Vertex Co-Op , Combination Device Technologies & Innovation

Job Description

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’llwork on meaningful projects, collaborate with talented teams, and learn from industry leaders.

We’repassionate about innovation, inclusion, and supporting your growth—inside and outside the lab.

• ** Real Projects:
  ** You’llwork 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.

The Vertex Combination Device Technologies & Innovation is a 6-month experiential training program for students currently working towards an advanced degree in Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry, Applied sciences or other related fields. If you are passionate, collaborative, and growth-minded, a co-op at Vertex will help you gain meaningful experience in our Biopharma CGT functional areas and serve as a launchpad for your career.

• The Final date to receive applications for this co-op is November 15th. 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 Final date to receive applications.

Device Technologies & Innovation is Vertex’s domain-grounded group for making the 2027 Human + AI workforce real in combination product development. This co-op is among the first headcount for this group — a founding role that will help establish the group’s analytical and enabling technology capabilities from the ground up.

This co-op position offers a unique opportunity for a highly motivated MS or PhD student to actively contribute to the advancement of Vertex’s Biopharma CGT Combination Device Analytical Development capabilities. The individual will play a pivotal role in helping build and enhance new capabilities for the Device COE’s Center of Excellence for combination device analytical development, with a specific focus on pioneering and implementing cutting‑edge enabling technologies.

This includes gaining hands‑on experience with advanced non‑destructive analytical techniques such as applied spectroscopy (Raman spectroscopy, UV-Vis), Chemical Hyperspectral Imaging, Vacuum Decay, Helium Leak Detection, and Micro Current High-Voltage Leak Detection (HVLDmc) — crucial for ensuring the quality and integrity of combination products, particularly autoinjectors and cell therapy delivery systems.

The co‑op will also contribute to AI‑assisted analytical workflows, process automation, and digital tools that operate at the intersection of experimental data and GMP process models — translating Vertex’s internal scientific knowledge into deployable enabling technology for combination product programs.

• Development and implementation of at least one novel analytical method for combination devices using spectroscopic or non‑destructive testing technology
• Contribution to PAT maturity baseline documentation for the Device COE
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