Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations Market Access Strategy

Job Description

Job Posting Title

Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations Market Access Strategy

Job Description Summary

The Senior Manager, Strategy and Operations, US Market Access Strategy is a key partner and advisor to the VP US Market Access Strategy and Market Access Strategy Leadership Team (MAS-LT) on a variety of strategic, operational, and organizational matters. The role requires both strategic thinking as well as the ability to drive project management, and operational execution through preparing, implementing, and effectively managing tactical initiatives. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated and highly organized individual with exceptional emotional intelligence, communication skills and judgment with the ability to manage complex details, understand the business, and drive actions within budget parameters. This role reports directly into the Vice President of US Market Access Strategy.

General Summary:

The Senior Manager is responsible for multiple department projects and provides centralized operational support for the department. By partnering closely with departmental management and cross-functional project teams, the candidate will develop and maintain integrated project plans and operational processes in accordance with project/department objectives and are within budget. The candidate will be also responsible for comprehensive communication, including status reporting, risk management, department processes to cross-functional stakeholders and department senior leaders.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the US Market Access Strategy Team in developing and implementing decisions impacting team operations and strategic direction for the US Market Access Strategy team
• Support the VP in defining and developing high-impact executive, cross-functional and cross-team communications
• Develops and maintains department budget in collaboration with the leadership team and finance team to provide transparency into spend, understand and explain forecast variance, and manage tools to ensure maximization of budget
• Lead or support critical business processes relevant to US Market Access Strategy, including evolution of organizational design, Business Reviews, Long Range Planning, annual Business Planning, and scaling internal operations
• Lead and/or manage special projects and high-profile initiatives, as appropriate and aligned with critical business needs
• Quarterback narrative development of Business Reviews, senior management presentations, team presentations and meetings
• Lead after-action reviews of high impact projects; provide recommendations for simplification of processes and systems. Identify and plan proactively address business needs to ensure success of team.
• Coordinate leadership team meetings and forums, including pull through of action items
• Ideate and coordinate pull-through of HR, talent development, and team-culture related initiatives and activities
• Act as a liaison between cross functional colleagues to ensure alignment and coordination on a wide variety of cross-functional initiatives
• Compiles succinct reports and prepares minutes for internal meetings; methodically tracks all actions items, and finds new ways to stay abreast of multi-dimensional tasks
• Contributes to the best practices of project management and departmental operations to support the continued success and evolution of the department

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience in cross-functional execution including medium to large-scale projects
• Critical thought partner and proven ability to connect people and ideas to drive outcomes
• Ability to connect with over divisions and functions throughout Vertex
• Ability to manage multiple priorities/projects at a given time, ensuring deadlines, budgets and status updates
• Developed communication skills and the ability to synthesize data and information into meaningful insights
• Very detail oriented and strong project/operation management skills
• Ability to handle ambiguity

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree Required; master’s degree preferred
• 5+ years of progressive relevant experience, with demonstrated experience as a chief of staff in project management and organizing multiple teams and departments, ideally within the healthcare sector, especially within Market Access
• Outstanding communication of information and ideas, both written and verbal, to diverse audiences; employs active listening skills
• Strong collaboration skills, with an ability to influence multiple stakeholders; builds mutual trust, respect and cooperation among team members
• Significant experience in managing complex project teams and prove