Cynthia Barber

Cynthia Barber is a Senior Director of Portfolio & Program Management at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, with extensive experience in the pain Disease Strategy Team (DST) overseeing portfolio strategy, strategic prioritization, and cross-functional collaboration for multiple assets in various development stages. Previous roles at Vertex include Director Clinical Scientist and Associate Director Clinical Scientist, where Cynthia coordinated clinical development programs in pain and type 1 diabetes, and contributed scientific input on clinical studies. Additional experience includes serving as Interim Project Lead for late-stage pain projects, leading medical writing efforts, and conducting post-doctoral research at Brandeis University. Cynthia holds a PhD in molecular biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BA in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology, with mathematics and biochemistry minors from the University of Colorado Boulder.