Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reviews

Pros

Strong culture of innovation and urgency with a sincere dedication to patients Emphasis on employees as individuals Visibility of executive leadership and their engagement Working with people who love what they do Incredible benefits

Cons

I have yet to experience a con in working for Vertex. Everything has been incredible and I'm so glad I decided to make this career change.

Pros

My time at Vertex has been great and I have learned so much! I would recommend Vertex to any student who is looking for a coop opportunity.

Cons

.. .. ... ... ... ...

Pros

I am absolutely thrilled to be part of the Vertex team—the company culture here is incredible as it encourages employees to express their ideas and push for continual improvement. My role here has been particularly stimulating; I have been presented with countless opportunities to learn and develop, which was exactly what I was looking for when I began.

Cons

One thing to look out for is that the process is in its early stages, at least the one I am working with, and seems to be ever-changing at this point. It is important to be flexible and ready to adapt to what is needed of you, but don't worry, you won't work more than you are scheduled to if you don't want to.

Pros

Culture and the people are easy to talk to and great, the best part of the job is the people and your peers.

Cons

So many. A lot has changed with this position and now we tell the patients about their high copay that was base in a decision that the higher ups made and although we guide patients into affordable plans so the company continues making money the CEO doesn’t even know who we are or what we do, she is incredible disrespectful towards this department, the pay is not even comparable with the amount of work we do, is impossible to get promoted and people wait around 3 years to get promoted. There is so much toxic positivity and micro management, you have to meet with your manager bi weekly but you also have to accomplish unrealistic metrics. Even though I said the people are the best part the moral is so low that everyone is upset about the job.I am glad I no longer work there and now I have a better work life balance

Pros

The Company is expanding fast and leadership has a clear vision on the Company's growth and very flexible in how each individual helps accomplish it goals (ie: if you find a better way to do acheive something, they're all ears)

Cons

Your role is much more specialized than at a pre-IPO stage company. I did give up a significant amount of duties from a previous role to my current role, so it seemed like a "step-down" however, i'm better position to excel at the duties I do have. The cons are definitely something that are particular to my experience as others may have gone the other way depending on where they came from.

Pros

Excellent benefits, focus on work/life balance, competitive salaries, passionate about helping patients, top executives (CEO level, etc) seem to care about employees, lots of extras (swag, parties, activities, free lunch days) provided

Cons

Women are not treated as equals and subject to demeaning and condescending comments. Promotions are hard to come by. Goals are not clearly defined. HR is not useful, outside of extreme cases. Very meeting heavy - not uncommon to have meetings back to back for a good part of the day and going through lunch. As with many tech companies, ageism is alive and well. People are overworked and, those not in management roles, are not treated with appreciation. Vertex is a company with women in very high positions. It would be surprising if those women actually knew how others are being treated.

Pros

Great compensation, benefits, stock, bonus. Beautiful location. Strong sense of culture. Innovative and transformative science.

Cons

Work/life balance is nearly non-existent. Very top down culture. Processes are unclear. Everyone is held to a high standard of perfection, efficiency, speed which often feels untenable. There are a lot of bottlenecks, and accelerated timelines.

Pros

The mission, vision, leadership and extraordinary people who work here make it a great place to be. The commitment to diversity of thought, inclusion, serial innovation and bringing new therapies to people with serious disease creates a very unique and special workplace culture.

Cons

Not having all the "resources" bigger biotech companies may have - but our size is also a strength.

Pros

I've been at Vertex for almost 11 years, I've seen the company grow into new disease areas, helping more and more patients. I think the biggest asset Vertex has are the people. We have some of the best and they all have passion for the mission of bringing life changing treatments to patients.

Cons

Never having enough time to do everything. We are very busy and I wish there were more hours in a day to get everything done!

Pros

-Amazing people who are driven, dedicated and committed to curing diseases. -World-leading science. -Thoughtful leadership. -Committed to culture. -Invested in ongoing changes driven by employee feedback

Cons

Experiences process, platform and other workplace culture challenges as the company continues to grow and change based on the advancing science.