Senior Director, CMC and Manufacturing Data & Technology

** Job Description
**** General

Summary:

** Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation. The Digital, Technology and Engineering (DTE) Research, Pre-Clinical, Manufacturing & Supply (RPMS) Group’s mission is to improve the lives of patients through data, and technology innovation – with AI at the core of our transformation strategy.

Vertex is in a transformational period where we are accelerating our capabilities, technology and data to augment our scientific mission and enable Vertex to grow in scale; ensuring we remain on the forefront of science, medicine and technology.

The Senior Director, CMC and Manufacturing Data & Technology will define, lead and execute the vision for how Vertex will revolutionize our global pharmaceutical science and manufacturing activities through AI, data science and technology solutions.  You will champion the adoption of AI-driven approaches to optimize manufacturing operations, drive predictive analytics, enable intelligent automation across pharmaceutical development, clinical and commercial manufacture based upon a foundation of robust transactional systems to plan, track and action in internal and external manufacturing facilities.

Working with multiple Vertex business units, the Senior Director is accountable for the end-to-end manufacturing experience worldwide, across a broad range of internal and external pharmaceutical development and manufacturing teams powering both clinical and commercial supply.

The role is a critical part of the Data Technology & Engineering leadership community. The Senior Director will bring their multi-disciplinary expertise to orchestrate innovation with leaders across science, manufacturing, data science and technology, including core disciplines in infrastructure, data and software engineering, data science, architecture, portfolio and security, to ensure coordination as all R&D and Manufacturing environments transform through smart, scalable solutions.

Reporting directly to the VP RPMS, the dynamic and experienced Senior Director, CMC and Manufacturing Data & Technology will play a key role on the RPMS Leadership Team to drive our digital transformation initiatives across Research, Pre-clinical, Manufacturing and Supply Chain.
** Key

Duties and Responsibilities:

**** Vision and Strategy
*** Develops, articulates, and executes a clear vision for delivering AI-powered technology solutions for CMC and manufacturing worldwide, internally and externally, across multiple business units, in alignment with Vertex’s strategic goals.
* Influences a broad internal and external landscape to cultivate a roadmap of opportunities to transform pharmaceutical development and manufacturing activities through cutting-edge AI technologies including generative and agentic AI, machine learning and data driven automation.
* Leads with agility to think strategically about scientific, engineering, business, product, and technical challenges simultaneously.
* Collaborates as a trusted partner to the research and manufacturing leadership to ensure technology strategies robustly accelerate portfolio and commercial goals and as key enablers of operational excellence.
** Operational Execution
*** Specializes in driving transformative strategies that foster innovation, elevate organizational performance and drive growth.
* Leads in the identification of opportunities for innovation in delivery, evaluation of state-of-the-art AI (including generative AI and agentic AI), data product, data science, external and internal integrations, software, hardware and protocols, applicability and risks.
* Combines creativity, practicality and integrity to ensure technology solutions that are strategic, flexible, scalable, reusable and are achieved through the application of Vertex’s architectural principles, standards and governance.
* Leads with rigor and discipline maximizing fiscal, resource and operational effectiveness.
* Manages an effective and efficient technology operation that enhances manufacturing at Vertex, ensuring stakeholders can depend on technology as a robust enabler of drug research and production whilst maximizing ROI.
* Partners…