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Vertex PharmaceuticalsVP

Cybersecurity Project Manager (contract)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a leading biotechnology company focused on innovative treatments for serious diseases, including cystic fibrosis and sickle cell disease.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Employee count: 5000+

Salary: 168k-183k USD

United States only

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Job Description

Summary:

The Cybersecurity Project Manager is a role within the Technology Program Management Office reporting directly to the Senior Director, Information Security Portfolio Manager, with dotted line matrixed reporting to the Business Engagement & Technology Senior Director - Information Security and Cyber Resilience.

The Cybersecurity Project Manager is required to have relevant PMO-related experience specifically in cybersecurity, risk, compliance, controls and audits. This experience will be critical in understanding both the process challenges and the technology being implemented, which will help the Project Manager facilitate successful delivery outcomes.

The Project Manager will work closely with the Business Engagement & Technology Principal Analyst - Information Security and Cyber Resilience. and the cross-functional team. The Project Manager will ensure that the project is in alignment with other inter-dependent projects, programs and stakeholders.

Contract details:

  • This is a US based remote role.
  • East Coast Working hours.
  • Contract will go through end of 2026, chance to extend.
  • W2 position

The Project Manager will be responsible for hands-on execution of the project. This includes responsibility for:

  • Program and Workstream Governance
  • Scope Management
  • Schedule Management
  • Resource Management
  • Financial Management
  • Risk and Issue Management (including cross-functional impact assessment/mitigation)
  • Dependency Management (both within the program and externally)
  • Integration Management
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Communications and Change Management
  • Business Adoption and Acceptance / Client Satisfaction

The Project Manager should expect to be heavily involved in presenting and monitoring status, anticipating challenges, unblocking issues, managing dependencies and providing business sponsor and stakeholder transparency for the program through accurate and timely management reporting. The Project Manager may also be responsible for collaboration with project managers from external consulting teams to ensure successful joint outcomes and accurate management reporting.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Knowledge and Experience

  • A minimum of 8 years of experience in Project Management
  • Demonstrated proficiency in managing large-scale, complex projects
  • Experience working specifically on cybersecurity, risk, compliance, controls and audit projects.

Leadership

  • Demonstrated leadership presence and drive
  • Excellent presentation skills and ability to clearly and succinctly express ideas
  • Experience facilitating project meetings and effectively and respectfully holding team members accountable for status, deliverables and the timely escalation of blockers
  • Unfailing commitment to representing project status in an accurate and timely manner, weekly or in near real time when changes occur
  • Successful track record of managing collaborative projects with vendors and packaged software

Collaboration

  • Exemplify a highly collaborative mindset and actively facilitate team communication
  • Build strong relationships with peers and colleagues across the Technology organization, and with key Information Security business clients
  • Actively anticipate, track and plan for risks and issues, dependencies, resourcing and contingencies
  • Communicate status, risks and issues in a direct and timely manner
  • Escalate issues in a manner that is effective and direct

Innovation

  • Demonstrate an analytical, objective, and strategic mindset and a drive to learn new technologies
  • Analyze processes and systems, identifying potential for change
  • Possess an understanding of technology solutions implemented in the past

Skills/Tools

  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Experience practicing project feature prioritization and backlog grooming methods
  • Experience with Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) tools and reports
  • Demonstrate ability to accurately track and forecast financials and provide accrual information to Finance
  • Understanding of the principles of finance and cost benefit analysis (e.g., capitalized, amortized and expensed costs, opportunity costs, soft and hard dollar benefits, payback, ROI, ROE, NPV, etc.)

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

  • Biopharmaceutical or biotechnology experience
  • Experience with high-growth stage companies
  • Agile CSM, PSM or similar certification and hands-on experience
  • PMP or Prince2 certification

Pay Range

$81-$88/HR

Requisition Disclaimer

This job posting is for a temporary role with a third-party agency partner on assignment at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (“Vertex”). The individual selected for this role will be offered the role as an employee of a third- party agency partner; compensation, medical benefits, fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment shall be presented by the third-party agency partner upon offer. The pay rate range provided is a reasonable estimate of the anticipated compensation range for this job at the time of posting. The actual pay rate will be based on a number of factors, including skills, competencies, experience, location and/or being pursued and other job-related factors permitted by law. In addition, this role will be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements

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If you do not agree with the Atrium Terms and Conditions, you can still complete your application for this position by emailing your resume to our team at tempstaffing@vrtx.com. Please include the job title in the subject of your email.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious diseases. Since its founding in 1989, Vertex has made significant advancements in the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF), offering multiple approved therapies that have greatly improved the lives of those affected by this challenging genetic condition. In addition to CF, Vertex is actively pursuing innovative treatments for serious conditions such as sickle cell disease, transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, and other life-threatening diseases where there is a high unmet medical need.

At Vertex, the commitment to patients is uncompromising. The company prides itself on fostering a work environment where the best and brightest minds come together to advance life-changing treatments through scientific research and collaboration. With headquarters located in Boston, Massachusetts, Vertex has also established a presence in San Diego, California, and London, UK, enhancing its global capacity for research and development.

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5000+ employees

Founded in

1989

Chief executive officer

Reshma Kewalramani, M.D., FASN

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