Job Description
General Summary:
Vertex is seeking a talented individual to join our Analytical Development Department in Boston, As a member of Analytical Development, this role will support multiple drug development programs, both drug substance and drug product development. Responsibilities will include analytical testing, drafting development studies, and analytical data review, as well as routine instrument and method troubleshooting. This position will also routinely collaborate will other CMC functions and present in technical teams.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Designs, conducts and interprets analytical experiments within SOPs and regulations using HPLC, GC, KF and other instruments.
- Maintains accurate records of experiments and results in an electronic laboratory notebook.
- Collates and interprets data systematically, and compiles results into conclusions or recommendations to guide project decisions.
- Responsible for assigned project, may serve as the project team representative, and reviews results with management as appropriate.
- Independently performs intermediate experimental troubleshooting.
- Independently prepares presentations and presents experimental conclusions at internal team or CMC project team meetings.
Knowledge & Skills
- Experience in pharmaceutical development.
- Experience and knowledge in HPLC, GC, KF, and other analytical techniques.
- Experience and knowledge in SEC, IEX, IP-RPLC, and IC testing is preferred.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage priorities, and support timelines for multiple projects.
- Ability to teach others how to execute laboratory experimentation.
- Ability to learn new techniques and implement efficiently.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work successfully in both a team/matrix environment is essential.
- Experience working with peptide, oligonucleotide and novel modalities is preferred.
Education and Experience
- Master's Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Chemistry or related field and 2+ years’ of relevant employment experience.
- Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Chemistry or related field and 5+ years’ of relevant employment experience
Flex Designation:
On-Site Designated
Flex Eligibility Status:
In this On-Site designated role, you will work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.
Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.
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 person's 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 [email protected]
Top Skills
What We Do
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases.
We discovered and developed the first medicines to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF), a rare, life-threatening genetic disease. In addition to clinical development programs in CF, Vertex has more than a dozen ongoing research programs focused on the underlying mechanisms of other serious diseases.
Founded in 1989 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, our corporate headquarters is now located in Boston’s Innovation District, and our international headquarters is in London, United Kingdom. We currently employ approximately 3,500 people in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia and Latin America with nearly two-thirds of our staff dedicated to research and development.
Vertex is consistently recognized as one of the industry’s top places to work by Science Magazine, The Boston Globe, Boston Business Journal and the San Diego Business Journal. Our research and medicines have also received esteemed recognitions, including the Robert J. Beall Therapeutics Development Award, the French Prix Galien and the British Pharmacological Society awards.
