Associate Director, Medical Affairs Research (Investigator Sponsored Studies)

About the role

The Investigator Sponsored Studies (ISS) Associate Director is responsible for overseeing the systems, processes, and daily operations of the ISS operations program in Medical Affairs. This position will provide direction and oversight of the ISS process to ensure all requests are reviewed in compliance with all external regulations, industry guidelines, and Vertex policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the ISS and research collaboration programs, including overall strategy, process enhancements, and day-to-day management, while ensuring compliance with Vertex policies across disease areas
• Manages the strategy and areas of interest development for each disease area during the annual medical planning process
• Stay informed on industry best practices and benchmarking data and incorporate into process enhancements
• Participates in the ISS Committee meetings, ensuring consistency across disease areas in decision-making
• Actively participates in DTE roadmap discussions for process improvements to the request management system
• Engages in frequent external applicant interactions and communicates with internal stakeholders that are involved in these application/review processes
• Proactively communicates ISS status reports and impact metrics to