strategy. The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in market and customer insights, a strong understanding of the acute pain landscape, and the ability to translate complex market dynamics into clear, actionable commercial strategies. This role requires a highly strategic, collaborative leader who can work effectively across functions to inform key portfolio, product, and business decisions.

Requirements

Significant experience in biopharmaceutical or healthcare commercial strategy, new product planning, brand strategy, or related functions
Experience in pain, acute care, or a closely related therapeutic area
Strong expertise in market research, customer insights, and strategic planning
Experience supporting forecasting, commercialization strategy, and portfolio planning
Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders in a cross-functional, matrixed environment
Excellent communication, leadership, and analytical skills
Bachelor’s degree in business, life sciences, or a related field
Advanced degree such as an MBA, MPH, PharmD, PhD, or related graduate degree
Experience in launch planning or pre-launch commercialization
Understanding of acute pain treatment settings and customer dynamics
Familiarity with payer and reimbursement considerations in pain
Experience working across global and regional markets
Experience leading teams and developing talent

Nice To Haves

Embrace continuous learning and encourage employees to stay informed on advances in AI, technology, automation, and industry trends.
Seek talent who bring an external perspective, demonstrate curiosity and sound judgment, and thoughtfully adopt new capabilities that improve decision-making, drive innovation, increase efficiency, and help deliver better outcomes for patients.

Responsibilities

Lead global commercial strategy development for the pain portfolio, with primary focus on acute pain
Drive commercial opportunity assessments to inform portfolio prioritization, investment decisions, and strategic planning
Lead long-range forecasting and scenario planning to support business planning and decision-making
Provide commercial leadership and input into Target Product Profile (TPP) development
Shape global brand strategy, including positioning, differentiation, and strategic direction
Generate and synthesize market and customer insights across key stakeholder groups, including healthcare providers, payers, and patients
Evaluate market trends, unmet need, competitive dynamics, and customer considerations in acute pain
Partner closely with cross-functional teams, including Development, Medical, Market Access, Forecasting, and regional commercial teams
Deliver clear, data-driven recommendations to senior leadership to support key strategic decisions
Contribute to a high-performing organization through leadership, collaboration, and talent development