Job Description
Position Summary
The GCO AI Enablement and Analytics Associate Director serves as the business-embedded technical expert responsible for advancing AI-enabled business transformation, advanced analytics, automation, and digital capabilities across Global Clinical Operations (GCO).
As a key member of the Digitization Strategy Center of Excellence, this role will help shape and execute GCO's AI enablement and analytics strategy to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and scalability of clinical trial execution. The individual will operate at the intersection of clinical operations, process transformation, analytics, and emerging technologies.
This role will provide the technical expertise needed to bridge clinical operations business needs with AI and digital capabilities, ensuring GCO can maximize value from existing and emerging platforms while building long-term organizational capability. The role will work closely with business stakeholders, DTE, vendors, and enterprise partners to evaluate solutions, support adoption, and serve as the business owner for one or more technical solutions.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Support GCO's business transformation strategy in alignment with clinical operations priorities, enterprise digital initiatives, and organizational objectives.
- Identify opportunities to improve operational performance through development of advanced analytics, automation, process mining, and digital capabilities.
- Enable Performance Excellence initiatives within GCO through development of advanced and custom analytics
- Support the design, development, and deployment of low-code and no-code enabled solutions, reusable agents, prompt libraries, workflow automations, and analytics assets within approved enterprise platforms.
- Develop repeatable frameworks and reusable assets that accelerate adoption of AI-enabled capabilities throughout GCO.
- Act as GCO business lead for one more or digital platforms.
- Evaluate platform capabilities and identify opportunities to leverage advanced functionality, embedded analytics, automation, and AI-driven insights.
- Drive awareness and utilization of platform capabilities that improve operational efficiency and decision-making.
- Provide technical expertise for the evaluation of AI-enabled technologies, digital platforms, analytics tools, and automation solutions relevant to GCO.
- Develop evaluation frameworks, business requirements, proof-of-concept approaches, and adoption criteria for new technologies.
- Promote awareness of responsible AI principles, including transparency, accountability, human oversight, and appropriate use.
- Establish and lead communities of practice, super-user networks, and AI champion programs across GCO.
- Coach and mentor GCO stakeholders in advanced applications of AI, analytics, automation, and digital tools.
Required Education
- Advanced degree in Math, Statistics, Computer Science, Data science or similar disciplines required
Required Experience
- Typically requires 8 years of experience, or the equivalent combination of education and progressive experience in clinical operations, business transformation, analytics, data science or operational excellence roles within life sciences, pharma, or healthcare.
- At least 5 years experience in AI/ digital transformation initiatives and understanding of enabling technologies
- Demonstrated success building advanced analytics outputs.
- Experience supporting or leading digital transformation and AI/automation initiatives preferred.
Required Knowledge/Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and ability to translate complex data into actionable recommendations.
- Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in data science and AI/ML methodologies
- Experience with data analysis and visualization applications (e.g. PowerBI, Tableau)
- Knowledge of healthcare claims and electronic health record (EHR) data, with exposure in major U.S. real-world data (RWD) sources.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
- Excellent communication, influence, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders across functions and levels.
- Ability to operate strategically while driving operational execution in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working with cross-functional, matrixed teams in global organizations.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while ensuring deliverables are fully met on-time.
Pay Range:
$166,000 - $249,000Disclosure Statement:
The range provided is based on what we believe is a reasonable estimate for the base salary pay range for this job at the time of posting. This role is eligible for an annual bonus and annual equity awards. Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements. Actual base salary pay will be based on a number of factors, including skills, competencies, experience, and other job-related factors permitted by law.
At Vertex, our Total Rewards offerings also include inclusive market-leading benefits to meet our employees wherever they are in their career, financial, family and wellbeing journey while providing flexibility and resources to support their growth and aspirations. From medical, dental and vision benefits to generous paid time off (including a week-long company shutdown in the Summer and the Winter), educational assistance programs including student loan repayment, a generous commuting subsidy, matching charitable donations, 401(k) and so much more.
Flex Designation:
Remote-EligibleFlex Eligibility Status:
In this Remote-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as:
1. Remote: work remotely five days per week and come into the office on occasion – you’re always welcome on-site; or select
2. Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
3. On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.
Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.
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Company Information
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.
Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager, or contact Talent Acquisition at [email protected]
Skills Required
- Advanced degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science, or a similar discipline
- Typically 8 years of experience, or equivalent education and progressive experience, in clinical operations, business transformation, analytics, data science, or operational excellence within life sciences, pharma, or healthcare
- At least 5 years of experience in AI or digital transformation initiatives and enabling technologies
- Demonstrated success building advanced analytics outputs
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, influence, and relationship-building skills
- Hands-on experience with data science and AI/ML methodologies
- Experience with data analysis and visualization applications such as Power BI or Tableau
- Knowledge of healthcare claims and electronic health record data, with exposure to major U.S. real-world data sources
- Experience supporting or leading digital transformation and AI/automation initiatives
- Experience working with cross-functional, matrixed teams in global organizations
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver work on time
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vertex Pharmaceuticals and has not been reviewed or approved by Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies provide 12 weeks of 100% paid bonding leave for all U.S. parents with additional fully paid time for birth parents. Family-forming supports include adoption and surrogacy assistance, fertility options like IVF and egg cryopreservation, breast‑milk shipping, subsidized childcare, backup care, and a DCFSA match.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes roughly four weeks of vacation, 13 holidays, sick time, and two companywide shutdowns (summer and year‑end). Some roles also include flexible or unlimited time off and paid volunteer time.
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Retirement Support — Programs include a 401(k) plan with employer contributions and an employee stock purchase plan. Filings describe employer contributions occurring in company stock, supporting long‑term ownership.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Insights
What We Do
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. We discovered and developed the first medicines to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF), a rare, life-threatening genetic disease. In addition to clinical development programs in CF, Vertex has more than a dozen ongoing research programs focused on the underlying mechanisms of other serious diseases. Founded in 1989 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, our corporate headquarters is now located in Boston’s Innovation District, and our international headquarters is in London, United Kingdom. We currently employ approximately 3,500 people in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia and Latin America with nearly two-thirds of our staff dedicated to research and development. Vertex is consistently recognized as one of the industry’s top places to work by Science Magazine, The Boston Globe, Boston Business Journal and the San Diego Business Journal. Our research and medicines have also received esteemed recognitions, including the Robert J. Beall Therapeutics Development Award, the French Prix Galien and the British Pharmacological Society awards.
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