Strategic Operations Excellence & Analytics Lead

Vertex Pharmaceuticals LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals LLC is seeking an Associate Director for Operational Excellence & Business Analytics. This role leads cross-functional initiatives to optimize Vertex's external commercial manufacturing network, translating performance data into actionable insights and governance-ready recommendations.

Responsibilities include strategy development, portfolio execution, and the deployment of standardized metrics, dashboards, and analytics to enable data-driven decisions across CMTO.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success implementing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, FMEA, Hoshin Kanri, and Change Management in GMP environments.
• Proven experience leading improvement initiatives targeting lead-time reduction, launch optimization, yield improvements, and COGM/COGs reduction.
• Strong experience developing and deploying KPIs, dashboards, and standard metrics frameworks across multi-site or multi-partner networks.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to setting CMTO's operational excellence strategy, priorities, and success measures.
• Identify, prioritize, and drive execution of a portfolio of commercial manufacturing improvement and transformation initiatives.
• Lead initiatives targeting lead-time reduction, launch optimization, yield, and COGM reduction through structured problem definition and ROI calculations.
• Lead Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, and structured problem-solving initiatives across technical and business processes.
• Build and maintain an integrated performance view across network performance, asset execution, readiness, cost, and delivery.
• Establish and maintain standard dashboards, metrics, and systems of record for CMTO visibility; translate standards into reportable views.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Kaizen

Value Stream Mapping

FMEA

Hoshin Kanri

Change Management

Data Analytics

Job description

Vertex Pharmaceuticals LLC is seeking an Associate Director for Operational Excellence & Business Analytics. This role leads cross-functional initiatives to optimize Vertex's external commercial manufacturing network, translating performance data into actionable insights and governance-ready recommendations.

Responsibilities include strategy development, portfolio execution, and the deployment of standardized metrics, dashboards, and analytics to enable data-driven decisions across CMTO.