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About the Role

The Executive Director, Finance NECAD and INPP will lead finance strategy, decision support, and performance management for the NECAD region and International New Product Planning. This role operates at an executive level within a complex, global, and fast-evolving environment, providing strategic financial direction and high-impact insights to optimize P&L and influence business strategy. For the International Product Planning function, the role partners with leaders to evaluate new product opportunities, prepare for launches, and make investment decisions, providing clear financial insights.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic finance leadership and act as a senior finance business partner to commercial leadership and cross-functional teams.
Shape strategic decision-making through financial strategy, scenario analysis, and executive-level insights.
Lead financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance management, including variance analysis and long-range planning.
Optimize the P&L and inform short- to long-term decisions using key business drivers and insights.
Lead business case development, scenario modeling, portfolio prioritization, and investment decision support.
Ensure commercial and pipeline assumptions are financially robust, appropriately resourced, and aligned with strategic objectives.
Anticipate and manage risks, opportunities, and complexity, particularly in volatile distributor markets.
Support sustainable growth, resilience, compliance, and internal controls.
Serve as a key member of the NECAD and New Product Planning leadership teams, influencing strategy, performance management, and execution.
Dynamically manage risks and opportunities to drive growth and P&L optimization.
Lead and develop a high-performing finance organization, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and change agility.
Champion the adoption of AI and advanced analytics within Finance to drive efficiencies and improve decision-making.

Requirements

Typically requires 15 years+ experience in a finance management role.
Demonstrate strong strategic business partnering.
Experience in implementation of strategic finance KPIs.
Experience in delivery of excellent commercial execution.
Demonstrate implementation of value drivers at scale.
Experience working in a collaborative team-based environment at an executive level.
Track record of developing future finance leaders.
Strong communication, influencing, and interpersonal skills for daily interaction with management at the highest level, business partners, and peers.
Capacity to understand the pharmaceutical industry to address a broad range of challenges and business issues globally.
Ability to make and facilitate quick decisions.
Ability to lead and drive change in a rapidly developing business environment.
Coordinate processes involving large numbers of people, complex systems, and tight deadlines across multiple time zones.
Capability to proactively participate in leading within a cross-cultural matrix organization.
Strong strategic analytical and financial skills to evaluate a broad range of financial questions, especially business cases, pricing and access submissions, and complex business questions.
Capacity to partner with commercial business leaders at an executive level to proactively guide and influence execution and strategy to accelerate growth.
Ability to prioritize, roll-up the sleeves, and be agile in a highly complex and fast-paced environment.
Proven leadership expertise to manage and develop a high-performing group of Finance business partners.

Skills

Strategic business partnering
Financial strategy
Scenario analysis
Performance management
Pricing
Access
Geographic expansion
Portfolio prioritization
Pipeline planning
Launch planning
Financial planning
Forecasting
Budgeting
Variance analysis
Long-range planning
Business drivers
P&L optimization
Business case development
Scenario modeling
Investment decision support
Risk management
Opportunity management
Internal controls
Change agility
AI adoption
Advanced analytics
Communication skills
Influencing skills
Interpersonal skills
Strategic analytical skills
Financial skills
Leadership skills

Location

Global

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

15+ years

Education Level

Bachelors degree in Finance/Accounting
Professional commercial finance qualification

About the Company

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

Equal Opportunity

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law.
Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.
Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager, or contact Talent Acquisition at ApplicationAssistance@vrtx.com.