# Director, Device Operational QA

Job Description General Summary: The Director, Device Operational QA, is responsible for leading operational quality assurance activities supporting device programs and operations within Quality. This people-management role provides oversight of device quality-system execution, promotes consistent application of quality standards, and serves as a key quality partner to cross-functional stakeholders. The Director leads and develops the Device Operational QA team, manages quality matters and risks, and drives effective, sustainable quality improvements. The role translates functional quality priorities into operational execution while partnering with senior Quality leadership on strategic initiatives, significant quality risks, and organizational priorities. This role requires a minimum of 3 days onsite per week at our Boston, MA office. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Lead, coach, and develop the Device Operational QA team; establish clear priorities, performance expectations, and development plans. Provide quality oversight for device operational activities and ensure consistent execution of applicable quality-system processes and standards. Serve as a key quality partner to cross

- **Id**: 4048735
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/vertex-pharmaceuticals-director-device-operational-qa>
- **Role**: Leadership
- **Role family**: Leadership
- **Seniority**: head
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Boston, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 12
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T23:37:13Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7054
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning, Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Prescription Drugs, Cell & Gene Therapy, Rare Disease Therapeutics

## Company

- **Id**: 5871
- **Name**: Vertex Pharmaceuticals
- **Domain**: vrtx.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/vrtx>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 91
- **Open postings**: 29
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.379
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 38
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 184600
- **Max**: 277000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 277000

## Technologies

- **CAPA** — Optional: no
- **Design Controls** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 12
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T01:00:28Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 174 · green card filings: 21; Filings 12m: 174

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 38
- **Reasons**: conf:4, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 277000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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