Associate Director, Commercial Data Governance (Biotechnology)

Location: Boston, MA; hybrid work remotely up to two days per week or on-site five days per week with ad hoc flexibility.

Salary: $157,800–$236,600 base salary annually, plus eligibility for an annual bonus and annual equity awards.

Company

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation and develops solutions intended to improve outcomes for patients.

What you will do

• Lead the commercial data governance strategy, roadmap, and operating model in alignment with enterprise priorities and commercial objectives.
• Define and maintain governance policies, standards, procedures, controls, data ownership, stewardship, and accountability for commercial data domains.
• Define critical data elements, business definitions, metadata, data lineage, and data-quality expectations with data owners and business stakeholders.
• Develop data-quality rules, scorecards, issue-management processes, remediation plans, and key performance indicators.
• Facilitate data governance councils and working groups, and collaborate with Commercial Operations, DTE, Insights & Analytics, Legal, and Compliance.
• Oversee governance artifacts, catalogs, glossaries, standards, tools, training, change management, and continuous improvement activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, information systems, data management, computer science, life sciences, or a related field.
• Typically 8+ years of relevant experience in data governance, data management, commercial operations, analytics, information management, or a related discipline.
• Experience building, implementing, or enhancing data governance frameworks, standards, and operating models.
• Experience supporting commercial data within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or a similarly regulated industry.
• Strong understanding of data quality management, metadata management, master data management, data lineage, and data stewardship principles.
• Knowledge of commercial data domains including customer, healthcare provider, account, product, sales, market access, and digital engagement data.
• Knowledge of data governance and catalog platforms such as Collibra, Alation, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, or similar tools.
• Knowledge of data analysis and reporting tools such as SQL, Microsoft Excel, Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms, and commercial-data platforms such as Veeva CRM, Salesforce, IQVIA, or comparable systems.
• Knowledge of data privacy, access controls, information security, compliance, Agile, project management, and process-improvement methodologies.
• Ability to influence and align cross-functional stakeholders, including senior leaders, without direct reporting authority; translate complex data concepts into actionable guidance; manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, matrixed environment; and demonstrate strong project management, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to data integrity, privacy, compliance, and responsible data use.

Culture & Benefits

• Continuous learning and encouragement to stay informed about AI, technology, automation, and industry trends.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, generous paid time off, and week-long company shutdowns in summer and winter.
• Educational assistance programs, including student loan repayment, and a commuting subsidy.
• Matching charitable donations, 401(k), and additional total rewards supporting financial, family, and wellbeing needs.
• Equal employment opportunity, non-discrimination, reasonable accommodations, and employment verification through E-Verify.