Project Management & Strategic Operations Manager (Biotech)

Location: Boston, MA, United States. Hybrid-eligible with remote work permitted up to two days per week, or on-site five days per week with ad hoc flexibility.

Salary: $124,000–$186,000 annual base salary, plus eligibility for an annual bonus and annual equity awards.

Company

Vertex is a global biotechnology company focused on scientific innovation.

What you will do

• Support strategic and operational initiatives across the Preclinical Sciences organization.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Legal, outsourced contracting, Lab Operations, Business Continuity, and Records Management.
• Manage vendor engagement, contracting workflows, operational deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and action items.
• Identify process gaps and implement workflow improvements that increase efficiency, consistency, and scalability.
• Lead or support change management activities for new processes, systems, tools, and organizational priorities.
• Develop procedures, guidance documents, trackers, dashboards, status updates, and leadership communications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Life Sciences, Operations, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in strategic operations, business operations, project management, or a related function.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional work with research, preclinical project management, Procurement, Legal, Contracting, Lab Operations, or Records Management teams.
• Experience with process improvement, change management, vendor management, and operational reporting.
• Experience in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, or another regulated environment.
• Experience with Coupa, Icertis, Science Exchange, Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, Word, dashboards, and AI-assisted technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid or on-site work flexibility under the Flex @ Vertex program.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Generous paid time off, including summer and winter company shutdowns.
• Educational assistance, including student loan repayment programs.
• Commuting subsidy, matching charitable donations, and 401(k).