Senior Director, Commercial Data Strategy & Enablement

Vertex Inc.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 192,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid-Eligible

On-Site Eligible

401(k) matching

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Vertex Inc. is seeking a Director of Commercial Data Strategy & Enablement to lead governance and enablement of commercial data assets across the organization.

You will partner with Commercial, Digital & Technology, and Data & Analytics to ensure high-quality, accessible data that informs strategic decisions. The role requires defining a scalable data roadmap, establishing data quality standards, and driving a data-driven culture across Vertex’s commercial organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, analytics, data science, information systems, life sciences, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in commercial data strategy, data management, analytics, or related disciplines.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale data governance and data enablement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of commercial data domains including sales, marketing, and CRM.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the enterprise commercial data strategy aligned with commercial objectives and patient-focused outcomes.
• Define a multi-year roadmap for commercial data capabilities including governance, analytics enablement, and self-service access.
• Partner with leadership to identify business questions, prioritize use cases, and translate needs into scalable data solutions.
• Establish and oversee data governance practices including ownership, quality standards, privacy, and access controls.
• Improve availability, consistency, usability, and reliability of commercial data across domains.
• Collaborate with technology and analytics teams to design data architecture and analytics capabilities.
• Enable adoption through training, playbooks, and operating models for business users and data stewards.
• Set KPIs to measure data quality, platform adoption, and business value realization.
• Serve as trusted advisor to senior leaders on data strategy, risks, opportunities, and recommendations.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of data strategy, governance, and enablement professionals.
• Manage relationships with external data providers and vendors, including contracts.
• Ensure data practices comply with privacy, security, and pharmaceutical industry requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement by tracking trends in data, analytics, AI, and commercial tech.

Skills

Data strategy

Data governance

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM platforms

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Vertex Inc. is seeking a Director of Commercial Data Strategy & Enablement to lead governance and enablement of commercial data assets across the organization.

You will partner with Commercial, Digital & Technology, and Data & Analytics to ensure high-quality, accessible data that informs strategic decisions. The role requires defining a scalable data roadmap, establishing data quality standards, and driving a data-driven culture across Vertex’s commercial organization.