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
  • 4 days ago

    Medical Affairs - Industrial Placement (12 Months)

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Paddington, United Kingdom

    Job DescriptionMedical Affairs - Industrial Placement 12 MonthsPaddington, London UKVertex is a global biotechnology company that aims to discover, develop and commercialize innovative new medicines so people with serious diseases can lead better lives. Founded in 1989 in Cambridge, MA, Vertex today has research and development sites and commercial offices around the world in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. Vertex is looking for enthusiastic, curious and dedicated students ...

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  • 4 days ago

    Senior Cystic Fibrosis Medical Science Liaison (Atlanta, FL, AL, MS, AR)

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Field Based, United States

    Job DescriptionThe Medical Science Liaison (MSL), with support and guidance from peers and management, will serve as a scientific liaison to the medical/academic community and is responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with Health Care Providers/Professionals (HCPs) to ensure the appropriate dissemination of clinical and scientific information regarding Vertex's compounds in a timely, ethical and stakeholder-focused manner. The MSL will contribute to shaping the medical plan ...

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  • 16 days ago

    Medical Affairs, Medical Director - T1D

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:The Medical Affairs Medical Director will provide medical leadership for T1D and will be responsible for developing the medical plan and its execution for T1D. This role will collaborate closely with cross-functional groups to ensure that medical strategies are aligned with broader corporate and key stakeholder needs as well as ensuring the voice of the patient and medical community is integrated into product strategies. Technical competencies and enterprise-level ...

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  • 23 days ago

    Clinical Development Medical Director (Heme)

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:Vertex Pharmaceuticals is searching for an experienced 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 ...

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  • 23 days ago

    Global Medical Director, Povetacicept

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:The Global Medical Affairs Strategy Medical Director will provide medical leadership for the Povetacicept programs. Povetacicept (pove) is an enhanced, dual BAFF/APRIL inhibitor in pivotal development for the treatment of IgA Nephropathy (IgAN), primary Membranous Nephropathy (pMN), and generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG) that has best-in-class and pipeline-in-a-product potential across a variety of autoimmune diseases. This role will be responsible for developing ...

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  • 23 days ago

    Medical Writing Manager (Hybrid)

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - VERTEX ONE, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:The Medical Writing Science Manager is responsible for preparing moderately complex clinical and regulatory documents and represents Medical Writing Science as a cross-functional team member at clinical study level activities. This role contributes scientific knowledge and analytical skills to the development of clinical regulatory documentation, under minimal supervision. Key Duties and Responsibilities:Authors moderately complex clinical regulatory documents ...

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  • 23 days ago

    Medical Affairs Director - CF (Hybrid)

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:The Medical Affairs Director, Cystic Fibrosis (CF) will provide medical leadership for the Medical Affairs Department in our CF therapeutic area. This role will be accountable for working with the medical team for the development and implementation of the US Medical strategy and plans. This role will work in partnership with other cross-functional team colleagues to ensure access to the company's products, and to develop and implement cross functional plans aligned ...

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  • 23 days ago

    Executive Director, Medical Affairs MSL (Nephrology)

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:General Summary:The Executive Director (ED), Medical Affairs MSL focuses on the strategic direction of the field medical organization and the development of the leaders who will implement that strategyto ensure alignment of the assigned therapeutic/product and pipeline portfolio across diverse sets of external stakeholders. The Executive Director identifies, communicates, and addresses trends in the US healthcare environment and engages with cross-functional partners ...

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  • 23 days ago

    Director, Medical Affairs MSL - Nephrology (Central)

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionVertex is seeking 3 regional field medical pharmaceutical leaders to stand up a high performing field medical science liaison (MSL) team to support our aspirations of bringing Povetacicept to patients for the treatment of Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy (IgAN). With several innovative medicines in development, we are looking for a strong track record of developing & executing field medical launch strategies, an understanding of key thought leaders among practicing clinicians and ...

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  • 23 days ago

    Director, Medical Affairs MSL - Nephrology (East)

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionVertex is seeking 3 regional field medical pharmaceutical leaders to stand up a high performing field medical science liaison (MSL) team to support our aspirations of bringing Povetacicept to patients for the treatment of Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy (IgAN). With several innovative medicines in development, we are looking for a strong track record of developing & executing field medical launch strategies, an understanding of key thought leaders among practicing clinicians and ...

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