Senior Director, Global Commercial Strategy – CF Pipeline Lead

Job Description

Vertex operates at the forefront of scientific innovation.  It has seven approved medicines: five that treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (“CF”), a life-threatening genetic disease, one that treats severe sickle cell disease (“SCD”) and transfusion dependent beta thalassemia (“TDT”), and one that treats moderate-to-severe acute pain. Our clinical-stage pipeline includes programs in CF, SCD, beta thalassemia, acute and peripheral neuropathic pain, APOL1-mediated kidney disease, IgA nephropathy and other autoimmune renal diseases and cytopenias, type 1 diabetes, muscular dystrophy, and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

General Summary:

The Senior Director, Global Commercial Strategy CF Pipeline Lead is accountable for understanding the evolving needs of the CF Community and Vertex's position within a potentially competitive market, actively contributing to defining the pipeline strategy, pipeline performance goals, and tracking performance against those goals.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops the pipeline strategy (e.g., Next Generation 3.0 and mRNA therapies) and oversees creation of brand strategies and lifecycle activities including data generation to support differentiation and commercialization goals.
• Oversees development and implementation of strategic and tactical plans for our next generation CFTR modulators and mRNA therapies

• Identifies the commercial opportunity for further serial innovation

• Leads team through challenges related to creating external (promotional) communication materials for external use with customers
• Provides input into forecasting assumptions and evaluates ROI for activities across the pipeline
• Generates and consolidates key insights across HCPs and patient stakeholders (through market research, ad boards, etc.)
• Leads the development of brand name for Next Generation 3.0 and VX 522.
• Leads the development of strong collaborative partnerships with cross-functional team to support business goals
• May lead complex projects that are cross-functional in nature

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience defining the strategy for pipeline products in an evolving landscape
• Ability to oversee generation of insights, and apply those insights to business problems/opportunities
• Analytical mindset, with demonstrated ability to develop strategy, make strategic recommendations, monitor performance, understand ROI and allocate resources
• Exceptional working knowledge of market forecasts and relationship of business drivers to revenue
• Exceptional working knowledge of MS Office applications, including PPT, Excel and Word
• Experience in pharmaceutical marketing, or closely related field(s) (e.g., pharmaceutical sales, ad agency, etc.)

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, or scientific degree
• Typically requires 12 years of experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience

Pay Range:

Disclosure Statement:

Flex Designation:

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. 
 

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.

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