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Director, US New Product Planning, Early Market Development

Vertex Pharmaceuticals
August 20, 2026
Full-time
Remote friendly (Luna Pier, MI)
Worldwide
Marketing
Role: Lead strategic early market development for pipeline assets in US, shaping market landscape and stakeholder engagement ahead of launch. Responsibilities: identify and prioritize external stakeholders (HCPs, advocacy, patient groups); develop market shaping strategies; synthesize insights on disease opportunity, patient journey, barriers, and ecosystem; inform asset strategy and cross-functional planning; contribute to building a new Business Unit's external foundations. Requirements: experience in biotech/pharma commercial, pipeline or pre-launch strategy, and external stakeholder engagement; strong understanding of complex specialty markets such as neurology or rare diseases; excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills. Preferred: experience with HCP thought leaders, advocacy, and patient communities; global team exposure; familiarity with high unmet need markets. HighValue: early-stage pipeline, US market prep, external engagement, specialty/rare disease expertise, cross-functional strategy, hybrid or on-site work, some travel. Work setup: hybrid or on-site.