Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reviews
Updated May 24, 2022
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- "poor management, very poor communications, never know when they will have another reduction in staff." (in 28 reviews)
- "Fits in with culture of senior leadership disappearing in the middle of the night without a trace" (in 16 reviews)
- "Upper management uses bully tactics and if your female do not expect to advance into a leadership position." (in 12 reviews)
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- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★Featured Review
Pros
belief in the mission and vision of the company dedicated resources to achieve stated goals a commitment to innovation as an operating principle sincere people who welcome a fast pace and new ideas
Cons
I have yet to discover any--
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- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Vertex has a great collaborative culture across all the team. It has all the right ingredients to make everyone successful in their respective careers. And offering a good balance between work and personal time.
Cons
None so far that I have come across.
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- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great Science, good management team, great perks, interesting projects. Great outlook on future performance.
Cons
High pressure environment, short turn around for deliverables
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- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Great collaborative company culture. Innovative approaches to work. ID&E is a cornerstone. A company with a strong scientific approach and proven record of success.
Cons
Very fast paced with very high expectations, feels great when you can achieve the goal but sometimes unrealistic. Work/life balance can suffer
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- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great leadership, culture, and work/life balance! Very diverse, team-oriented and collaborative group of people! A well-established company that really cares about people and patients, with good compensations/benefits, and career development opportunities!
Cons
So far, I have nothing to report.
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- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Great benefits with good stock purchase plan
Cons
Not a company you want to stay at long term. The IT department leadership do not care about it's employees
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Thank you for your feedback. Creating an inclusive environment where colleagues have a sense of belonging is a top priority for us.
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Where to begin... All around a Great place to work. Awesome people, best company culture I've been a part of, amazing science, great comp. Truly believe in and strive for work/life balance as well as an inclusive and diverse team. Great potential for the future!
Cons
Aggressive timelines, but provide the resources to get it done without killing yourself. Overall not a lot of downside.
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- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
The commitment to patients is clear and overlays everything with do. The company is growing rapidly and changing constantly - no two days are the same. If you like being challenged, are committed to growing yourself and want to have a purpose behind what you do - this is a great place to work. Benefits are very good and managers offer great flexibility around work and personal life balance.
Cons
The pace of work can be fast and that isn't for everyone.
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- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
The work is challenging and rewarding. I enjoy the cross collaboration between teams and opportunities to interact with a variety of groups to solve problems.
Cons
The pace is very fast but knowing you are changing lives makes it all worth it!
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- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Recognition, empowered to make decisions , benefits, easy to get work done, clear priorities,
Cons
Sense of belonging when working from home
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reviews FAQs
Vertex Pharmaceuticals has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 788 reviews left anonymously by employees. 80% of employees would recommend working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals to a friend and 82% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 10% over the last 12 months.
80% of Vertex Pharmaceuticals employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Vertex Pharmaceuticals 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals to be culture, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, career development, management.
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