Amit K. Sachdev
Executive Vice President, Chief Patient and External Affairs Officer
Amit joined Vertex in 2007 and has dedicated more than 15 years of his career to various leadership positions across Vertex, including establishing our first international commercial operations in 2010. Amit oversees Vertex’s government affairs and public policy, patient and community engagement, medical affairs and external affairs functions. He leads Vertex’s efforts to build and strengthen relationships with patient, medical and community partners and external stakeholders globally.
He earned a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and a J.D. from Emory University. Prior to Vertex he held roles with the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Amit joined Vertex in 2007 and has dedicated more than 15 years of his career to various leadership positions across Vertex, including establishing our first international commercial operations in 2010. Amit oversees Vertex’s government affairs and public policy, patient and community engagement, medical affairs and external affairs functions. He leads Vertex’s efforts to build and strengthen relationships with patient, medical and community partners and external stakeholders globally.
He earned a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and a J.D. from Emory University. Prior to Vertex he held roles with the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Featured content by Amit
We won’t stop: A message to the cystic fibrosis community
Vertex is committed to working alongside the CF community on this journey to support those living with CF.
We are with you: A message to the sickle cell community
Vertex is committed to the sickle cell disease community. Beyond our science, it’s about showing up and locking arms with the community to work together toward meaningful change.
A new Partnership to ignite change for sickle cell disease
The Sickle Cell Disease Partnership is a multistakeholder coalition, launched in June, which works to improve care and access for people living with sickle cell disease. Here, Chief Patient Officer Amit Sachdev discusses the partnership, its goals and the reasons it was founded.