Treatment Center Strategy (T1D) Associate Director

Job Description

General Summary:

The Treatment Center (TC) Strategy & Operations Associate Director, US T1Dwill deliver a strategic vision for Vertex -treatment center (TC) activation, specifically supporting Vertex's first T1D cell therapy commercial launch. The Associate Director would oversee continuous activation including supporting TC facing conversations (customer facing conversations), as well as serve as a repository for best practices, lessons learned, and continuous improvement recommendations.The ideal candidate is a highly motivated and organized individual with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Partners with T1D Director of Treatment Center Strategy & Operations to develop and co-lead the TC onboarding strategy and activation process (pre-approval), understands roles and responsibilities across functions, and coordinates across teams to ensure efficient and rapid delivery
• Leads the development of cross-functional, compliant U.S. field team direction on engagement (both with centers and across functional teams)
• Collaborates with external agency and internal Legal, Medical, and Regulatory partners to deliver marketing/sales-specific activation tactics
• Partners to develop a process to measure and report on activation progress as well as identify opportunities for improvement
• Collaborates closely with the T1D Sr Manager to ensure TC activation deliverables are captured and kept up-to-date in the commercial launch tracker
• Serves as critical liaison between Marketing and field teams

Knowledge and Skills:

• Analytical mindset, with demonstrated ability to develop strategy, make strategic recommendations, monitor performance,
• Preferred scientific/medical background
• Highly skilled in influencing cross-functional teams, including interfacing with key internal and external stakeholders with the interpersonal skills to foster collaboration and succeed in a highly matrixed environment
• Ability to build strong internal as well as external relationships to enhance and strengthen represent the company's profile
• Ability to lead a project team, to oversee generation of insights and apply those insights to business problems/opportunities and make strategic recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage initiatives that require collaboration across multiple functional areas
• Outstanding communication of information and ideas, both written and verbal, to diverse audiences; employs active listening skills
• Knowledge and understanding of Cell and Gene Therapy and/or rare disease market
• Proven ability to excel and be agile in a highly dynamic and fast-growing organization with demonstrated capability to be at ease in a matrix structure with ability to influence
• Demonstrated ability to develop strategy and make strategic recommendations as well as ability to develop creative solutions to complex problems
• Ability to prioritize, demonstrating first class organizational skills and time management skills
• Solid understanding of the compliance framework with a high level of integrity
• Self-motivated; acts independently and prioritizes appropriately; embraces unexpected changes or challenges and drives to improved solutions
• Demonstrated fluency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Fluent in English

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in relevant discipline
• Typically requires 8 years of experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical or medical technology environment or the equivalent combination of education and experience

Pay Range:

Disclosure Statement:

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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