Vertex Spring 2025 Co-op, Contract Management (Boston, MA)

Job Description

The Vertex Co-op Program offers students the opportunity to learn about the pharmaceutical industry from a hands-on perspective. You will be working closely with and learning from some of the brightest people in the industry. When you join our co-op program you should not be surprised to see that our environment is one that is innovative and team oriented, where collaboration is not just a word, and "we are relentless" is in everything we do. Students can expect to be challenged by their project plan, connect with other co-ops,and feel valued by the Vertex community. Not only will co-ops learn about their day-to-day tasks through their specific work assignments, but they will interact and have exposure to our organizational leaders and their teams.

Job Summary:

The Global Contracting and TPRM team supports Vertex functions globally with third party risk management activities and negotiates contracts for Commercial and G&A functions globally. The student will have the opportunity to learn about the two functions and the processes they employ to manage company third party risk , contractual and inherent.

The selected student will assist the team with implementation of the new Contract Lifecycle Management Tool and will execute tasks to support contract data clean up, contract migration, change management activities and overall implementation efforts.

Key Responsibilities:

The student will play a key role in the data migration efforts to support implementation of the new CLM tool and will have the opportunity to learn the end to end contract management process. Some of the responsibilities are:

• Review and analyze existing contracting data in our current contract management tool
• Identify and execute vendor consolidation opportunities
• Clean up contract entries to reflect up to date information on select fields
• Execute system testing to support tool validation
• Support any ad hoc change management activities
• Provide help with contract execution as needed.

Qualifications:

• Must be enrolled in a College/University and have at least finished two years of a Bachelor's Degree.
• Prior internship or Co-op experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and to prioritize accordingly
• Ability to work independently & in a team environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of Software (Excel, word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• A desire to be part of a highly innovate company aimed at transforming lives of people with serious diseases, their family and society.
• Permanent legal authorization to work in the United States
• Candidate must be enrolled in an advanced degree program if graduating before May 2025
• Candidate must be available to work full-time, 40 hours per week from January - June 2025

This job posting is for a temporary role with a third-party agency partner that provides services to Vertex. The individual selected for this role will be offered the role as an employee of that third-party agency; compensation, medical benefits, fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment shall be presented by the third-party agency upon offer.

Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager, or contact Talent Acquisition at ApplicationAssistance@vrtx.com