Commercial Supply Chain Director - Cell & Gene Therapy

Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 182,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity awards

Job summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Director of Supply Chain Management for Cell and Gene Therapy to lead the global commercial supply chain planning, strategy and operations for the Type 1 Diabetes program. The role drives long‑term capacity, risk assessments and end‑to‑end supply chain readiness across the patient journey.

The Director will build processes and systems for commercialization, govern CDMO and internal manufacturing, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams including Clinical,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific or business discipline.
• Typically requires 10 years of experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall supply chain strategy and operations for successful commercialization of Type 1 Diabetes program.
• Implement Global S&OP process.
• Lead recommendation for long term capacity build including multi-year investments across CDMO network.
• Define and deliver on supply chain program goals.
• End to end process mapping, ownership and delivery to patient.
• Implement governance for commercial supply chain operations including CDMO and internal manufacturing.
• Deliver Commercialization SOPs for inspection readiness and GxP compliance.
• Aligns Supply Chain model with Commercial patient management model.
• Identify and implement new processes and capabilities needed to support Cell and Gene Therapy programs including a forum for collaboration with Vertex's Cell and Gene Therapy site.
• Anticipate future industry trends and keep abreast with a strong foundational of knowledge of manufacturing and supply.
• Work in matrix team to ensure overall program readiness including Clinical, Systems, Logistics and International
• Represent Supply Chain across several governance forums as well as Network Strategy

Skills

Supply chain leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge (cGMP, GCP, GDP,

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Oracle OPM

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Director of Supply Chain Management for Cell and Gene Therapy to lead the global commercial supply chain planning, strategy and operations for the Type 1 Diabetes program. The role drives long‑term capacity, risk assessments and end‑to‑end supply chain readiness across the patient journey.

The Director will build processes and systems for commercialization, govern CDMO and internal manufacturing, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams including Clinical,