Innovation is our lifeblood
At Vertex, innovation is the foundation of everything we do, and it is driven by a single purpose: to transform lives. Advancing science and medicine demands innovation across every function of our organization. As such, we empower all employees to engage in continuous learning and a culture of innovation.
At Vertex, innovation is the foundation of everything we do, and it is driven by a single purpose: to transform lives. Advancing science and medicine demands innovation across every function of our organization. As such, we empower all employees to engage in continuous learning and a culture of innovation.
Our focus
Our innovation and learning offerings are focused on making Vertex a phenomenal place to innovate and grow.
Explore new ideas
All Vertex employees are encouraged to find new paths to solve our most pressing challenges to bring new medicines to patients.
Create new connections
We host brilliant speakers to share their work on a variety of topics. These diverse perspectives inspire and motivate us to think about new ways to address challenges.
Nurture creative people and teams
We believe in life-long learning and that innovation is a trained skill. We teach our employees the science of innovation and support them throughout their creative process.
Make learning available to all
We aim to make Vertex the best place to learn in our industry. Vertex University creates learning opportunities on highly relevant topics available to all Vertexians to foster their growth.
To enable our culture of innovation and learning, our core offerings include the Vertex Fellows and Physician Investigator programs, Vertex University and a variety of seminar speaker series.
Vertex Fellows
Our Vertex Fellows program is a unique, one-year opportunity that brings together the best and the brightest of the next generation of scientists and physicians from around the globe. Designed to reach outstanding early career professionals, the program allows Fellows to collaborate directly with Vertex project teams, make real-world contributions to serious disease areas with unmet patient needs and prepare for the next phase of their career.
Physician Investigator Program
The Vertex Physician Investigator program is a unique hiring program specifically designed for exceptional early-career physician scientists who would like to embark on a career in the biotech industry. This two-year, rotation-based program offers the opportunity to learn about and contribute to the drug development process, receive mentorship from leaders at Vertex, and accelerate career growth.
Vertex University
Vertex University is an innovative learning environment dedicated to teaching the science and business of drug discovery. All employees have access to Vertex University courses and curricula to support their lifelong learning and growth.
Seminars
We host speaker series, open to all employees, to expose them to the latest cutting-edge trends in Science, Medicine, Technology, Data and Culture. We bring in leading experts to present talks that are thought provoking and challenge us to think about the work we do in new ways. Through these seminars we encourage employees to be lifelong learners who bring fresh ideas and perspective to the organization.
Our seminar series include:
- Science and Medicine
- Voices of Culture
- Tech Talks @ Vertex
