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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

    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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  • 1 day 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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  • 1 day 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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  • 1 day 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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  • 1 day ago

    Process Development, Director - Upstream (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 the design, development, optimization, and scale-up of upstream processes to produce therapeutic biologics. This leadership role is critical in advancing our pipeline of innovative biologics from early development through to commercial readiness. The Vertex Process Development team offers a dynamic, fast-paced, and highly collaborative environment with ...

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  • 2 days ago

    DMPK Senior Research Fellow - Biotherapeutics

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:We are seeking an accomplished and strategic leader to serve as Senior Research Fellow, DMPK Project Lead to guide the DMPK strategy for our Biotherapeutics portfolio including protein, antibody, ADC and cell and genetic therepies. The responsibilities will span from early research through clinical development. This leader will play a central role in ensuring that PK, bioanalysis, ADME, and translational PKPD insights are fully integrated into program decision-making ...

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  • 3 days ago

    Director, Protein Therapeutics

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Seattle, Washington, United States

    Job DescriptionDirector, Protein Therapeutics Job Description General Summary:Vertex is seeking an accomplished and highly skilled scientific leader to join our Protein Therapeutics team in Seattle. This role will be critical in advancing our pipeline of innovative biologics from early development to clinical readiness in a dynamic, fast-paced, and highly collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will leverage deep scientific expertise, strong leadership and mentorship skills, and strategic ...

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  • 6 days ago

    Analytical Development Principal Research Associate           

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionEmployer: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated JOBTITLE: Analytical Development Principal Research Associate LOCATION: 316 Northern Ave., Boston, MA, 02210 OPENINGS:1 DUTIES: Design, develop, execute and analyze characterization and release assays for identity, purity, strength and potency of cell- based products. Multiple analytical platforms will be employed including RT-qPCR, SDS-PAGE, ELISA, Western blots, Flow cytometry, Flow-cam, ddPCR, Alphalisa and cell- based functional/ ...

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  • 7 days ago

    Senior Director, Analytical Development, Cell and Gene Therapies

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:Vertex is seeking a talented and experienced leader to join our Analytical Development (AD) Biologics and Cell and Gene Therapies Team in Boston, MA. The experienced leader will be a member of the AD Leadership Team and will play a central role in advancing our programs and growing our capabilities to support manufacturing and testing of our therapies. The individual in this role will work collaboratively with Research, Process Development, Manufacturing, Quality ...

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  • 7 days ago

    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 CMC analytical development for Biologics. The experienced leader will play a central role in advancing our biologics portfolio by building analytical development strategies through a combined internal and external network. The individual is responsible for providing strategic and technical leadership for analytical development of biologics from the discovery interface ...

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