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.

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  • 1 day ago

    External Innovation Executive Director

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:The External Innovation (EI) Executive Director leads end-to-end identification, evaluation, and advancement of external opportunities that materially strengthen Vertex's R&D pipeline across modalities (e.g., small molecules, biologics, CGT, RNA, delivery platforms) and enabling technologies (e.g., discovery, translational, and manufacturing tools). The role orchestrates integrated, cross-functional analyses and converts opportunity signals into clear, decision-ready ...

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  • 1 day ago

    Molecular and Cell Biology Principal Research Scientist, Targeted Drug Delivery

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - San Diego, California, United States

    Job DescriptionVertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious diseases. The company has approved medicines that treat the underlying causes of multiple chronic, life-shortening genetic diseases - cystic fibrosis, pain, sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia - and continues to advance clinical and research programs in these diseases. Vertex also has a robust clinical pipeline of ...

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  • 1 day ago

    Vertex Summer Intern 2026, Research

    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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  • 1 day ago

    Vertex Spring Co-op 2026, Research

    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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  • 1 day ago

    Vertex Spring 2026 Co-op, Engineering

    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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  • 1 day ago

    Senior Director, Structural Biology and Biophysics

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - San Diego, California, United States

    Job DescriptionThe Senior Director, Structural Biology and Biophysics will define and execute a forward-looking vision for structural biology and biophysics to accelerate drug discovery. This leader will further develop our research capabilities in structure-enabled discovery, driving scientific excellence, innovation, and integration across disciplines. Based at our state-of-the-art research site in San Diego, this individual will combine deep technical expertise with strategic foresight to ...

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  • 2 days ago

    Principal Research Associate, Bioanalytical          

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionEmployer: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated JOBTITLE: Principal Research Associate, Bioanalytical LOCATION: 316-318 Northern Ave, Boston, Massachusetts, 02210 OPENINGS:1 DUTIES: Conduct bioanalytical assays to support preclinical study sample analysis. Carry out method development and optimization to quantify target proteins. Maintain proper documentation of experiments and support QC data review. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to review study design and interpret ...

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  • 5 days ago

    Vertex Spring 2026 Co-op, Process 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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  • 5 days ago

    Pharmacology Research Scientist

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:We are seeking a talented, self-motivated and collaborative in-vivo pharmacologist to join the integrated pharmacology team supporting late-stage drug discovery. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in pharmacology, work with a high degree of independence and be adept at conceptually designing, executing and interpreting in vivo/ex vivo experiments to establish therapeutic proof-of-concept across diverse disease areas. Key Duties and Responsibilities:Designs ...

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  • 8 days ago

    Senior Statistical Programmer II

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionEmployer: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated JOBTITLE: Senior Statistical Programmer II LOCATION: 50 Northern Ave., Boston, Massachusetts, 02110 OPENINGS:1 DUTIES: Codes complex SAS programs (including Macro language, SAS/STAT and SAS/GRAPH) for applications designed to analyze and report complex clinical trial data and for electronic review, exchange, transformation, and submission of data in CDlSC SDTM format; consistently meeting objectives of the study. Performs ...

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