Vertex Spring Co-Op 2027, Project Management

Job Description

Kickstart 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-opyoullwork on meaningful projects collaborate with talented teams and learn from industry about innovation inclusion and supporting your growthinside and outside the lab.

Why Vertex

• Real Projects:Youllwork on assignments that make a real impact not just busy work.

• Mentorship & Networking:Connect with leaders and peers who want to see you succeed through professional networks connections and collaborations that will shape your longer-term career.

• Flexible & Supportive:We offer flexible work options with Flex @ Vertex and prioritize your wellbeing.

• Inclusive Culture:Collaboration and inclusion are embedded in everything we do.

• Career Launchpad:Build skills explore career paths and get guidance for your future career.

Your Impact

The Vertex Project Management Co-Op is a 6-month experiential training program for students currently working towards an undergraduate or advanced degree in STEM or Business fields. If you are passionate collaborative and growth-minded a co-op at Vertex will help you gain meaningful experience in our CGT Program Management functional areas and serve as a launchpad for your career.

The application deadline for this co-op is November 15th. Please note that Vertex reviews applications on a rolling basis and reserves the right to close this job posting prior to the listed deadline. Applicants can expect to receive an update about their application before or shortly after the application deadline.

Ready to apply Submit your application andletsturn possibilities into reality!

What you will be doing:
Vertex Biopharmaceutical Sciences Cell and Gene Therapy Project Management and Strategic Operations (CGT PMSO) department is responsible for developing robust scalable manufacturing processes and manufacturing clinical products for therapeutic modalities with the potential to treat and even cure diseases. These diseases include sickle cell disease type 1 diabetes and other biologics. The BiopharmSci CGT team is developing best-in-class process technologies analytical methods devices and manufacturing methodologies to ensure we bring these cutting-edge therapies to patients quickly. The CMC project management team within BiopharmSci CGT is accountable to support effective CMC project tracking execution and reporting with harmonized tools and systems and collaborates with function leaders and stakeholders in the organization to support effective decision making related to CMC development and manufacturing.

This internship/co-op will assist a CMC project manager on project management tasks and building tools for effective project management and / or will help manage specific portions of scope for ongoing projects or programs. This opportunity will provide firsthand experience and insight into CMC drug development in Vertex CGT.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support CMC project planning coordination and tracking across active projects and workstreams.
• Maintain project-management tools and documentation including schedules risk registers project charters deliverables trackers meeting agendas and action logs.
• Organize project information prepare status updates and help track milestones dependencies risks and follow-up actions.
• Coordinate meeting logistics and support cross-functional communication among CMC Regulatory Quality Device/Human Factors and other project stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous-improvement initiatives such as standardizing Smartsheet templates enhancing regulatory deliverables trackers or assessing AI-enabled project-management tools.
• Assist with defined project assignments potentially including support for the Pediatric Human Factors study/device workstream.

Qualifications:

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong ability to problem-solve on the fly ready to put on detective hat
• Comfortable with not having all the answers and working in situations with ambiguity
• Works well in an environment where speed is prioritized; has an internal sense of urgency
• Able to manage concurrent projects effectively
• Well organized and strong sense of responsibility and accountability
• Proficient in Microsoft office Suite including PowerPoint Excel and Outlook
• No specific education level or type requirements; may appeal to STEM students or Business students
• (Beneficial but not required) Proficiency in Smartsheet Coupa Veeva Icertis
• Legal authorization to work in the United States now and in the future. Please note that Vertex does not provide sponsorship for internships/co-ops or entry level roles within this part of the organization.
• You must be enrolled in an advanced degree program if graduating beforeMay 2027
• You must be available to work full-time40 hoursper week fromJanuary July 2027

Program Details:

• Full-time paid co-op $25.00 35.00 USD/hour

• Program Dates: January July 2027

• Application Deadline: November 15th 2026

At Vertex we believe that when you feel your best you canperform atyour our US benefits and global well-being resources are designed to support you.

Free 24/7 onsite gym access and free access to group exercise classes

Subsidized commuter benefits- transit and parking

Provided mealsfree breakfast daily!

Career development opportunities and events including C Suite engagement

Social eventsboth intern-only and company-wide

Location-specificperksand extras!

Recognition of National Intern Day

Our Ways of Working
Flex Designation: Hybrid- Boston

Flex Eligibility Status: Hybrid: work three days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.

Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertexs Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.

This job posting is for a temporary role with a third-party agency partner that provides services to individual selected for this role will be offered the role as an employee of that third-party agency; compensation medical benefits fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment shall be presented by the third-party agency upon offer.

At Vertex we embrace continuous learning and encourage employees to stay informed on advances in AI technology automation and industry trends. We seek talent who bring an external perspective demonstrate curiosity and sound judgment and thoughtfully adopt new capabilities that improve decision-making drive innovation increase efficiency and help deliver better outcomes for patients.

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Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a persons race color sex gender identity or expression age religion national origin ancestry ethnicity disability veteran status genetic information sexual orientation marital status or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities in accordance with applicable law.

Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager or contact Talent Acquisition at