Vertex Fall 2025 Co-Op, External Manufacturing – Automation Engineering Portfolio & Program Management (Boston, MA)

Job Description

The Vertex Co-op 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 co-op 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 co-ops, and feel valued by the Vertex community. Not only will co-ops 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 Portfolio & Program Management Co-Op role is within the Manufacturing Process Intelligence & Digitalization team in Commercial Manufacturing and Supply Chain (CMSC) organization. The team is responsible for delivering cross-functional project management, business analysis, value analysis to build automate business processes in the purview of commercial manufacturing Subject Matter Experts. This individual is expected to support management best practices and contribute to the execution of integrated project plans and deliverables for cross-functional systems portfolio operations initiatives. The individual will have exposure to applications of Lean Six Sigma principles, agile and design thinking methodologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Generate and maintain high quality integrated project plans, manage inter-dependencies and identify scheduling constraints
• With support, plan team meetings by drafting agendas and partnering with stakeholders to collate meeting materials
• Provide active meeting management by capturing minutes and tracking action items
• Engage team members to understand stakeholder needs and incorporate feedback into deliverables
• Organize completion of project team deliverables and contribute to content development, as appropriate
• Upon request, communicate project information including timelines, status, risks and issues
• Use tools to support agile software management practices - Jira, Confluence, PowerBI, Microsoft Office Tools, SmartSheet, etc.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline
• Pharmaceutical drug discovery and development acumen across one or more disciplines
• Knowledge of project management principles, best practices, tools, technology and methods
• Organizational skills and an ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong collaboration skills to effectively interact with teams and stakeholder
• Legal authorization to work in the United States, now and in the future. Please note that Vertex does not provide sponsorship for internships or entry level roles within this part of the organization. 
• Candidate must be enrolled in an advanced degree program if graduating before July 2025
• Candidate must be available to work full-time, 40 hours per week from July - December 2025.

Program Dates: July - December 2025, Full Time

Pay Range 20.00 – 32.00 USD/hour

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. The range provided is a reasonable estimate for the pay range for this job at the time of posting. Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements. The actual pay rate will be based on a number of factors, including skills, competencies, experience, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Pay Range:

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Disclosure Statement:

The range provided is based on what we believe is a reasonable estimate for the base salary pay range for this job at the time of posting. This role is eligible for an annual bonus and annual equity awards. Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements. Actual base salary pay will be based on a number of factors, including skills, competencies, experience, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

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