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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  • 2 days ago

    Senior Director, Biomarkers (Immunology)

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Seattle, Washington, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:The Senior Director, Biomarkers, Immunology is an independent leader with wide-reaching scientific knowledge and expertise in immunology and biologics that can drive the biomarker strategy across the immunology portfolio, including in the identification, selection, and development of biomarkers. Experience in authoring and supporting regulatory filings required. The incumbent is an expert in the field of assay development and validation and works with a team and ...

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  • 7 days ago

    Vertex Summer 2026 Intern, Process Chemistry

    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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  • 7 days ago

    Vertex Summer 2026 Intern, Formulation Development, Small Molecule

    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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  • 7 days ago

    Senior Research Scientist, Human Cell Engineering and In Vitro Disease Modeling

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - San Diego, California, United States

    Job DescriptionVertex Pharmaceuticals is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Research Scientist to join our Disease Modeling Group. In this role, you will be responsible for the development of engineered human cell models and their integration into drug discovery workflows, supporting translational relevance and enabling the advancement of Vertex's pipeline. You will apply expertise in human cell biology, primary cell systems, iPSC technologies, and gene editing to develop robust ...

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  • 13 days 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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  • 13 days ago

    Executive Director, Oxford DMPK

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Oxford, United Kingdom

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:The Executive Director, Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics, will lead the DMPK team at our Oxford site and will be part of the Global DMPK and Oxford Site leadership teams. The responsibilities of the role include developing and executing the strategy and operations of the Oxford DMPK team, as well as the scientific and managerial coordination of its groups and employees. This role will optimise interdisciplinary activities within DMPK and integrate activities ...

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  • 15 days ago

    Senior Principal Scientist Biotransformation

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Oxford, United Kingdom

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:Vertex is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Principal Biotransformation Scientist to join our Oxford team. The successful candidate will play a leading role in the delivery of biotransformation and metabolite characterization support to our drug discovery and development projects. The successful candidate will have a deep analytical background in high resolution mass spectrometry and metabolite identification with an established track record for ...

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  • 18 days ago

    Vertex Summer Intern 2026, In Vitro, DMPK

    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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  • 18 days ago

    Vertex Summer Intern 2026, Process Chemistry, Technical Operations

    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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  • 23 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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