Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs Vendor Management (Boston, MA)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

  • Boston, MA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:The Vendor Management Associate Director oversees all vendor management activities for Global Regulatory Affairs, including vendor governance, vendor relationship management, performance management, and new vendor selection process. This role will serve as the key interface between Regulatory functional leaders and departmental vendors.Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Partner with Regulatory leadership team and key stakeholders to create and manage departmental outsourcing strategy, including ensuring business continuity.
  • Develop and lead vendor oversight plan for function and provide education to ensure ongoing assessment.
  • Orchestrate and participate in all aspects of vendor governance from operational to executive level.
  • Create and monitor KPIs and metrics to document and measure vendor performance and value.
  • Drive operational efficiency to ensure economies of scale and consolidation where possible.
  • Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives within vendor relationships, including the development of process documents to standardize process and optimize performance.
  • Partner with Strategic Sourcing and OBIE on contracting process.
Knowledge and Skills:
  • Advanced knowledge of vendor management, including strategic sourcing, and financial management.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, including well-developed presentation skills.
  • Proven ability to drive conflict resolution
  • Organizational skills, an ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Strong collaboration, negotiation and interpersonal skills to effectively influence internal or external stakeholders at all levels in the organization.
  • General business management knowledge to assess the impact of project decisions on financial and corporate objectives.
  • Ability to drive firm deadlines.
Education and Experience:
  • Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Business Administration
  • Typically requires 8 years of experience or the equivalent combination of education and Experience
  • Experience within the Life Sciences industry or similar
We’re enabling flexibility and choice between individuals and their managers to maintain our strong culture of collaboration and ensure a daily vibrancy within our sites globally. In this Hybrid or On-Site-Eligible role, you can choose to work:1. Hybrid and work remotely up to two days per week; or select2. On-Site and work 5 days per week with ad hoc flexibility.#LI-EE1 #LI-HybridCompany InformationVertex 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 ApplicationAssistance@vrtx.com.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals