Finance Manager of Clinical Development

Job Description

Vertex is growing at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for motivated professionals who are keen to contribute to the Vertex mission to invest in scientific innovation and create transformative medicines for people with serious diseases. Our finance function is integral to achieving our company's strategic goals, providing critical insights and analysis in support of decision-making across the organization.

By joining our function, you will become part of a fast-moving, forward-thinking team to support the ongoing growth of a leader in the biotechnology industry.

The Finance Manager of Clinical Development is a key member of Vertex’s Finance business partner organization, supporting business leaders across several disease areas within our GMDA organization. This role provides financial direction and insight including identification of key value drivers and Business KPIs, helping Clinical functions deliver their short term and long-term goals through proactive day-to-day support, challenge, influence and insight.

The role ensures that clinical trials and functional activities are appropriately reflected in company budgets, forecasts, and long-range planning and builds analytics to help decision making. Regular engagement with functional leadership is an important part of the role.

This position is based in our Boston, MA location (Seaport area) and requires a hybrid work schedule with 3 days in office /2 days remote on a weekly basis.

• Manages the financial performance management process for assigned clinical development functions (objective setting, annual budget, forecasts, long range plan, budget vs. actuals, etc.), with a focus on influencing business operations and decisions through an understanding of the key drivers of short-term performance and communicating the range of possible outcomes.
• Proactively manages the financial planning process for responsible functions (budget, forecast, long range plan) to provide insightful and influential forward-looking direction, to develop key scenarios, and to identify key risks/uncertainties and plans for potential mitigation.
• Leads process improvement projects that span across the Finance organization.
• Builds analytics and reporting for assigned functions that support business case-based decision making for investments, forecast accuracy and tracking financial risks and opportunities, and trade-offs.
• Work closely with other members of the CFO organization including Corporate Finance, International Finance and Accounting to maintain a continuous improvement mindset and promote strong communication and efficient processes.

• Strong analytical and financial skills to evaluate a broad range of financial questions and support complex business decisions.
• Expertise with Excel and PowerPoint;
  Experience with Hyperion or other multidimensional database; experience with business intelligence and data visualization tools a plus.
• Strong business acumen and judgment, and knowledge of the company's markets/products and industry trends.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and an eagerness to collaborate with colleagues (within or outside of finance) in sharing insights and learnings and partnering to ensure timely execution of project plans.
• Continuous improvement mindset, with flexibility and ability to adapt to change.
• High degree of ownership over work product with the flexibility to adapt to change.
• Understanding of Accounting and Finance principles.

• Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related quantitative/analytical field.
• Typically requires 6+ years of relevant financial experience demonstrating strong technical and analytical skills and a track record of successfully working in a team-based environment, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

$116,000 - $174,000

The range provided is based on what we believe is a reasonable estimate for the base salary pay range for this job at the time of posting. This role is eligible for an annual bonus and annual equity…