Preclinical Strategy & Operations Manager (Hybrid)

Biopharma Careers; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity awards

Hybrid/On-site flexibility

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Vertex is seeking a Manager, Preclinical Research Strategy and Operations to drive operational excellence across the Preclinical Sciences organization in a hybrid setting. You will partner with Procurement, Legal, Outsourced Contracting, Lab Ops, and Records Management to enable efficient execution of priorities and ensure compliant documentation handling.

You will lead end-to-end operational processes for vendor engagement and contracting, track deliverables, and champion process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in business, Life Sciences, Operations, or related field.
• 5+ years in strategic or business operations, project management, or similar.
• Experience cross-functionally with Research Scientists, Procurement, Legal, Contracting, Lab Ops, Records Mgmt.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic and operational initiatives across Preclinical Sciences.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Legal, Outsourced Contracting, Lab Ops, and Records Mgmt.
• Manage vendor engagement and contracting workflows in outsourced environments.
• Improve efficiency, streamline workflows, and enhance cross-functional collaboration.
• Lead change management for new processes, systems, or tools.
• Track deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and action items across stakeholders.
• Support vendor/contract processes with Procurement, Legal, and contracting teams.
• Collaborate with Lab Ops for business continuity and planning.
• Coordinate with CROs and Offsite Storage Management for documentation compliance.
• Develop SOPs, trackers, dashboards, and visibility tools.
• Facilitate meetings and communicate progress, risks, and recommendations.

Skills

Cross-functional coordination

Process optimization

Change management

Contract management

Records management

Meeting facilitation

Project tracking

MS Office / Power BI

AI-assisted tools

Data dashboards

SOP documentation

Biotech/pharma

Procurement workflows

Vendor management

Lab operations

Records retention

Continuous improvement

Ambiguity handling

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, Life Sciences, Operations

Tools

Coupa

Icertis

Science Exchange

Job description

Vertex is seeking a Manager, Preclinical Research Strategy and Operations to drive operational excellence across the Preclinical Sciences organization in a hybrid setting. You will partner with Procurement, Legal, Outsourced Contracting, Lab Ops, and Records Management to enable efficient execution of priorities and ensure compliant documentation handling.

You will lead end-to-end operational processes for vendor engagement and contracting, track deliverables, and champion process improvements.