Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services · Primarily MA · PERM filings 2019–2024

#787 top sponsor

Overview

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is a Professional, Scientific & Technical Services employer that has filed 96 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #787 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 71 were certified (74% approval rate), taking about 317 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Statisticians, with most worksites in MA, and the median sponsored wage is $108,790.

96

PERM filings

74%

approval

2

denied

$108,790

median wage

317d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 66 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (39%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India26
  • China22
  • Canada7
  • Taiwan3
  • Cyprus1
  • Italy1
  • Ireland1
  • Indonesia1
  • Iran1
  • Mexico1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B57
  • L-14
  • TN3
  • F-11
  • O-11

Education

  • Master's38
  • Doctorate19
  • Bachelor's9

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Statisticians 16 $104,439
Biostatisticians 9 $113,356
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 8 $101,269
Clinical Data Managers 8 $110,275
Chemists 8 $98,222
Computer Systems Analysts 6 $143,272
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 4 $88,525
Industrial Production Managers 3 $152,312
Software Developers 3 $167,454
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 3 $149,587

Common job titles

Senior Statistical Programmer II 16 Principal Biostatistician 4 Sr. Statistical Programmer II 4 Principal Statistical Programmer 3 Manager, Validation 2 Formulation Principal Research Associate 2 Bioanalytical Principal Research Associate 2 Formulation Research Scientist I 2 Core Technology Principal Engineer 1 Software Senior Engineer II 1 Patient Support Operations Manager 1 Commercial Analytics Senior Manager 1

Worksite states

Wage range

$96,000

25th

$108,790

median

$135,000

75th

$156,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Berry Appleman Leiden LLP66
  • Berry Appleman and Leiden LLP30

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-20167-65550 Principal Statistical ProgrammerCertified - Expired Boston, MA May 12, 2021
A-20097-39701 Formulation Research Scientist ICertified - Expired Boston, MA May 10, 2021
A-20252-97134 Scientist II, Analytical DevelopmentCertified - Expired Boston, MA May 7, 2021
A-20244-93984 Senior Statistical Programmer IICertified - Expired Boston, MA May 4, 2021
A-20192-75122 Senior Specialist, Regulatory -Chem, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC)Certified - Expired Boston, MA Apr 29, 2021
A-20192-75222 I.T. Data Engineering Senior Analyst IICertified - Expired Boston, MA Apr 27, 2021
A-20168-66181 Senior Research Scientist, DMPKCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 8, 2021
A-20210-81933 Marketing Associate DirectorCertified - Expired Boston, MA Mar 30, 2021
A-20118-47455 Principal BiostatisticianCertified - Expired Boston, MA Nov 20, 2020
A-20084-34329 Principal Clinical ScientistCertified - Expired Boston, MA Nov 16, 2020
A-20099-40608 Sr. Statistical Programmer IICertified - Expired Boston, MA Oct 13, 2020
A-20083-34055 Scientist II, Drug Metabolism and PharmokineticsCertified - Expired Boston, MA Oct 9, 2020
A-19339-91008 Sr. Statistical ProgrammerCertified - Expired Boston, MA Jun 18, 2020
A-19344-93098 Sr. Biostatistician, BiostatisticsCertified - Expired Boston, MA May 18, 2020
A-19289-71313 Associate Director, Development QualityCertified - Expired Boston, MA Apr 24, 2020
A-19289-71350 Analyst III, GISCertified - Expired Boston, MA Apr 3, 2020

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.