AI & Data Product Intern - Industrial Placement

Vertex Pharmaceuticals LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals LLC offers a 12-month industrial placement with the International Data, Technology and Engineering team. You will explore how technology, data and AI can improve workflows and help bring medicines to patients, with coaching and increasing ownership over time.

You will gain exposure to AI adoption, product management, agile delivery and cross-functional collaboration across markets, while developing practical skills in business analysis and requirements translation.

Qualifications

• Curiosity about AI, digital technology, data and product management, with an appetite to learn quickly.
• Ability to listen, ask thoughtful questions and turn complex or ambiguous information into a clear structure.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with confidence working with colleagues from different disciplines and backgrounds.
• Good organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage actions, priorities and deadlines.
• A collaborative, inclusive and proactive approach, combined with the judgement to ask for support when needed.
• Comfort using common productivity and collaboration tools, and willingness to learn new platforms and ways of working.
• Commitment to responsible, ethical and secure use of technology and information.

Responsibilities

• Drive AI adoption—support awareness, training, experimentation and practical use of approved AI tools.
• Support product teams—maintain backlogs, prioritisation discussions, track actions and outcomes, support product launches.
• Translate business needs into clear user stories, features, and inputs for product owners.
• Contribute to product team ceremonies and ways of working, including backlog refinement and planning.
• Support technology activity for business growth and product launches, coordinating requirements and readiness activities.
• Conduct business analysis through stakeholder conversations, process mapping, and structured problem definition.

Job description

Vertex Pharmaceuticals LLC offers a 12-month industrial placement with the International Data, Technology and Engineering team. You will explore how technology, data and AI can improve workflows and help bring medicines to patients, with coaching and increasing ownership over time.

You will gain exposure to AI adoption, product management, agile delivery and cross-functional collaboration across markets, while developing practical skills in business analysis and requirements translation.