Vertex Pharmaceuticals: jobs, salaries and hiring
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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
291
open professional roles
364
opened in the last 90 days
364 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
11
states hiring
Massachusetts, California, Michigan, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois
What it hires for: Operations (29), Engineering (26), Sales (26), Legal (20), Data & Analytics (19). By level: director (136), senior manager (112), manager (27), senior ic (25), early career (24).
Where: Boston, MA (313), United States - Field Based (10), San Diego, CA (9), 5000 - Vertex US - Fan Pier (2), Aurora, CO (2), Boston, MA; Washington, DC (2), California - Field Based (2), California - Field Based; United States - Field Based (2).
Main hubs: Boston, MA (313), San Diego, CA (9), Aurora, CO (2). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is No. 65 on Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, 2026 (Fortune and Great Place To Work). See which of these companies are hiring now.
Where Vertex Pharmaceuticals ranks
Where Vertex Pharmaceuticals placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #17Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For that are hiring now199 open roles · of 62
Rankings about operations jobs
- Best cities for operations jobs #1 New York (1,429 openings)
- Best cities for operations pay after cost of living #1 Reston ($177k)
- Most requested AI skills in operations jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (2.5%)
- AI tools named most often in operations jobs #1 Claude (0.28%)
- Employers with the most operations jobs #1 Amazon (1,480 roles)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals in the industry job lists
Where Vertex Pharmaceuticals places in our weekly lists of the employers hiring in each industry, kept month by month.
November 2026
- #5Employers with the most open biotech and pharma jobs199 open · of 25
- #20Highest-paying biotech and pharma employers$264k · of 25
Vertex Pharmaceuticals hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Vertex Pharmaceuticals's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 364 professional roles in that time.
- 11 of Vertex Pharmaceuticals's 224 open roles (5%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 39 open roles (17%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Databricks, Microsoft Copilot (M365), Copilot Studio, GitHub Copilot.
- Of the 32 open roles that state where the work happens, 3 remote, 11 hybrid, 18 on-site.
- 38% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 31% for Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers.
- 25 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 33 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Vertex Pharmaceuticals ranks #20 of 355 Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers we track.
What Vertex Pharmaceuticals asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- talent acquisition 201
- project management 42
- excel 33
- change management 30
- audit 28
- risk management 26
- forecasting 24
- crm 18
- stakeholder management 18
- agile 17
AI tools named: Databricks (4), Microsoft Copilot (M365) (3), Copilot Studio (2), GitHub Copilot (2), Azure OpenAI (1), LangChain/LangGraph (1). AI certifications named: IAPP AIGP (1).
How Vertex Pharmaceuticals compares with Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers
| Measure | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 224 | 25 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 38% | 31% |
Median across 352 Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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Open roles
- Executive Director, Head of Marketing, EndocrinologyBoston, MA
- Director of Biostatistics - Hybrid RoleBoston, MA
- Senior Principal Scientist, Applied AI & Agentic Systems for Small-Molecule Drug DiscoveryBoston, MA · $168k–$252k
- Director, AI Governance & PolicyBoston, MA · $184k–$276k
- Data Governance Associate DirectorBoston, MA · $158k–$237k
- Senior Director, Core Technology ArchitectBoston, MA · $228k–$342k
- Senior Principal AI EngineerBoston, MA · $188k–$282k
- Senior Principal AI Platform Engineer, Data & AI PlatformBoston, MA · $188k–$282k
- Regulatory Labeling Associate Director (Remote Eligible)Boston, MA · $162k–$242k
- DTE Audit & Compliance Manager (Sr. Principal Analyst)Boston, MA · $164k–$247k
What Vertex Pharmaceuticals pays
Across 137 postings with a posted range, pay is above the market range for the same roles. 38% of its roles post a salary range.
| Level | Function | Typical posted range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Various | $235,350–$327,200 | 14 |
| Director | Data & Analytics | $174,000–$261,000 | 6 |
| Director | Engineering | $228,000–$342,000 | 5 |
| Director | Executive Leadership | $269,300–$404,000 | 4 |
| Director | Legal | $166,400–$249,600 | 3 |
| Director | Human Resources | $227,200–$340,800 | 2 |
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Common questions
- Is Vertex Pharmaceuticals hiring?
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals has 291 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 364 opened in the last 90 days and 364 in the last 12 months. The most common function is operations.
- How well does Vertex Pharmaceuticals pay?
- Across 137 postings with a posted salary range, Vertex Pharmaceuticals's pay is above the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Vertex Pharmaceuticals hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 11 of Vertex Pharmaceuticals's 224 open roles (5%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Vertex Pharmaceuticals offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 32 open roles that state where the work happens, 3 remote, 11 hybrid, 18 on-site.
- What skills does Vertex Pharmaceuticals ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are talent acquisition (201), project management (42), excel (33), change management (30), audit (28), risk management (26).
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