# Portfolio & Program Management Director

Job Description Position Summary: The Director of Portfolio and Program Management (PPM) sits within the COO organization and provides strategic and operational leadership across a portfolio of cross-functional Research programs and projects, spanning early research through candidate preclinical development. The role is accountable for both portfolio-level oversight and direct program management, ensuring alignment with research priorities and delivery against organizational objectives. Working in close partnership with the Cell and Gene Therapies (CGT) Site Head, Chief of Staff, Program Leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders, the Director provides integrated portfolio insights, enables prioritization, drives strategic decision-making, and ensures execution of critical site and program objectives. As a key leader within Research PPM, the Director promotes high-performing, data-driven ways of working, strengthens portfolio governance and visibility, and serves as a trusted thought partner to research leadership. The role also includes line management responsibilities and contributes to the development of PPM capabilities, talent, and organizational effectiveness. Key Duties and

- **Id**: 3649775
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/vertex-pharmaceuticals-portfolio-program-management-director>
- **Role**: Sales
- **Role family**: Sales
- **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**: 10
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T23:50:29Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-02
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T06:22:47Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 8
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8155
- **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**: 87
- **Open postings**: 28
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.536
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 38
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 162200
- **Max**: 243200
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 243200

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 8

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-02T23:50:29Z

## 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**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 8
- **Expected fill days**: 38
- **Reasons**: conf:4, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 243200
- **Is top pay**: yes

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