Senior Paralegal

Job Description

General Summary:

This position provides advanced paralegal support across various key Legal functions (Litigation, Commercial, Market Access, and Privacy). The role partners closely with attorneys and key internal stakeholders to drive efficient, organized, and compliant legal processes, including eDiscovery/search activities, legal holds, contracting support, and knowledge management. 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Litigation, investigation and data subject request support and eDiscovery coordination: Administer and manage legal hold and eDiscovery workflows (including Everlaw or equivalent), coordinate document collection (including those related to fulfilling data subject requests) with legal oversight, support privilege logs and confidentiality designations, and liaise with internal partners (e.g., Digital Technology/IT) as needed.  Manage internal case filing repository.  Support responses to third-party subpoenas and related document production activities under attorney oversight. 

• Investigations and risk support: Support investigations by attending interviews, taking notes, and preparing initial drafts of summaries/memos under attorney direction; provide surge support to risk/ERM processes (e.g., meeting notes, follow-up tracking) during peak periods. 

• Market Access: Support drafting, review, and administration of market access–related agreements (e.g., trade, distribution, payer).  Provide assistance managing contract review workflows, maintaining contract trackers (e.g., rebate terms, pricing obligations, expirations, amendments) and coordinating contracting logistics and documentation.   

• Knowledge management and process improvement: Develop, maintain, and optimize playbooks, templates, checklists, and process documentation; support adoption of legal technologies and standard ways of working. 

• Vendor and matter administration: Coordinate with legal support vendors (e.g., transcription, trial graphics, eDiscovery providers) and support matter administration, including first-level review of outside counsel invoices in CounselLink (or equivalent) as directed. 

• Stakeholder communication and prioritization: Manage multiple workstreams, proactively communicate status/risks. 

Scope / Operating Model:

• The role is expected to be primarily aligned to Litigation & Risk (including Privacy) and Commercial & Market Access Legal needs. Based on current stakeholder inputs, the role is anticipated to spend approximately 50% of time on Litigation & Risk support approximately 50% on Commercial / Market Access Legal support (demand to be balanced across workstreams). Senior Director, Market Access Legal with a dotted line to the Senior Director, Litigation. Day-to-day work requested by attorneys and designated stakeholders across supported functions; priorities will be managed in coordination with the manager. 

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong litigation support experience, including legal holds, document collection, organization of case filings, and eDiscovery/search workflows (Everlaw or equivalent preferred).
• Experience with outside counsel and vendor coordination; familiarity with first-level invoice review in CounselLink (or equivalent).
• Contracting process support experience (tracking, coordination of review); ability to work with templates and maintain playbooks/checklists.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision on defined processes; highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to prioritize competing deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to work effectively across functions and geographies.
• Strong judgement and demonstrated ability to handle confidential and privileged information appropriately.

• Tech Savvy with strong proficiency in common productivity tools (Microsoft 365) and comfort learning new legal technologies.

Education and Experience:

• A Bachelor's degree or Associate's degree. Paralegal certification from an ABA-approved program is a plus. 

• Typically requires at least 5+ years of relevant paralegal experience (law firm and/or in-house), or the equivalent combination of education and experience. 

• Demonstrated experience supporting litigation/eDiscovery and managing multiple workstreams with minimal supervision.

• Experience supporting market access activities within a highly regulated pharmaceutical or biotech environment, including coordination across cross-functional business and legal teams. 

• Experience partnering with attorneys and cross‑functional stakeholders to capture institutional knowledge, translate legal guidance into usable tools, and support continuous process improvement and knowledge sharing. 

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Pay Range:

Disclosure Statement:

Flex Designation:

Flex Eligibility Status:

In this Hybrid-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as: 
1.    Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
2.    On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.

Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time. 

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Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager, or contact Talent Acquisition at ApplicationAssistance@vrtx.com