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Job Description
General Summary:
The Predictive and Investigative Safety Assessment (PISA) group is seeking a candidate with a strong desire to be part of a highly innovative company aimed at transforming the lives of people with serious diseases, their families, and society. This role will support preclinical safety assessment for the global research portfolio from target selection through the lead optimization phase. This individual will work in a close-knit team and leverage laboratory automation and computation to plan, execute, analyze, and derive insights from mechanistic and phenotypic screening assays designed to evaluate the safety of new candidate molecules. The individual will advance the group’s experimental and computational capabilities as an integral part of the overall discovery toxicology strategy at Vertex. In addition, the individual will contribute to the evolution and implementation of the Preclinical Safety Assessment (PSA) and the broader Preclinical Sciences (PCS) data strategies.
The ideal candidate will have both a wet-laboratory and computational skillset that will enable them to maximally contribute end-to-end from assay conception through data analysis and presentation of results to stakeholders. The individual will interact and work closely with colleagues across multiple functions within Preclinical Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry, Data and Computational Sciences, Data Technology and Engineering, and Research with the shared goal of advancing the Vertex portfolio.
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Flex Designation:
On-Site DesignatedFlex Eligibility Status:
In this On-Site designated role, you will work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.
Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.
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
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