Vendor Quality Manager 898 (Contract)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals LLC; United States; Remote; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals LLC is seeking a Vendor Quality Management Manager to proactively assess vendor risk across GxP areas and translate insights into tailored oversight for third parties. The role supports process improvements, metrics tracking, and risk mitigation across multiple vendors.

Responsibilities include developing oversight infrastructure, providing inspection support, and communicating risk implications in quality and business forums.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or allied health field.
• Typically requires 6 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with vendor risk assessment across GxP areas.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the advancement of the vendor quality program by identifying opportunities and supporting risk-appropriate enhancements to the oversight infrastructure.
• Monitor metrics and dashboards for emerging trends for vendors in assigned GxP area(s).
• Ensure adequate management and mitigation of risk arising from vendors.
• Support development of processes and procedures to report on, manage, and mitigate vendor risk to acceptable levels.
• Lead and/or participate in process and system improvement efforts as a vendor quality SME.
• Provide onsite front and/or back room inspection support as assigned.
• Provide insight on vendor risk and its potential impact in quality and business forums.

Skills

GxP regulatory knowledge

Vendor risk metrics

Risk assessment

Stakeholder communication

Analytical reasoning

Matrixed environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science or allied health

Job description

Job Description

The Vendor Quality Management Manager proactively assesses vendor risk in one or more GxP areas and translates thisassessment into insights, recommendations, and actions that allow Vertex to demonstrate appropriate and tailored oversight of our third parties. The role contributes to advancement of processes, tools, and systems that are fit-for-purpose across GxP areas and vendor types.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contributes to the advancement of the vendor quality program by identifying opportunities and supporting risk appropriateenhancements to the oversight infrastructure.
• Monitors metrics and dashboards for emerging trends for vendors in assigned GxP area(s).
• Ensures adequate management and mitigation of risk arising from vendors
• Supports development of processes and procedures to report on, manage, and mitigate vendor risk to acceptable levels.
• Leads and/or participates in process and system improvement efforts as a vendor quality SME.
• Provides onsite front and/or back room inspection support as assigned
• Provides insight on vendor risk and its potential impact in quality and business forums

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements in one or more GxP areas
• Demonstrated experience with key performance indicators and quality metrics for vendors
• Expertise in risk assessment as it pertains to third parties / suppliers
• Strong interpersonal skills to explain difficult information and work to build alignment
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Mathematical acumen and excellent analytic skills as applied to risk assessments
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a matrixed, collaborative environment.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific or allied health field (or comparable degree)
• Typically requires 6 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Contract Length:

8 months

Pay Range

$75/hr. - $80/hr.

Shift/Hours

Monday–Friday; EST hours; fully remote

Requisition Disclaimer

This job posting is for a temporary role with a third-party agency partner on assignment at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (“Vertex”). The individual selected for this role will be offered the role as an employee of a third- party agency partner; compensation, medical benefits, fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment shall be presented by the third-party agency partner upon offer. The pay rate range provided is a reasonable estimate of the anticipated compensation range for this job at the time of posting. The actual pay rate will be based on a number of factors, including skills, competencies, experience, location and/or being pursued and other job-related factors permitted by law. In addition, this role will be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements

No C2C or Third-Party Vendors