Summer Intern 2027, OSD Process Data Analytics
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Summary
The Vertex OSD Process Data Analytics Intern is an 11-week experiential training program for students enrolled in a degree program, gaining meaningful experience in MSAT functional areas.
Job description
Your Impact
The Vertex OSD Process Data Analytics Intern is an 11-week experiential training program for students enrolled in a degree program, gaining meaningful experience in MSAT functional areas.
What you will be doing
Join the Manufacturing Science & Technology team supporting the analysis and continuous improvement of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes across the Vertex portfolio. You will help organize and analyze historical manufacturing data for multiple drug product processes, explore process performance and variability, and present findings that may inform future monitoring and improvement efforts.
Key Responsibilities
- Collect and organize historical manufacturing data from historical batch records and/or available electronic systems.
- Prepare datasets for analysis by aligning measurements with relevant production and process events.
- Maintain consistent data formats and document sources, methods, and assumptions to support accurate, repeatable analysis.
- Explore historical trends, variation within production batches, and measures of process performance.
- Summarize findings, limitations, and opportunities for future monitoring or process improvements across programs.
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate or masters degree in a technical field relevant to or having been exposed to data analysis, such as engineering, statistics, data science, or a related discipline.
- Experience organizing, cleaning, and analyzing datasets through coursework, research, or other prior work.
- Ability to work carefully with historical records, document decisions, and communicate analytical findings clearly.
- Interest in manufacturing processes, process capability, and statistical analysis.
- Familiarity with spreadsheet-based analysis; experience with JMP or matlab is beneficial.
- Legal authorization to work in the United States, now and in the future.
- You must be enrolled in an advanced degree program if graduating before May 2027.
- You must be available to work full-time, 40 hours per week from May – August 2027.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate or masters degree in a technical field relevant to data analysis (engineering, statistics, data science, or related)
- Experience organizing, cleaning, and analyzing datasets through coursework, research, or other prior work
- Ability to work carefully with historical records, document decisions, and communicate analytical findings clearly
- Interest in manufacturing processes, process capability, and statistical analysis
- Familiarity with spreadsheet-based analysis
- Experience with JMP or matlab is beneficial
- Legal authorization to work in the United States, now and in the future
- Must be enrolled in an advanced degree program if graduating before May 2027
- Available to work full-time, 40 hours per week from May – August 2027
Benefits
- Gym access
- Group exercise classes
- Subsidized commuter benefits
- Free breakfast daily
- Career development opportunities
- Social events
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Paid time off
- Educational assistance
- Student loan repayment
- Matching charitable donations
- 401(k)
Company overview
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a global biotechnology company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1989. The company specializes in discovering, developing, and commercializing transformative medicines for serious diseases, with a primary focus on cystic fibrosis (CF). Vertex has pioneered breakthrough therapies including TRIKAFTA/KAFTRIO, SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI, ORKAMBI, and KALYDECO, which collectively treat approximately 90% of CF patients. Beyond CF, the company has expanded its portfolio to include treatments for sickle cell disease, transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, acute pain, and has robust clinical pipelines in APOL1-mediated kidney disease, type 1 diabetes, myotonic dystrophy type 1, and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Vertex employs approximately 6,100 people globally and maintains research facilities in San Diego, California, and Milton Park, Oxfordshire, England. The company is publicly traded on NASDAQ (VRTX) and is recognized as one of the industry's top workplaces, consistently earning accolades for its innovative culture and patient-focused approach to drug development.