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 ESG Co-Op program is a 6-month experiential training program for students currently working towards an undergraduate or advanced degree in Sustainability, Business, Government, Communications, or a related field with demonstrated interest in health/medicine/public policy. If you are passionate, collaborative, and growth-minded, a co-op at Vertex will help you gain meaningful experience in our Corporate Responsibility functional areas and serve as a launchpad for your career.
The application deadline 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 application deadline.
Ready to apply? Submit your application and let’s turn possibilities into reality!
What you will be doing:
As a member of Vertex’s and Corporate Responsibility (CR) team, the co-op will help research and advance key projects to support Vertex’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) priorities. The work will span multiple subject areas, including but not limited to environmental sustainability, access to medicines, and mandatory and voluntary external reporting. The wide scope of the role will allow the co-op to gain experience and exposure to a variety of functional areas across the business
Key Responsibilities:
Support data collection for Vertex’s annual Corporate Responsibility Report.
Support mandatory external disclosures including country-specific disclosures.
Assist with the development and entry of Vertex’s annual CDP submission.
Track current and emerging global ESG regulations, standards, and reporting frameworks – including the coordination of submission requirements and due dates across Vertex global entities.
Benchmark industry including positions taken on select topics, and providing recommendations when appropriate.
Prepare presentation decks to support key meetings.
What you will need to succeed:
Graduate or undergraduate students pursuing a degree in sustainability, business, government or communications OR with demonstrated interest in health/medicine/public policy.
Excellent research and data analysis skills.
Organized, efficient, clear communication and writing style. Creative.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work with a variety of colleague.
Project management experience to support various workstreams is a plus.
Experience with process documentation is a plus.
Legal authorization to work in the United States, now and in the future. Please note that Vertex does not provide sponsorship for internships/co-ops or entry level roles within this part of the organization.
You must be enrolled in an advanced degree program if graduating before June 2027
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