Senior S2P Process Design & Standards Leader

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

Student loan repayment

Commuting subsidy

Matching charitable donations

401(k)

Job summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is seeking a Lead, Process Design & Standards to drive enterprise Source to Pay processes. The role acts as a senior process architect and steward for S2P, SRM and category strategy, ensuring clarity, consistency, scalability, and governance alignment.

You will partner with Category and Sourcing teams, define process guidance and controls, and advance analytics-enabled process standards while collaborating across COEs to translate standards into system

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Procurement, S2P, or Supply Chain process design, optimization, or governance roles.
• Deep expertise in process standardization, controls, and performance management within complex organizations.
• Strong ability to influence outcomes in matrixed, cross functional environments.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and build alignment across cross functional stakeholders.
• Experience developing and maintaining technical and process documentation, including standards, procedures, and decision frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Set the Foundation: Design, document, and maintain end-to-end S2P, SRM, and Category Strategy frameworks.
• Advance process standards aligned with governance, audit, and compliance in partnership with Finance, Legal, Risk, and Compliance.
• Lead continuous improvement using Lean and process excellence methodologies.
• Translate process standards into system design principles with COEs for analytics and governance.

Skills

Procurement process design

S2P expertise

Cross-functional collaboration

Process governance

Strategic communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is seeking a Lead, Process Design & Standards to drive enterprise Source to Pay processes. The role acts as a senior process architect and steward for S2P, SRM and category strategy, ensuring clarity, consistency, scalability, and governance alignment.

You will partner with Category and Sourcing teams, define process guidance and controls, and advance analytics-enabled process standards while collaborating across COEs to translate standards into system