Verastem Oncology
Hiring · 13 open jobsGeneral information
Verastem Oncology is an American pharmaceutical company that develops cancer medicines, with a focus on drugs that target cancer stem cells. Its approved drug, duvelisib, sold as COPIKTRA, treats certain blood cancers such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia and received FDA approval in September 2018. The company is based in Needham, Massachusetts.
Verastem Oncology was founded in 2010 by entrepreneur Christoph Westphal and MIT biologists Robert Weinberg, Eric Lander, and Piyush Gupta. It went public in 2012, raising $55 million, and today employs between 100 and 200 people. Verastem Oncology is an H-1B sponsor.1
Hiring activity
New jobs added per week2
View these weekly figures as a table
| Week beginning | New listings |
|---|---|
| September 7, 2026 | 1 |
| September 14, 2026 | 3 |
| September 21, 2026 | 1 |
| September 28, 2026 | 1 |
| October 5, 2026 | 2 |
| October 12, 2026 | 1 |
| October 19, 2026 | 2 |
| October 26, 2026 (in progress) | 2 |
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What does Verastem Oncology actually pay? Based on previous and active job listings with specified pay ranges, the median annual pay is $271,250. Note that 77% of jobs don't list any pay information, so figures may be skewed towards cities like NYC, where pay disclosure is mandated for each posting.4
Share of salaried jobs in each pay bracket
| Bracket | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Under $100k | 0 jobs (0%) |
| $100k to $150k | 0 jobs (0%) |
| $150k to $200k | 0 jobs (0%) |
| $200k and up | 8 jobs (100%) |
Posted ranges on jobs open now4
Visa sponsorship
Does Verastem Oncology sponsor visas? Verastem Oncology has no H-1B approvals in the USCIS record for 2021 to 2023, but is a likely employer for applicants who require sponsorship. Currently, they have 3 jobs certified for sponsorship in 2026, at a median pay of $165,000.5
Based on public USCIS and Department of Labor records. Past filings do not guarantee future sponsorship. Browse all H1B sponsors →
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Common questions
Is Verastem Oncology hiring now?
Yes. There are 13 open jobs, with 7 added in the last 30 days.
Does Verastem Oncology sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Government records show 3 jobs certified for FY2026, at a median pay of $165,000.
How much does Verastem Oncology pay?
Posted pay runs $200,000 to $320,000 a year, and the median is $271,250. We only show pay the company printed itself, never estimates.
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Notes & sources
- 1. Company description. Written by InterviewOS from Verastem Oncology's public materials and press coverage; facts are checked against the sources below.
- 2. Weekly counts. A count is the number of listings the pipeline saw for the first time in that week. Weeks begin Monday; the onboarding week is excluded from the scale and every average.
- 3. Live counts. Deduplicated live listings observed daily on Verastem Oncology's own hiring system; last check October 28, 2026. Stale and syndicated posts on aggregator sites are not counted.
- 4. Posted pay. Ranges extracted from the text of Verastem Oncology's own listings; a range appears only when the employer printed one. Extraction is still rolling out, so this table can lag the board.
- 5. Federal visa records. USCIS H1B Employer Data Hub and US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files, matched to this company by name.
Sources
verastem.com
USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files
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