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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Market Access COE Director

5 day weekGenerous PTO$186k – $279kHybrid · Boston, USA

Job Description

General Summary:

The Market Access Analytics COE Director provides strategic and operational analytics business partnership to the USMA GTN, Access Analytics, and Trade Analytics function and cross-functional partners such as Finance, BULTs, Patient Analytics, and Commercial Insights and Analytics teams, acting as a trusted advisor and providing expert guidance to leaders by leveraging data and analytics. This includes leading commercial capabilities change management for all in-line products, GTN processes, and market access analytics functional capabilities across current portfolio and future products.

This role will be focused on proactively shaping the strategy, providing leadership and expert guidance for continuous improvement and performance monitoring and to build insight and analytics driven teams, commercial capabilities and competitive mindsets for the future.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Proactively defines, builds and implements the market access analytics roadmap, leveraging data and analytics to generate actionable insights to providing strategic decision support - ensuring investments in the right areas and course correction as needed.

  • Anticipate relevant trends and opportunities to improve our analytics approach i.e utilizing and applying AI (next best action, next best engagement)

  • Establishes strategies and tactics to enable the business to achieve the commercial goals, acting as a conduit, sharing business needs to develop common data, analytics, and market research initiatives.

  • Align on common KPI’s to enable consistent tracking of performance and co-create common dashboards/analytics solutions to drive strategic decision making; develop custom solutions where necessary; where required, pair common KPI’s with custom metrics.

  • Proactively lead the change management effort by building data and digital literacy. Partner with analytics personnel to ensure that the teams are able to leverage data and analytics tools to drive excellence in execution.

  • Responsible for driving and shaping the data quality framework in partnership with the team and ensure that data quality is held to high standards to enable effective and efficient reporting; identify opportunities for data process improvement and act upon them.

  • Lead governance framework including ownership of meeting and presentation preparedness in venues where USMA GTN, Trade/Access Analytics data will be showcased, providing strategic & operational insights and working cross-functionally.

  • Play a leadership role in the COE, providing input on strategic priorities and execution of tactics.

  • Be a point contact for on commercial capabilities initiatives, driving change management and tracking of capabilities adoption.

Knowledge and Skills:

  • Ability to communicate and influence across all levels of the organization
  • Ability to anticipate opportunities and challenges and thus proactively supporting shaping strategy while having a strong execution mindset
  • Change Agent – ability to drive and shape change management initiatives
  • Ability to manage complexity with increasing number of launches and new therapeutic areas – capability to distil essence
  • Prior commercial (or commercial excellence/Field Force Excellence) experience
  • Strong analytical mind-set: demonstrated analytical approach to understand the impact of the way data and reporting is interpreted and utilized for decision making.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment; focus on multi-tasking and self-prioritized workload.
  • Digital agility – good understanding of multi-channel marketing and market research a bonus.
  • Innovative and flexible approach – thrive to find solutions outside the box.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills - fluent in verbal and written English.
  • Able to develop rapport and credibility with key stakeholders including senior leadership and comfortable leading without authority across functions and geographies.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage complex projects that require collaboration across functional areas.

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in relevant discipline required Bachelor's degree in marketing, biotech, operations or related discipline with extensive years of experience.
  • Minimum 10 years of relevant or transferable experience in Market Access, Consulting, or related field.

At Vertex, we embrace continuous learning and encourage employees to stay informed on advances in AI, technology, automation, and industry trends. We 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.

Pay Range:

$185,900 - $278,900

Disclosure Statement:

The range provided is based on what we believe is a reasonable estimate for the base salary pay range for this job at the time of posting. 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. Actual base salary pay will be based on a number of factors, including skills, competencies, experience, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

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.

Flex Designation:

Hybrid-Eligible Or On-Site Eligible

Flex Eligibility Status:

In this Hybrid-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as:

1.    Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select

2.    On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.

Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.

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Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager, or contact Talent Acquisition at [email protected]

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