Value Architecture Director

Vertex Pharmaceuticals•Boston, MA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of FP&A, Value Architecture leads development and management of the value case for AI transformation initiatives, including the value hypothesis, financial model, KPIs, and measurement approach. The role partners with Digital, Technology and Engineering, Finance, Portfolio Strategy, functional leaders, and the CFO organization to ensure value cases are credible, operationally grounded, affordable, and measured consistently. This role provides the evidence base for portfolio-level value reporting and investment decisions, helping leaders understand value drivers, risks, opportunities, and business KPIs across the transformation portfolio.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, engineering, strategy, or a related field required.
Typically requires 10 or more years of experience in value management, strategic finance, consulting, or business analytics, or equivalent education and experience.
Experience building and tracking value cases for large-scale transformation or investment programs.
Experience with affordability modeling, cost-to-run, total cost of ownership, and cross-functional initiative coordination.
People management or team leadership experience required.
Expertise in value case development, benefits realization, investment appraisal, and financial modeling.
Ability to define rigorous KPIs and measurement frameworks that are analytically sound and operationally practical.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, including the ability to challenge assumptions and identify flawed logic.
Excellent communication and data storytelling skills for senior and executive audiences.
Strong collaboration and influence skills with Finance, DTE, functional leaders, and portfolio stakeholders.
Expertise with Excel and PowerPoint required.
Continuous improvement mindset and ability to adapt as priorities, governance, and reporting needs evolve.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree, such as an MBA or master's degree in economics or analytics, preferred.
Pharmaceutical, biotech, or science-driven industry experience preferred.
knowledge of planning, BI, and visualization tools preferred.

Responsibilities

Define the value hypothesis, KPIs, and measurement approach for each initiative at initiation.
Develop and maintain consistent value architecture standards, assumptions, definitions, and methods.
Partner with functional leads and SMEs to ground value hypotheses in operational reality.
Connect initiative value cases to budget, forecast, and long-range planning processes.
Analyze trends, risks, opportunities, and business KPIs to improve decision making and forecast accuracy.
Develop analytics and reporting that communicate value drivers, affordability, and expected ROI.
Track projected versus realized value and maintain a clear portfolio view of value realization.
Reconcile realized value with original investment theses and identify areas on track, at risk, or requiring revision.
Provide evidence to Portfolio Strategy to inform sequencing, acceleration, and stop decisions.
Partner with DTE on cost-to-run modeling and total cost of ownership.
Partner with Finance on affordability analysis and investment governance inputs.
Support close, accrual, and governance processes requiring documentation, control awareness, or SOX-compliant discipline.
Maintain an auditable record of value cases, KPIs, assumptions, and realization outcomes.
Provide the evidence base for portfolio-level value reporting and future investment decisions.
Direct and quality-control partner Value Architects embedded in delivery teams.
Partner with HR and business leaders on headcount reporting, forecasting, and planning where workforce assumptions affect value or affordability.