Director, Contract Operations (Biopharmaceutical)

TL;DR

Director, Contract Operations (Biopharmaceutical): Leading the end-to-end contracting lifecycle, overseeing drafting, negotiation, execution, and compliance to drive revenue and mitigate risk across all franchises with an accent on market access, contracting strategies and tactics, and understanding the various types of managed care and trade contracting. Focus on building collaborative relationships with internal US Market Access and Field Account stakeholders.

Location: Hybrid or On-Site in Boston, MA. The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.

Company

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

What you will do

• Direct and oversee the contract management system (iCertis) to track status, deadlines, and compliance.
• Supervise, mentor, and lead a team of contracting professionals.
• Translate pricing strategy into prospective distribution contracting concepts and archetypes; coach, train, and guide team to apply best-practices in their daily work.
• Foster relationships, building alignment, negotiate and collaborate with home office and field teams to develop key assumptions, build tools, deliver financial models and impactful business insights to enable optimal decision-making.
• Manage multiple projects concurrently and maintain organizational awareness to various projects and work streams.
• Manage team participation in various cross functional projects and process improvement initiatives, ensuring effective communication and issue resolution internally.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline required (e.g., Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Finance).
• 10 years of relevant experience; of which, at least 7 years of demonstrated experience with Market Access Contracting activities in the biopharmaceutical industry, including but not limited to specialty pharmacy, provider and managed care payors is required (health plans, pharmacy benefit managers, etc.).
• Understanding of the US Payer Channel, Trade & Distribution, and the Buy and Bill Reimbursement Landscape.
• Experience securing contract access for Specialty and/or rare disease medicines.
• Experience launching new products and indications.
• High level of proficiency in MS Office software including: Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio, and PowerPoint.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive market-leading benefits to meet our employees wherever they are in their career, financial, family and wellbeing journey while providing flexibility and resources to support their growth and aspirations.
• Medical, dental and vision benefits.
• Generous paid time off (including a week-long company shutdown in the Summer and the Winter).
• Educational assistance programs including student loan repayment.
• A generous commuting subsidy.
• Matching charitable donations, 401(k) and so much more.