Field Communications Senior Manager

USA (Hybrid)

$128K/yr – $192K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 10 days ago

Job Summary

Own and drive cross-functional marketing and communications initiatives for pharma or biotech, focusing on field engagement, brand strategy, launch planning, and data-driven performance insights.

  • Lead cross-functional governance and stakeholder alignment
  • Translate data into actionable field-ready insights

Job Description

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or a similar area of focus.
  • Typically requires 5+ years of progressive experience in marketing, field leadership, commercial operations, management consulting, or program management within pharma or biotech.
  • Strong background in internal communications, field engagement, and commercial strategy.
  • Experience with brand strategy, pipeline product strategy, and launch planning preferred.
  • Proven ability to work cross-functionally and influence teams at multiple levels.
  • Professional certifications in leadership, project management (e.g., PMP), or advanced communication strategies (e.g., APR) are highly desirable
  • Proven ability to develop and execute communication plans that drive organizational success.
  • Advanced analytical skills to interpret data and measure the effectiveness of communication strategies
  • Proven experience in sales operations, field effectiveness, or a related role, preferably within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
  • Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to craft clear, actionable updates and performance insights for diverse audiences specifically field teams.

Preferred

  • Professional certifications in leadership, project management (e.g., PMP), or advanced communication strategies (e.g., APR) are highly desirable
  • Experience with brand strategy, pipeline product strategy, and launch planning preferred.

Benefits

  • 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.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

4.2 Glassdoor

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious diseases and has made significant advancements in multiple chronic, life-shortening genetic diseases — cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, and acute pain — and continues to progress clinical and research programs in these diseases. We also have a robust clinical pipeline of investigational therapies across a range of modalities in other serious diseases where we have deep insight into causal human biology, including acute and neuropathic pain, APOL1-mediated kidney disease, IgA nephropathy, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, type 1 diabetes, myotonic dystrophy type 1 and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Our global headquarters is in Boston, and we have research and development (R&D) sites and commercial offices worldwide.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. We have also earned a spot on TIME Most Influential Companies, TIME Best Inventions, and Fast Company Most Innovative Companies lists. Our research and medicines have received esteemed recognitions, including the Robert J. Beall Therapeutics Development Award, the Prix Galien, the Scrip Award and the Breakthrough Prize awards.Read our community guidelines: https://www.vrtx.com/vertexs-community-guidelines/

Founded in 1989
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
6.1K employees (282 in marketing)
83% recommend to a friend
88% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$128K/yr – $192K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Communications median pay in the United States

$93K/yr

Most pay falls between $70K and $138K. Based on 5,898 salaries.

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Funding

Total Funding
$657.3M
Last Raise
$1.1M
Post IPO Secondary, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2024
    Post IPO Secondary • $1.1M
  • May 2022
    Post IPO Equity • $50M
  • Dec 2009
    Post IPO Equity • $443M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
340.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$44.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.6%
Direct
38.5%
Referral
22.7%
Social
1%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6.2K
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Field Communications Senior Manager

Vertex Pharmaceuticals · USA · Hybrid