Biologics, Cell and Gene Therapy is a rapidly growing part of Vertex Pharmaceuticals where research, development, and clinical manufacturing are highly integrated together at our new R&D site in Boston Seaport. Vertex is seeking a highly skilled technical leader to join our Process Development / Engineering team to lead the design, development, optimization, and scale-up of downstream processes to produce therapeutic biologics. This leadership role is critical in advancing our pipeline of innovative biologics from early development through to commercial readiness. The Vertex Process Development team offers a dynamic, fast-paced, and highly collaborative environment with a tremendous impact on our programs and for our patients. Our team focuses on bringing together the best process design, scale-up and cutting-edge manufacturing technologies to enable the successful implementation of Biologics, Cell and Genetic therapeutics. The successful candidate will lead the development of downstream process development for biologics such as mAbs, ADCs and fusion proteins. The responsibilities include purification development (e.g., capture chromatography), polishing steps, viral clearance, scale-up, technology transfer of manufacturing processes to CDMOs, and process validation to support our clinical pipeline toward commercialization. This is a highly cross-functional role that will work closely with drug substance development, analytical development, external manufacturing and supply chain management in CMC teams to drive technical and strategic decision-making.