Vertex Co-op, Scientific Writing and Disease Area Communications

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’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.

Your Impact The Vertex Scientific Writing and Disease Area Communications Co‑Op program is a 6‑month experiential training program for students currently working towards an undergraduate or advanced degree in life sciences, journalism, communications, marketing or a related field. If you are passionate, collaborative, and growth‑minded, a co‑op at Vertex will help you gain meaningful experience in our Corporate Communications Management functional areas and serve as a launchpad for your career.

The Final date to receive applications for this co‑op is November 15th, 2026. 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.

The Corporate Communications - Scientific Writing and Disease Area Communications Co‑op will gain valuable experience through supporting, and in some cases leading, several important communications projects across the disease areas in our research pipeline  pipeline communications, we work across the company to create both internal and external content about our medicines, disease and program areas, program announcements and research  plan to hire up to two (2) candidates for this role.

Both selected candidates will work closely with project leads and other cross‑functional team members on defined programs and projects and will also provide general day‑to‑day support across our pipeline as needed.

Support the team and business partners by helping create and execute on communications plans for pipeline announcements and content campaigns (such as launching a video series).

Support our digital communications team on key projects, including developing website copy and drafting social media content related to program milestones, disease recognition and pipeline‑related conferences.

Write and produce pipeline‑related content for our employee intranet by researching, writing and packaging articles, patient and employee stories and multimedia content.

Support disease affinity recognition throughout the year by writing internal and external content to educate our audiences and raise awareness for Vertex disease areas.

Compile metrics from communications campaigns and provide insight to help guide creation of media and digital strategy and planning for future initiatives.

Provide support for ongoing communications initiatives and ad hoc projects, as needed.

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