Director, Channel Distribution Strategy
Core
Design and implement channel distribution strategies for Vertex's rare disease medicine portfolio in North America to maximize patient access and distribution efficiency.
Role type
Director, Channel Distribution Strategy
Builds
Distribution service agreements and scalable channel strategies for small molecule, specialty, and cell/gene therapies
Domain
Biotechnology / Rare Disease / Pharmaceutical Distribution
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Pharmaceutical channel distribution expertise, strategic leadership, cross-functional leadership, analytics, trade process knowledge, supply chain understanding, US healthcare reimbursement environment knowledge, new product launch experience
Preferred skills
Master's degree, cell and gene therapy distribution experience, rare disease experience
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Serve as subject matter expert on supply chain and distribution laws; Maintain understanding of Hospital, Specialty & Retail pharmacy channels; Lead team in designing scalable distribution strategies; Support recommendations with analytics on channel economics and policy; Collaborate with stakeholders on strategy development; Partner with Trade team on distribution capabilities; Partner with pipeline teams on commercialization planning; Identify evolution of distribution programs for new launches and market changes
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership
