Vertex Summer Intern 2026, Statistical Programming

Vertex Pharmaceuticals•Boston, MA

6d•$26 - $50•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 Statistical Programming internship program is a multi-week experiential training program for students currently working towards an advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Biostatistics, Data Science, or a related field of study. If you are passionate, collaborative, and growth-minded, an internship at Vertex will help you gain meaningful experience in our biostatistics functional areas and serve as a launchpad for your career. 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/internships/ ) Thank you for respecting our process and helping us maintain a fair experience for all candidates. What you will be doing: In this 12-week summer Internship program, the SP intern will work closely with Statistical Programmers and biostatisticians, especially Biometrics AI_working_group for AI and ML in Clinical Trials, such as interactive and automated CSR QC Agent, the biometrics E2E_R_automator APP, etc. The SP intern will also have opportunities to be exposed to the drug development process and daily work of Statistical Programmers or biostatisticians in a fast-paced biotechnology company.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a graduate-level curriculum leading to a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Statistics or Biostatistics or other quantitative science (e.g. data science, etc.)
Currently enrolled in a Master degree in Computer science, Statistics or Biostatistics or other quantitative science (e.g. data science, etc.)
Be in good academic standing within your graduate program and at your university.
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 available to work full-time, 40 hours per week from May – August 2026

Nice To Haves

Possess a tracked record of accomplishment, including publications, awards, presentations, coding projects.
Experience with natural language processing and python is preferred but not required.
Have excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills.
Have actual project experience in software development.
Demonstrated experience with cross-disciplinary application of statistical methods.
Genuine interest in clinical development and regulatory affairs.

Responsibilities

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) / Tool Calling / Function Calling
Prompt Engineering / Semantic Search / Context Retrieval
LLM Agent / AI Agent / LLM APIs (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI)
Chatbot Development (internal tools) / Embedding Models
R Shiny
This role requires applied LLM systems tied to R-based analytics tools (Shiny app). Focus on models, not usage.
Basic software engineering skills will be a plus, such as the ability to implement key UI features including: File upload/download (Excel, Word, RTF); Dropdown menus, text input fields, editable tables; Dynamic code editor panel (e.g., via shinyAce}); Workflow navigation (tabs or step-by-step).
(Complementary skills) Knowledge of Clinical Data Flow or Pharma Context, knowledge of data science, SAS, R, or Python,
(Complementary skills) NLP, Semantic Search, Embeddings, APIs, Git/GitHub
Enjoy exploring programming details and learning know technologies
Present research results and learnings to the Statistical Programming department and broader audience at departmental seminars and/or company poster sessions.
Summarize the work for future departmental use and potentially produce a peer-reviewed publication.
Attend seminars and other company activities to enhance the understanding of the drug development process and daily work of either statistical programmers or biostatisticians in a biotechnology company.