Sr Director, Disease Area Lead – Muscular Dystrophy Disease Strategy Team

Key Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of the BSMO program strategy for MD programs, aligned with disease, clinical & commercial strategies.
• Serve as the BSMO representative on the MD Disease Strategy Team (DST), supporting governance, planning, and risk discussions.
• Provide integrated leadership across Pharmaceutical Sciences, CMTO, Quality, Supply Chain, and external partners to ensure program readiness.
• Partners cross-functionally within BSMO to ensure integration of plans to develop and commercialize disease area products, ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Lead cross-functional BSMO teams to deliver against program milestones in a matrixed environment, which requires having a robust understanding of the role of each BSMO function.
• Build effective partnerships with internal stakeholders, both within BSMO and more broadly across Vertex.
• Identify and manage program-level technical, operational, and supply risks, ensuring appropriate escalation and mitigation planning.
• Own BSMO program budgets, forecasts, and resource plans, aligning with functional and DST priorities.
• Track and communicate program status, KPIs, and risks to BSMO and DST leadership.

Knowledge And Skills

• Advanced knowledge of manufacturing, development and/or supply.
• Capability to build cross-functional alignment including R&D, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Regulatory, Finance, Commercial and Manufacturing partners.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated expertise in critical thinking, influence, negotiation, problem solving, strategic thinking and leadership in a matrix environment.
• Demonstrated strong leadership capability.
• Demonstrated ability to influence areas not under direct control to achieve objectives and effectively communicate challenging goals and objectives.

Education And Experience

• Advanced degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related discipline; PhD and/or MBA preferred.
• 12+ years of experience, or equivalent, in pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, and supply chain.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional program teams.