Vertex Spring 2026 Co-op, CGT Process Development

Role Summary

The Vertex CGT Process Development Co-Op program is a 6-month experiential training program for students currently working towards undergraduate or advanced degree in Chemical, Biological, Biomedical Engineering, or other related fields. If you are passionate, collaborative, and growth-minded, a co-op at Vertex will help you gain meaningful experience in our process development functional areas and serve as a launchpad for your career.

Responsibilities

• The intern/Co-op will be working in the CGT Process Development department. More specifically, the intern/Co-op will be a part of the DS3 scale-up team with the goal of scaling-up the T1D CPI process to enable the successful tech transfer to VMC and LPO.
• The key deliverable is to develop a scale-down model at the benchtop scale that can accurately replicate the hydrodynamic and mass transfer conditions of a large-scale bioreactor for the T1D scale-up program. The project will require intern/co-op to design and perform lab-scale experiment focused on agitation, gassing, and mixing. The intern/co-op will work with CO2 probes, DO probes, biomass probes, metabolite analyzers, and other analytical instruments.

Qualifications

• Required: Enrolled in an undergraduate or advanced degree program in Chemistry, Biological, Biomedical Engineering, or another related field, having completed coursework in transport phenomena, thermodynamics, reaction design/reaction engineering, and advanced numerical analysis/mathematical methods.
• Preferred: Any additional experience in data science/computer science.
• Required: Legal authorization to work in the United States, now and in the future. Vertex does not provide sponsorship for internships or entry level roles within this part of the organization.
• Required: You must be enrolled in an advanced degree program if graduating before June 2026.
• Required: You must be available to work full-time, 40 hours per week from January – June 2026.