Vertex Pharmaceuticals is hiring a Graphic Design Manager to lead cross-functional design work that turns complex information into clear, high-quality visual content. This remote-eligible role supports medical congresses, journals, and other external audiences by managing projects end-to-end and partnering with teams to keep deliverables accurate, on time, and consistent.
Role summary
Working across internal and external needs, you will interpret routine technical, scientific, and medical concepts into visual formats. You will also oversee multiple design initiatives, manage production quality checks, and ensure templates and asset repositories stay organized so content remains aligned across files, versions, and naming conventions.
What you’ll do
- Interpret routine technical, scientific, and medical concepts into visual content.
- Apply design knowledge to create routine digital and print materials (including tables, figures, and poster layouts) for internal and external audiences, using new or pre-defined layouts with minimal supervision.
- Critically review files prior to finalization, including versioning, retouching, updating design assets, resizing, quality control review, proofing, and pre- and post-production.
- Anticipate risks, resolve routine problems, and contribute to process improvements.
- Manage multiple design projects simultaneously while meeting project timelines.
- Maintain a comprehensive repository of design assets and files with consistent file naming, taxonomy, organization, tracking, and version control.
- Maintain digital and print templates, including branding guidelines.
- Coordinate to ensure quality and timely delivery from print vendors.
Requirements
- Ability to simplify ideas, information, and data into concise, clear visuals.
- Ability to simplify moderately complex ideas, information, and data into concise, clear visuals.
- Strong knowledge and experience with technologies including Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere), Acrobat Pro DC, Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel), SharePoint, Veeva, and iEnvision (Datavision).
- Understanding of typography, color theory, and layout principles.
- Familiarity with production, print processes, and dissemination techniques.
- Fluency in PC and Mac environments.
- Excellent attention to detail, with strong copyediting skills and the ability to apply design principles to digital or print layouts.
- Strong verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Strong organizational skills, including prioritizing competing activities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Ability to troubleshoot problems with minimal supervision.
- Ability to adapt and grow in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
- A portfolio demonstrating strong graphic design, brand, and ideally scientific examples that reflect design techniques and communications principles.
Education and experience
- Bachelor’s degree required in graphic arts, design, communications, or a related field.
- Minimum 4 years of experience.
Benefits
- Eligible for an annual bonus and annual equity awards.
- Some roles may be eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal and state requirements.
- Inclusive, market-leading benefits to support employees across career, financial, family, and wellbeing journeys.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Generous paid time off, including a week-long company shutdown in the Summer and the Winter.
- Educational assistance programs, including student loan repayment.
- Generous commuting subsidy.
- Matching charitable donations.
- 401(k).
Location and pay
Location: Boston, MA (remote). Pay range: USD 124,100 - 186,100 per year. Flex designation: Remote-Eligible, with remote work expected five days per week and occasional on-site presence (or select flexibility options as permitted by the Flex @ Vertex Program policy).
Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time. #LI-Remote
