Company Profile

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Company Overview

At Vertex, we bring together the brightest minds in the relentless pursuit of creating transformative medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. Founded in 1989 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, we are one of only a handful of biotechnology companies founded since 1976 that has discovered and developed four or more approved medicines in our own labs. In addition to the four medicines we’ve developed to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis, we have ongoing research programs focused on the underlying mechanisms of other serious diseases.

Our U.S. headquarters are in Boston’s Innovation District, our International headquarters are located in London, UK, and we have research and development (R&D) sites and commercial offices in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia and Latin America. With more than two-thirds of our employees dedicated to research and development (R&D), we are consistently recognized as one of the industry’s top places to work, including nine consecutive years on Science magazine’s Top Employers list. For company updates and to learn more about us visit www.vrtx.com. You can also get to know us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Positions Available
  • < a day ago

    Vertex Spring 2026 Co-op, Process Analytical Technology

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionKickstart Your Career at Vertex!Are you ready to make a real impact? At Vertex, our mission is to tackle serious diseases and to change lives, for the better, for the future. Our aim is to give you the skills, insights, and career guidance to be an important part of that future; to turn your potential into progression. As a Vertex intern or co-op, you'll work on meaningful projects, collaborate with talented teams, and learn from industry leaders. We're passionate about innovation, ...

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    Vertex Spring 2026 Co-op, CGT Analytical Development

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionKickstart Your Career at Vertex!Are you ready to make a real impact? At Vertex, our mission is to tackle serious diseases and to change lives, for the better, for the future. Our aim is to give you the skills, insights, and career guidance to be an important part of that future; to turn your potential into progression. As a Vertex intern or co-op, you'll work on meaningful projects, collaborate with talented teams, and learn from industry leaders. We're passionate about innovation, ...

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    Portfolio & Program Management Director

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:The Director of Portfolio and Program Management (PPM) for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) plays a critical leadership role within the COO organization at Vertex. This individual will drive the strategic execution of CF assets from development through commercialization. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in early- and late-stage clinical development and commercial launch planning. By partnering with program leads and cross-functional teams, the Director will ensure ...

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    Vertex Spring 2026 Co-op, VCGT Analytical Development

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionKickstart Your Career at Vertex!Are you ready to make a real impact? At Vertex, our mission is to tackle serious diseases and to change lives, for the better, for the future. Our aim is to give you the skills, insights, and career guidance to be an important part of that future; to turn your potential into progression. As a Vertex intern or co-op, you'll work on meaningful projects, collaborate with talented teams, and learn from industry leaders. We're passionate about innovation, ...

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    Vertex Spring 2026 Co-op, Technical Operations, Process Analytical Technology (PAT)

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionKickstart Your Career at Vertex!Are you ready to make a real impact? At Vertex, our mission is to tackle serious diseases and to change lives, for the better, for the future. Our aim is to give you the skills, insights, and career guidance to be an important part of that future; to turn your potential into progression. As a Vertex intern or co-op, you'll work on meaningful projects, collaborate with talented teams, and learn from industry leaders. We're passionate about innovation, ...

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    Senior Director, Global Medical Affairs - Nephrology

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:The Medical Affairs Senior Director provides medical and scientific leadership in the assigned Therapeutic Area(s) (TA). This role will work closely with a cross-functional group to ensure that scientific and medical strategies are aligned with broader corporate and key stakeholder needs and will ensure the flawless execution of Nephrology medical plans. Key Duties and Responsibilities:Critically interprets scientific data and determines the potential impact ...

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  • 2 days ago

    Associate Director, Analytical Development, Biologics

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:Vertex is seeking a talented and experienced leader to join our Analytical Development Team to lead Biologic project CMC analytical development activities. The experienced leader will play a central role in advancing our biologics projects by executing development activities through a combined internal and external network. The individual is expected to closely work with external partners in developing and executing the development activities of biologics from ...

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  • 2 days ago

    Process Development, Associate Director - Cell Line Development (CLD), Biologics

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:Vertex is seeking a highly skilled technical leader to join our Process Development / Engineering team to lead and manage activities related to cell line development (CLD) for the production of monoclonal antibodies and other therapeutic biologics, with a strong focus on overseeing programs conducted at external CDMOs. This role is critical in advancing our pipeline of innovative biologics from early development through to commercial readiness. The Vertex Process ...

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  • 2 days ago

    Director, Drug Product Process Development - Biologics

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:Biologics, Cell and Gene Therapy is a rapidly growing part of Vertex Pharmaceuticals where research, development, and clinical manufacturing are highly integrated together at our new R&D site in Boston Seaport. Vertex is seeking a highly skilled technical leader to join our Process Development / Engineering team to lead the development and manufacturing of biologics drug products for our growing pipeline. The Vertex Process Development team offers a dynamic, ...

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  • 2 days ago

    Director, Downstream Process Development - Biologics

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:Biologics, Cell and Gene Therapy is a rapidly growing part of Vertex Pharmaceuticals where research, development, and clinical manufacturing are highly integrated together at our new R&D site in Boston Seaport. Vertex is seeking a highly skilled technical leader to join our Process Development / Engineering team to lead the design, development, optimization, and scale-up of downstream processes to produce therapeutic biologics. This leadership role is critical ...

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