Vendor Quality Senior Manager (Contract)

The Vendor Quality Management Senior Manager proactively assesses vendor risk in one or more GxP areas and translates this assessment 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 appropriate
enhancements 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

$75/hr. - $85/hr.

Monday–Friday; EST hours; fully remote

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

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No C2C or Third-Party Vendors