MBA Summer Associate Intern, Congress Operations

Role Summary

Vertex's Congress Operations is a team within Medical Operations (Medical Affairs). The Congress Operations Team is responsible for leading the congress planning process across Vertex to ensure there is an integrated plan for the congress and Vertex can meet our company goals at these meetings. We are seeking a strategic and innovative leader to play a critical role in the transformation of our Congress Operations processes, contributing to the evolution of our operating model as we scale to support a growing number of congresses across multiple therapeutic areas. The department is revamping core business processes and introducing new systems and ways of working; this role will support the development, implementation, and measurement of these optimized processes and ways of working. Our MBA internship program is designed to provide hands-on leadership of business-critical projects, collaboration with industry leaders, and exposure to senior leadership in a challenging, fast-paced 10-week environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess current congress planning workflows and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support the design and implementation of optimized processes, including documentation, training materials, and change management strategies.
• Assist in evaluating and introducing new systems and tools to enhance planning efficiency and data tracking.
• Develop metrics and dashboards to measure the impact of congress activities and operational improvements.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews and synthesize insights to inform process redesign.
• Communicate and visualize the output of analyses, including both written and verbal communication, to business leaders and non-technical audiences
• Understand and transform business needs/strategy into features or model
• Bring an entrepreneurial, collaborative, and ethical mindset to your everyday work
• Create senior leader quality presentations on the application of data science to your project
• Participate in discovery interviews, project status meetings and project presentations with business partners and intern program leads

Qualifications

• Candidates must be enrolled in an accredited two-year full-time MBA program with a healthcare, strategy, operations, or related field
• Four to six years of work experience prior to starting their MBA program
• Experience within the pharmaceutical or health-sciences industries is preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; experience with process improvement or change management is a plus.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work collaboratively across functions.
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to problem-solving and execution.
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel
• Legal authorization to work in the United States, both now and in the future.