Director of AI Value Architecture

Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 181,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Director of FP&A, Value Architecture to lead the development and management of the value case for AI transformation initiatives.

You will define value hypotheses, KPIs, and robust financial models, partnering with Digital, Technology and Engineering, Finance, and Portfolio Strategy to ensure credible, affordable, and measurable value cases across the transformation portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, engineering, strategy, or related field.
• Advanced degree such as MBA or master's in economics or analytics preferred.
• Typically 10+ years in value management, strategic finance, consulting, or business analytics.

Responsibilities

• Define the value hypothesis, KPIs, and measurement for each initiative at initiation.
• Develop and maintain value architecture standards, assumptions, definitions, and methods.
• Partner with functional leads to ground value hypotheses in operational reality.
• Connect initiative value cases to budget, forecast, and long-range planning processes.
• Analyze trends, risks, opportunities, and business KPIs to improve decision making and forecast accuracy.
• Develop analytics and reporting that communicate value drivers, affordability, and ROI.
• Track projected versus realized value and maintain portfolio value view.
• Provide evidence to inform sequencing, acceleration, and stop decisions.
• Support cost-to-run modeling, affordability analysis, and investment governance.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Data storytelling

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, engineering, strategy, or related field

MBA or master's in economics or analytics (preferred)

Tools

Power BI

BI visualization tools

Planning tools

Job description

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Director of FP&A, Value Architecture to lead the development and management of the value case for AI transformation initiatives.

You will define value hypotheses, KPIs, and robust financial models, partnering with Digital, Technology and Engineering, Finance, and Portfolio Strategy to ensure credible, affordable, and measurable value cases across the transformation portfolio.