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Executive Director, Portfolio & Program Management

Boston, MA💼 Full-time💰 $260,800–$260,800🗓 2026-09-10 → 2026-09-25

Core

Global leadership role accountable for end-to-end program management across the drug development lifecycle and commercialization for a subset of Vertex's portfolio diseases.

Role type

Senior IC executive director (portfolio & program management)

Builds

Drug development programs and commercialization strategies for specific disease areas

Domain

Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical drug discovery and development

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Portfolio and program management, strategic planning, risk management, resource management, organizational design, financial acumen, mentoring senior leaders, cross-functional team leadership

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Provide strategic and operational leadership to multiple cross-functional teams spanning research, clinical, and marketed products; Lead and mentor Senior Directors and PPM staff across at least one additional disease area; Drive synergies and scalability across disease areas optimizing resource allocation; Set strategy and oversee decision-making for high-priority and complex programs; Represent PPM on governance forums and with senior leaders; Oversee financial and human resource accountability for expanded teams

Seniority

Executive, global leadership

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