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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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  • 1 day ago

    Medical Writing Science Senior Manager (Hybrid)

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:The Medical Writing Science Senior Manager is responsible for independently authoring complex clinical study documents and sections of regulatory submissions to support all phases of clinical drug development. This role may represent Medical Writing Science as a cross-functional team member for study-level and program-level activities. This is a hybrid role which allows for 2 days per week remote work and 3 days per week in the Boston Fan Pier office. Key Duties ...

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  • 1 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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  • 1 day ago

    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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  • 2 days ago

    Senior Manager Continuous Improvement - International Supply Chain

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Paddington, United Kingdom

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:The International Supply Chain, Senior Manager Continuous Improvement is responsible for implementation of continuous improvement initiatives within the Logistics Network of Vertex International and their 3PLs. In addition, this position will own the continuous improvement governance framework with 3PL partners and be responsible for the continuous improvement budget. Key Duties and Responsibilities:Responsible for the overall CI governance framework and KPI ...

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  • 2 days 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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  • 3 days ago

    Senior Director, Global Medical Affairs - Nephrology

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:The Medical Affairs Senior Director provides medical and scientific leadership in the assigned Therapeutic Area(s) (TA). This role will work closely with a cross-functional group to ensure that scientific and medical strategies are aligned with broader corporate and key stakeholder needs and will ensure the flawless execution of Nephrology medical plans. Key Duties and Responsibilities:Main focus will be on Kidney programs in Medical Affairs. Supporting medical ...

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  • 4 days ago

    Policy & Alliance Development Director (Kidney)

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:The Policy & Alliance Development Director is responsible for building policy initiatives and strategic alliances in support of corporate objectives as well as objectives for Vertex's kidney disease business. This includes developing reimbursement policy strategies, supporting policy development aimed at securing access to therapies for patients (e.g., reducing the cost burden that patients encounter when accessing and maintaining certain patient protections) ...

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  • 7 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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  • 12 days ago

    Director, Medical Affairs (Pain)

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionJob TitleDirector, Medical Affairs - Pain DepartmentMedical Affairs LocationBoston, MA, United States General SummaryThe Director, Medical Affairs - Pain will provide strategic medical leadership and oversees the development and execution of medical strategies and plans for acute pain management in the U.S. region under the guidance of the Senior Medical Director. This role will focus on fostering scientific exchange, supporting evidence generation and scientific communications, ...

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  • 12 days ago

    Associate Director, Product Quality (Hybrid)

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Job DescriptionThe Product Quality Associate Director is accountable for end-to-end quality oversight of small molecule program(s) throughout clinical development, commercialization, filing, approval, launch, and post-approval lifecycle management activities. This oversight includes setting and maintaining overall Quality strategies in support of commercialization efforts including establishing relevant product quality standards for current or novel technologies (including devices where applicable), ...

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