Associate Director Source-to-Pay S2P Data Analytics Insights

As a key member of the Strategic Sourcing function the Associate Director SourcetoPay (S2P) Data Analytics & Insights is responsible for leading a team in collecting analyzing and interpreting data to generate actionable insights that inform and enable strategic business decisions often by overseeing data analysis reporting and communicating key findings to departmental and business stakeholders. The incumbent has a combination of strategic and handson responsibilities to deliver advanced analytics and insights ultimately driving business value and supporting departmental as well as company goals and objectives.

The position is based in our Boston MA location with a hybrid 3 days) schedule. The role is global and may require some travel to other Vertex facilities to establish/maintain key business stakeholder relationships as well as support specific strategic initiatives.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leadership: Leads and mentors a team of data analysts providing guidance on data analysis techniques and best practices that provide departmental value creation and factdriven decision making via advanced analytics.

• Stakeholder Management: Proactively partners with stakeholders to develop and implement KPIs and metrics to measure and drive actions in alignment with company goals and departmental objectives.

• Collaboration: Works collaboratively across functions to develop leading practices and deploy standardized solutions in relevant areas.

• Transformational Mindset: Acts as a change agent by performing ongoing market research and benchmarking to introduce latest technologies and reporting insights to ensure successful implementation of new processes procedures solutions etc.

• Partnering: Supports digital transformation by partnering with internal Digital Technology and Engineering (DTE) organization to ensure scalability and sustainability.

• Data Visualization: Develops dashboards and reports that clearly present complex data insights to key stakeholders including senior management.

• Sourcing Category Strategy Development: Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to align sourcing category strategies with business objectives utilizing datadriven insights to enable decisionmaking.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Analytical Acumen: Highly advanced level understanding of S2P analytics including relevant coding/programming spend analysis data warehousing data visualization and advanced analytics/data science experience.

• Communication Skills: Advanced communication skills with ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and precisely (verbal and written) influence others to act and adapt to different points of view.Comfortable speaking in front of groups and/or leading meetings that may include Executive Management personnel

• Team Building: Advanced team building skills and proven ability to lead and influence others with a spirit of continuous improvement and innovation; Servant leadership mindset.

• Technical Proficiency: Highly advanced level of proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques including advanced Excel SQL and data visualization software (e.g.: Power BI). Working knowledge of data warehousing e.g. Snowflake) and data prep tools e.g. Alteryx FiveTran.

• Business Partnering: Advanced business partnering acumen to develop trusting and influential relationships with stakeholders understand business objectives and challenges collaborate on strategic and operational plans and drive business outcomes.

• Project Management: Advanced ability to lead and execute multiple projects from conception to implementation ensuring alignment with department/corporate goals.Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage several projects while ensuring deliverable are fully met on time including more complex and involved projects.

• SourcetoPay Systems Proficiency: Advanced understanding of leading SourcetoPay systems covering thirdparty risk management (e.g.: Process Unity) contracts management (e.g.: iCertis sourcing and eprocurement (e.g.: Coupa) invoicing and payables e.g.: Oracle EBS).

• Thoughtful and active listener able to think quickly and effectively articulate points of view.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree ; Masters degree preferred but not .

• Typically requires 8 years of experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience working in a pharmaceutical or biotech industry preferred but not .