Spring 2027 Co-op, Global Regulatory Affairs – Strategy and Operations

Your Impact

The Vertex Global Regulatory Affairs – Strategy and Operations Co-Op is a 6-month experiential training program for students currently working towards an advanced degree in Health/Biotech Management, Business Analytics, Life Sciences, or other related fields. The co-op will gain meaningful experience in Global Regulatory Affairs – Strategy and Operations functional areas.

What you will be doing

Global Regulatory Affairs (GRA) is responsible for all interactions between Vertex and Health Authorities around the world. Working under the guidance of the Chief of Staff, the co-op student will help organize, develop, and drive key activities across GRA, including RALT operating rhythms, department activities, recurring reporting for leadership, and current strategic initiatives. A core expectation is building automated, AI-enabled processes that continue to run year-over-year.

• Build an automated annual operating calendar of recurring leadership team and departmental activities, linked to supporting materials
• Support planning for recurring RALT meetings: maintain forward agenda calendar, automate requests for topics and pre-reads, and use AI tools to draft pre-read summaries and meeting recaps
• Build a decision log and action tracker that automatically sends follow-ups to owners and produces regular status reports
• Support planning and logistics for departmental activities (offsite meetings, town halls, department meetings)
• Organize supporting materials into a structured repository with clear ownership and update conventions
• Support recurring leadership reports covering progress against annual goals, organizational charts, and related activities
• Maintain current-state organizational charts for GRA on a repeatable refresh cycle
• Contribute to monthly GRA newsletters including milestone updates, organizational announcements, and reminders

Illustrative end-to-end projects

• GRA Annual Operating Calendar and Planning Playbook: Map recurring GRA and RALT activities/reports against corporate activities, establish planning lead times and owners, and reorganize supporting material into a structured, maintained location
• Transition Support: Work closely with Chief of Staff to support an active key transition project within GRA, developing work products/plans, tracking key milestones, and building content to support integration activities

The assignment will close with a final presentation of the student’s projects and recommendations to the GRA leadership team.

What you will need to succeed

Required:

• Currently enrolled in a business-focused graduate program (e.g., MBA, MS in Management, Business Analytics, or Health/Biotech Management); OR a science-focused graduate program with business as a minor or second degree
• Enrolled in a formal co-op or experiential learning program and available full-time in an on-site or hybrid capacity in Boston, for the full six-month assignment
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel; comfortable building executive-ready slides and data views
• Demonstrated ability to use technology to simplify or automate repeatable work
• Demonstrated ability to organize ambiguous work, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and follow through without close supervision
• Strong written communication
• Sound judgment and discretion with confidential information
• Legal authorization to work in the United States, now and in the future
• Must be enrolled in an advanced degree program if graduating before June 2027
• Available to work full-time, 40 hours per week from January – June 2027

Preferred:

• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 Copilot or other AI productivity tools
• Hands-on experience building workflows or dashboards in Power Automate, Power BI, or similar tools
• Exposure to the biotech, pharmaceutical, or broader healthcare sector; interest in drug development or regulatory affairs
• Prior experience in consulting, corporate strategy, program management, business operations, or post-merger integration
• A regulatory affairs background is ideal but not required

Program Details

• Full-time, paid co-op
• $30.00 – 55.00 USD/hour
• Program Dates: January – June 2027
• Application Deadline: November 15th, 2026