Scientific Fellow, Agentic AI (AI Co-Scientist Lead) Job at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA

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  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals
  • Boston, MA

Job Description

Vertex Pharmaceuticals seeks a director-level scientific leader to oversee development and deployment of agentic AI capabilities that augment research across the organization. This role involves defining strategy, building cross-functional teams, establishing validation frameworks, and driving adoption of AI co-scientist tools in drug discovery workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-functional teams to translate scientific needs into sequenced roadmap for agentic AI capabilities
  • Drive scientific and technical leadership for internal development of co-scientist system skills and orchestration patterns
  • Define evidence-based frameworks and governance to evaluate commercial, partnership, and internally developed agentic AI options
  • Establish validation standards and acceptance criteria for correctness, reliability, and measurable scientific impact
  • Represent the initiative to executive stakeholders, communicating strategy, progress, risks, and resource needs

Requirements

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, Computational Biology, Chemistry, Bioinformatics, Engineering, or Applied Mathematics
  • 10+ years of relevant experience in scientific drug discovery and research
  • Deep expertise in LLMs, agentic systems, scientific foundation models, and tool integration
  • Ability to define rigorous evaluations, benchmarks, and validation strategies for AI systems
  • Senior scientific and technical leadership experience with cross-functional team management
  • Strong strategic judgment and executive communication with senior stakeholders
  • Commitment to scientific rigor, responsible AI, reproducibility, and data governance

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