Sorry for my lack of posting over the last two weeks or so, but as you can tell from the title and the image above I have been rather distracted lately with my change of jobs. My last day at Sepracor (Marlborough, MA) was July 18th and my first day at my new place of employment, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Cambridge, MA), was July 21st…

So why did I leave Sepracor?

Well, it was not an easy decision to make, not least because I had a 10-15 min commute to and from Marlborough, MA every day, as opposed to the 1-2 hr commute to Cambridge, MA nowadays…Sitting in traffic just ain’t fun! I was also very sad to leave some very good friends and colleagues whom I had grown very close to and fond of over the last (almost) 3 years.

But for those of you who know me well, you will know that I had my challenges trying to do the things that I was initially hired to do (i.e. emerging tech and new/social media projects) and I don’t really want to go into any more detail than that. Instead, I would like to share a Greek philosophy that my closest friend at Sepracor told me about some time back, which really sums up the reason I decided to join Vertex…

“When you look back on your life, it is not so much about what you have accomplished that matters, but whether you did it with passion“

And it is in that sentiment that I was really impassioned and excited by the opportunity that was presented to me by Vertex, to lead their Health Informatics and New Media initiatives as part of their Business Solutions group — sort of an internal business consultant that would work cross functionally and cross brands.

Furthermore, not only was I inspired to be part of a group that is developing some really need-based drugs (i.e. for Hepatitis C and Cystic Fibrosis), but the more I learned about the Vertex culture, the more I liked their approach to this industry, which can be characterized by their core values that are ingrained into every aspect of what they do (in more ways than just posters and company merchandise):

1. FEARLESS Pursuit of Excellence
2. INNOVATION Is Our Lifeblood (you know I really like this one!)
3. “WE” Wins.

And so, now that I’m into my 2nd week at Vertex, hopefully I will settle back into schedule and start posting more regularly again. Sooo much to talk about, including the PodCamp Boston 3 event that I just attended during the weekend I was “between jobs” (LOL).

Well, with that, thanks for all the good times, Sepracor, but now begins a new chapter of my life @ Vertex…