Job Description
The Vertex Internship Program offers students the opportunity to learn about the pharmaceutical industry from a hands-on perspective. You will be working closely with and learning from some of the brightest people in the industry. When you join our internship program you should not be surprised to see that our environment is one that is innovative and team oriented, where collaboration is not just a word, and "we are relentless" is in everything we do. Students can expect to be challenged by their project plan, connect with other interns, and feel valued by the Vertex community. Not only will interns learn about their day-to-day tasks through their specific work assignments, but they will interact and have exposure to our organizational leaders and their teams.
Job Summary:
The Data Strategy and Solutions team at Vertex is looking for a talented and motivated summer intern to apply their data science skill-set and advanced machine learning methods to address high-value healthcare business questions. This is an excellent opportunity for the intern to work closely with and learn from some of the brightest data scientists, engineers, and strategists in the pharmaceutical industry. Our environment is creative, dynamic, and highly collaborative. You can expect to work on a project from start to finish, connect with other data science professionals and business leaders across the organization, learn about data science and the healthcare industry, make an impact, and feel valued by the Vertex community.
Key Responsibilities:
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Support the data science team on one (or more) projects, which include a variety of collaborations throughout the company across clinical, healthcare, commercial, and operational domains
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Perform predictive analytics and develop machine learning models to generate insights from disparate and complex data sources
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Collaborate with fellow teammates to ensure robust, innovative, and impactful solutions
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Craft visualizations and presentations to "tell the story" behind the data and communicate findings to business partners
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Represent Data Strategy and Solutions through presentations and project readouts
Qualifications:
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelors, Masters, or PhD program in computer science, data science, statistics, mathematics, or related quantitative discipline
- Practical knowledge in machine learning and/or advanced statistics
- Strong coding experience in Python and/or R
- Experience with databases and SQL
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical contexts
- Enthusiasm for working in the healthcare industry and to learn from fellow data scientists throughout the summer
- Understanding broader data science topics such as LLMs, natural language processing, image processing, deep learning, etc.
- Experience in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology industries
- Experience Exposure to cloud technologies such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud
- Familiarity with developing and maintaining data science products and applications
- Permanent legal authorization to work in the United States
- Candidate must be enrolled in an advanced degree program if graduating before May 2025
- Candidate must be available to work full-time, 40 hours per week from May - August 2025
This job posting is for a temporary role with a third-party agency partner that provides services to Vertex. The 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.
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]
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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.
