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Vertex Pharmaceuticals · 3 weeks ago

Vertex Summer Intern 2026, Statistical Programming

Boston, MA

Internship

Hybrid

Intern

$26/hr - $50/hr

Start in 2026 Spring

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a global biotechnology company focused on tackling serious diseases. They are offering a summer internship program for students pursuing advanced degrees in quantitative sciences, where interns will gain experience in statistical programming and biostatistics while working on meaningful projects.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) / Tool Calling / Function Calling

Prompt Engineering / Semantic Search / Context Retrieval

LLM Agent / AI Agent / LLM APIs (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI)

Chatbot Development (internal tools) / Embedding Models

R Shiny• • This role requires applied LLM systems tied to R-based analytics tools (Shiny app). Focus on models, not usage

Basic software engineering skills will be a plus, such as the ability to implement key UI features including: File upload/download (Excel, Word, RTF); Dropdown menus, text input fields, editable tables; Dynamic code editor panel (e.g., via {shinyAce}); Workflow navigation (tabs or step-by-step)

(Complementary skills) Knowledge of Clinical Data Flow or Pharma Context, knowledge of data science, SAS, R, or Python

(Complementary skills) NLP, Semantic Search, Embeddings, APIs, Git/GitHub

Enjoy exploring programming details and learning know technologies

Present research results and learnings to the Statistical Programming department and broader audience at departmental seminars and/or company poster sessions

Summarize the work for future departmental use and potentially produce a peer-reviewed publication

Attend seminars and other company activities to enhance the understanding of the drug development process and daily work of either statistical programmers or biostatisticians in a biotechnology company

Qualification

Statistical ProgrammingR ShinyNatural Language ProcessingPythonData ScienceSoftware DevelopmentCommunication SkillsLeadership Skills

Required

Currently enrolled in a graduate-level curriculum leading to a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Statistics or Biostatistics or other quantitative science (e.g., data science, etc.)

Currently enrolled in a Master degree in Computer science, Statistics or Biostatistics or other quantitative science (e.g., data science, etc.)

Be in good academic standing within your graduate program and at your university

Legal authorization to work in the United States, now and in the future. Please note that Vertex does not provide sponsorship for internships or entry level roles within this part of the organization

You must be available to work full-time, 40 hours per week from May – August 2026