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Senior Director, Enterprise Third Party Risk
Role at a glance
- Category
- GRC
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Salary range
- $200,000 to $250,000
- Posted
- Jun 13, 2026
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is hiring a Senior Director, Enterprise Third Party Risk in Boston, MA. This is a GRC role in the governance, risk, and compliance field, with a posted range of $200,000 to $250,000. Review the full details below and apply directly with Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
Stepping into the role of Senior Director, Enterprise Third Party Risk at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, you will build and own the end to end third party risk management strategy for a leading, mission driven life sciences enterprise. Operating in a heavily regulated global environment, you will design the frameworks used to evaluate, onboard, and monitor critical vendors. This heavyweight leadership position requires serious stakeholder management, bridging the gap between legal, procurement, and information security. You will define acceptable risk thresholds, lead complex vendor audits, and ensure global supply chain
Full responsibilities and requirements are on Vertex Pharmaceuticals's application page.
Apply for this role →Location and market context
This role is based in Boston, MA on-site. Local candidates benefit from being close to Vertex Pharmaceuticals's teams and regional hiring market. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer.
About third-party risk roles
Third-party and vendor risk teams assess and monitor the security, privacy, and compliance posture of suppliers, an area under sharp regulatory and operational focus as AI vendors proliferate. Roles like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as third-party risk frameworks, SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001, and vendor due-diligence and monitoring practices.
How to position yourself for this third-party risk role
Strong candidates emphasize vendor due diligence and assessment, ongoing monitoring, contract and control requirements, and coordinating across security, privacy, and procurement. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how Vertex Pharmaceuticals would apply third-party risk frameworks, SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001, and vendor due-diligence and monitoring practices, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.
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