Manufacturing Process Intelligence and Digitalization Associate Director (Remote Eligible)

Job Description

The Manufacturing Process Intelligence and Digitalization Associate Director will be a key technical resource to drive projects around manufacturing data and analytics applications. This position will support digital maturity plans for both internal manufacturing and external contract manufacturing partnerships at late-stage development & commercial manufacturing stages of the product lifecycle. This role will influence partners to establish digital connections to ingest data into centralized Vertex databases and to improve their digital maturity. Vertex is at an exciting period of growth in our supply network and maturation of our internal and external digital ecosystems. This role will be an integral part in mapping out and supporting this digital growth. This role will partner with external and internal manufacturing partners along with our internal IT group (DTE) to develop capabilities and systems roadmaps that align to support business strategy, architecting modern, scalable, and innovative solutions that enable efficient data driven insights for the business.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Engage with our internal and external manufacturing partners to build and execute against digital maturity plans ensuring data is available for key business processes.
• Become a trusted partner to DTE to deliver an understanding of our needs and vision enabling them to deliver technology solutions to support our goals and objectives
• Engage as a key participant in the strategic business planning process for our internal and external business partners
• Partner with DTE on how technology can improve business processes to enable operating efficiencies and support the achievement of business goals and objectives.
• Work with external suppliers/integrators, internal technical experts, and project teams to design, develop and / or configure the manufacturing data applications / service at manufacturing sites.
• Ensure requirements and technical specifications are documented in the appropriate requirements documents, SLC deliverables and / or CMDB
• Participate in the computer system validation (CSV) planning and execution of the solutions, authoring and / or contributing to key CSV deliverables
• Participate in the assessment, approval, and implementation of changes according to Vertex change management processes and procedures
• Establish, track and report on project value drivers and financial impact

Knowledge and Skills:

• Significant experience in building productive partnerships with business stakeholders and influencing them to take action
• Results oriented manager with a proven track record of on-time project delivery for large, complex projects with global stakeholders
• Self-directed individual able to work independently and collaboratively in matrixed team environment, lead cross functional team members to complete assigned workstream tasks in a timely manner with expected level of quality
• Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing business processes such as order management, material management, genealogy, track and trace, production batch record, historization of process data with asset and event contextualization in a regulated environment
• Experience in leveraging data driven approaches for optimization, investigations, and operational excellence initiatives in manufacturing
• Demonstrated ability to understand, analyze, execute, and document complex technical designs, translate business needs and functional requirements into technical solutions
• In-depth and specialized knowledge in the core disciplines of project management, business analysis, solution design, delivery, and training
• In-depth and specialized understanding of the business, processes, and any appropriate regulatory environments
• Written and verbal communication skills and ability to present in a clear and concise manner to all audiences
• Exceptional analytical, quantitative, problem-solving, and prioritization skills, including the development of business cases/ value propositions
• Substantial program/ project management, demand management, resource management and system life cycle expertise
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities including development of business case / value propositions
• Proven capabilities in people management and building high-performing teams
• Prior experience with running IT managed services or outsourced/ offshore teams
• Superior MS Office skills, including MS Project & Visio, Excel, and PowerPoint Experience
• Experience in Agile methodology
• Strong communication, interpersonal and collaborative skills

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in technology discipline or equivalent
• 8+ years experience with relevant business systems in the Life Sciences industry, or the equivalent combination of education and experience

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Pay Range:

Disclosure Statement:

Flex Designation:

Flex Eligibility Status:

In this Remote-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as:
1. Remote: work remotely five days per week and come into the office on occasion - you're always welcome on-site; or select
2. Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
3. 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.

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