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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  • < a day ago

    Clinical Development Associate Medical Director-Cystic Fibrosis

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:The Clinical Development Associate Medical Director will serve as the Medical Lead for clinical trials, working with cross-functional teams on trial strategy, design, execution, and reporting. In addition to oversight and accountability for the study as a whole, this role will serve as the internal primary Medical Monitor accountable for monitoring the safety of enrolled subjects and ensuring scientific integrity. The incumbent may participate in other projects ...

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    Clinical Development Associate Medical Director (Heme)

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionVertex Pharmaceuticals is searching for an experienced Associate Medical Director to lead strategic and tactical activities for a broad range of ongoing clinical development activities within the Hematology clinical development team. You will work as part of multidisciplinary cross-functional teams on clinical development strategy, clinical trial data analysis and publications, clinical development related data generation activities, ongoing clinical trial execution, and contribute ...

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  • < a 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

    Clinical Development Senior Medical Director- Neurology

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:The Senior Medical Director will define the clinical development strategy of an asset, work with cross-functional multidisciplinary teams to define overall asset strategy as well as clinical trials strategy, design and execution, and may serve as the Medical Lead for clinical trials that will be conducted with these compounds. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Defines a clinical development strategy and prepare the clinical development plans, in conjunction with ...

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  • 6 days ago

    Associate Medical Director, Clinical Development-APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionThe Associate Medical Director will serve as the Medical Lead for Vertex clinical trials in our APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease Program, working with cross-functional multidisciplinary study teams on clinical trial strategy, design and execution and serving as the primary Medical Monitor responsible for monitoring the safety of enrolled subjects on assigned trials. This individual will work on multiple trials in Phases 1 through 3 and may also participate in selected projects in ...

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  • 11 days ago

    Senior Director, Clinical Pharmacology

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:The Senior Director, Clinical Pharmacology will serve as a Disease Area leader for Clinical Pharmacology. The Senior Director, Clinical Pharmacology will also manage the scientific functions and coordinate the activities of the Clinical Pharmacology function in collaboration with the other Disease Area leaders. The role's responsibilities will include maintaining organizational processes across the group, influencing clinical program strategy, and integrating ...

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  • 18 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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  • 24 days ago

    Director, Global Clinical Quality - Quality Oversight Lead (Remote Eligible)

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral/Position SummaryThe Director, Quality Oversight Lead within Global Clinical Quality (GCQ) is responsible for strategic and operational oversight of key activities such as inspection readiness, the GCQ operational framework, continuous improvement initiatives, and expert guidance on computer systems assurance in a clinical trial setting. Additionally, the Director will be responsible for providing quality oversight to Clinical Development and Biometrics functional areas. We ...

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  • 28 days ago

    Computational Genomics Research Scientist

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - San Diego, California, United States

    Job DescriptionWe are seeking a computational biologist with a strong track record of advancing biological discoveries through data analyses to join the Vertex Data and Computational Sciences (DCS) organization. In this role, you will leverage cutting-edge computational biology to accelerate the development of transformative therapies for serious human diseases. As a member of cross-functional disease project teams, you will contribute to the development of novel therapies in areas including ...

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