Vertex Fall Co-op 2026, DTE (Data, Technology, and Engineering)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals•Boston, MA

9h•$20 - $32•Hybrid

About The Position

Kickstart Your Career at Vertex! Are you ready to make a real impact? At Vertex, our mission is to tackle serious diseases and to change lives, for the better, for the future. Our aim is to give you the skills, insights, and career guidance to be an important part of that future; to turn your potential into progression. As a Vertex intern or co-op, you’ll work on meaningful projects, collaborate with talented teams, and learn from industry leaders. We’re passionate about innovation, inclusion, and supporting your growth—inside and outside the lab. Why Vertex? Real Projects: You’ll work on assignments that make a real impact, not just busy work. Mentorship & Networking: Connect with leaders and peers who want to see you succeed through professional networks, connections, and collaborations that will shape your longer-term career. Flexible & Supportive: We offer flexible work options with Flex @ Vertex and prioritize your wellbeing. Inclusive Culture: Collaboration and inclusion are embedded in everything we do. Career Launchpad: Build skills, explore career paths, and get guidance for your future career. Ready to apply? Submit your application and let’s turn possibilities into reality! Your Impact The Vertex Data, Technology, and Engineering co-op program is a 6-month experiential training program for students currently working towards an undergraduate or advanced degree. If you are passionate, collaborative, and growth-minded, a co-op at Vertex will help you gain meaningful experience in our DTE functional areas and serve as a launchpad for your career. The application deadline for this co-op is April 3rd. Please note that Vertex reviews applications on a rolling basis and reserves the right to close this job posting prior to the listed deadline. Applicants can expect to receive an update about their application before or shortly after the application deadline. Important Notice Regarding Internship and Co-op Inquiries At Vertex Pharmaceuticals, we are committed to providing a fair and structured recruitment process for all students interested in internship and co-op opportunities. To ensure consistency and equity, all student applications must go through our Early Talent Acquisition Team. Due to the high volume of interest, we are unable to respond to individual solicitation. Direct solicitation to Vertex employees- including senior leaders via email will result in removal from the recruiting process. We appreciate your enthusiasm and interest in Vertex. To be considered for internship or co-op roles, please apply directly through our official application channels. ( https://www.vrtx.com/careers/career-growth-and-opportunities/co-ops/ ) Thank you for respecting our process and helping us maintain a fair experience for all candidates. What you will be doing: We will have various positions within our functional areas, including but not limited to: Commercial Technology Business Analyst : In this internship, you will work with the Veeva CRM team and cross functional partners to identify and understand the key functionality of the Global Veeva CRM platform at Vertex. This internship is an opportunity to become familiar with the Field CRM program at Vertex and play a critical role in ensuring platform scalability and health. CPEAO & MWS : The person in this role will be an integral part of Vertex’s DTE CPEAO & MWS team. This intern will help support applications managed by our team that aid in the preparation, review, and management of clinical/regulatory/medical communications and publications. They will contribute to project teams with requirements gathering, business analysis, implementation, or maintenance of a system or tool. G&A, Financial Applications : The person in this role will be a supportive member of Vertex’s DTE G&A team and the global DTE organization. This intern will specifically help support financial applications which enable the organization to function optimally financially by supporting the technology behind strategic investing, banking, procurement, and additional operational competencies. This will include tasks such as implementation, automation, reporting, maintenance, configuration, audit, and more. GMDA, GCO, and Clinical Development : The person in this role will be a supportive member of Vertex’s DTE GMDA team for GCO and Clinical Development. This intern will specifically support the build and configuration of our Business Analysis process and delivery of business requirements for individual projects within Clinical Operations. This will enable the organization to function optimally by organizing our business requirements gathering practices across our several Clinical Trial Business Capabilities as well as various GCO DTE Projects. This will include tasks such as implementation, reporting, and configuration. Marketing Technology : The Marketing Technology (MarTech) Intern will serve as a technical resource for supporting the DTE Commercial MarTech team across Web, Email and Content platforms. The role will provide support managing global implementation projects and platform enhancement projects across Commercial, Medical and Corporate Communications. Project Management & Strategic Operations Business Analyst: collaborate closely with experienced professionals across IT and business teams, assisting in refining project reporting, improving data accuracy, and helping to optimize processes within our project management tools and systems. This internship provides valuable exposure to project management best practices in a dynamic, supportive, and team-oriented environment. Project Management & Strategic Operations Knowledge Management: collaborate closely with experienced professionals, contributing to the streamlining of document management processes, optimizing our knowledge repository within Microsoft Teams, and ensuring the efficient organization of project artifacts. This internship offers valuable exposure to knowledge management best practices in a collaborative, innovative, and team-oriented environment. Quality Regulatory : The person in this role will be a member of DTE Quality & Regulatory team. This intern will contribute to project teams with requirements gathering, coordination of new technology assessments etc. The intern will also help support applications managed by our team, including support of change control processes, report development etc.

Requirements

Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program and majoring in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related field
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
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.
You must be enrolled in an advanced degree program if graduating before December 2026
You must be available to work full-time, 40 hours per week from July – December 2026

Responsibilities

Commercial Technology Business Analyst : In this internship, you will work with the Veeva CRM team and cross functional partners to identify and understand the key functionality of the Global Veeva CRM platform at Vertex. This internship is an opportunity to become familiar with the Field CRM program at Vertex and play a critical role in ensuring platform scalability and health.
CPEAO & MWS : The person in this role will be an integral part of Vertex’s DTE CPEAO & MWS team. This intern will help support applications managed by our team that aid in the preparation, review, and management of clinical/regulatory/medical communications and publications. They will contribute to project teams with requirements gathering, business analysis, implementation, or maintenance of a system or tool.
G&A, Financial Applications : The person in this role will be a supportive member of Vertex’s DTE G&A team and the global DTE organization. This intern will specifically help support financial applications which enable the organization to function optimally financially by supporting the technology behind strategic investing, banking, procurement, and additional operational competencies. This will include tasks such as implementation, automation, reporting, maintenance, configuration, audit, and more.
GMDA, GCO, and Clinical Development : The person in this role will be a supportive member of Vertex’s DTE GMDA team for GCO and Clinical Development. This intern will specifically support the build and configuration of our Business Analysis process and delivery of business requirements for individual projects within Clinical Operations. This will enable the organization to function optimally by organizing our business requirements gathering practices across our several Clinical Trial Business Capabilities as well as various GCO DTE Projects. This will include tasks such as implementation, reporting, and configuration.
Marketing Technology : The Marketing Technology (MarTech) Intern will serve as a technical resource for supporting the DTE Commercial MarTech team across Web, Email and Content platforms. The role will provide support managing global implementation projects and platform enhancement projects across Commercial, Medical and Corporate Communications.
Project Management & Strategic Operations Business Analyst: collaborate closely with experienced professionals across IT and business teams, assisting in refining project reporting, improving data accuracy, and helping to optimize processes within our project management tools and systems. This internship provides valuable exposure to project management best practices in a dynamic, supportive, and team-oriented environment.
Project Management & Strategic Operations Knowledge Management: collaborate closely with experienced professionals, contributing to the streamlining of document management processes, optimizing our knowledge repository within Microsoft Teams, and ensuring the efficient organization of project artifacts. This internship offers valuable exposure to knowledge management best practices in a collaborative, innovative, and team-oriented environment.
Quality Regulatory : The person in this role will be a member of DTE Quality & Regulatory team. This intern will contribute to project teams with requirements gathering, coordination of new technology assessments etc. The intern will also help support applications managed by our team, including support of change control processes, report development etc.