Vertex Pharmaceuticals logo

Director, Strategic Sourcing Enterprise Third-party Risk Process & Governance

Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Full-time
Remote friendly (Boston, MA)
United States
$174,400 - $261,600 USD yearly
Corporate Functions

Want to see how your resume matches up to this job? A free trial of our JobsAI will help! With over 2,000 biopharma executives loving it, we think you will too! Try it now β€” JobsAI.

Role Summary

Director, Strategic Sourcing Enterprise Third-party Risk Process & Governance leads the operational execution of the end-to-end third party risk process within the Central Risk Management team. Responsible for shaping and managing central third-party risk management processes, ensuring consistent application of risk policies across the supplier lifecycle, and driving change management, risk visibility, and governance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead initiatives to implement expanded third-party risk management processes, including change management
  • Manage day-to-day operations of the centralized third-party risk management process
  • Oversee supplier criticality assessments and ensure consistent application of risk evaluation tools
  • Maintain and update the supplier risk repository, including tracking mitigation actions and ownership
  • Support and coordinate risk assessments for critical suppliers in partnership with business leads and risk SMEs
  • Support development and automation of risk metrics and dashboards for visibility and reporting
  • Assist in maintaining enterprise risk management tools such as the risk appetite matrix and risk mitigation playbooks

Qualifications

  • Bachelorβ€šΓ„Γ΄s degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, or related field
  • Professional certifications (e.g., CRMA, CTPRP, CISM) preferred
  • 8β€šΓ„Γ¬12 years of experience in risk management, sourcing, or compliance, preferably in a biopharma or regulated industry
  • Experience managing third-party risk programs or supplier risk assessments