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Updated Mar 21, 2023

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Found 804 of over 999 reviews
4.2
83% Recommend to a Friend
Vertex Pharmaceuticals President and CEO Reshma Kewalramani
87% Approve of CEO

Found 793 of over 999 reviews

4.2
83%
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87%
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals President and CEO Reshma Kewalramani
Reshma Kewalramani
299 Ratings

Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

Pros
  • "Great benefits and really want to help patients(in 158 reviews)
  • "Great people; everyone is very open and willing to help.(in 91 reviews)
  • "Great culture and place to work Flex working environment Growing organization(in 56 reviews)
  • "Good pay and office location(in 27 reviews)
  • "Great colleagues(in 27 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year
    Featured Review

    Fantastic people, culture and benefits

    May 26, 2022 - Associate Director 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    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.

    3 people found this review helpful

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response

    Thank you so much for your positive feedback!

  2. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Amazing Opportunity

    Mar 9, 2023 - Co-Op Student in Boston, MA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    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

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    Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response

    Thanks for the review!

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  4. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    An excellent company and an excellent position.

    Feb 27, 2023 - Senior Manufacturing Technician 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    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.

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    Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response

    Thanks for your review. We're thrilled you're here, too!

  5. 1.0
    Former Employee, more than 5 years

    Do not apply to be a patient support specialist unless you want to be treated with disrespect

    Mar 9, 2023 - Patient Support Specialist in Boston, MA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    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

    4 people found this review helpful

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response

    Your feedback and experience have been shared with Human Resources. We’re consistently nurturing our culture of respect and belonging where people can learn, grow, and develop. This includes creating an environment where we promote work-life integration, clear expectations, and manageable workloads for employees to be able to do their best work.

  6. 5.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    Fantastic place to work and grow your career

    Feb 28, 2023 - Sec Reporting and Technical Manager in Boston, MA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    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.

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    Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response

    Thank you for the review and sharing your experience.

  7. 3.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Boys Club

    Feb 16, 2023 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    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.

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    8 people found this review helpful

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response

    We strongly encourage you to share your experience directly to your manager, a member of your leadership team or a member of the HR team about your specific situation. Respect, integrity and ethics are all core to Vertex’s values and our Code of Conduct – we do not tolerate bullying or harassment of any kind. Vertex has and always will place a high value on inclusion, belonging, respect and advancement for all employees across the company – this is not just something we say, it defines our culture and is embedded into everything we do.

  8. 3.0
    Current Employee

    Feeling discouraged

    Feb 25, 2023 - Director in Boston, MA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    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.

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    4 people found this review helpful

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response

    Thank you for the review and candor. We strongly encourage you to share your experience directly to your manager, a member of your leadership team or a member of the HR team so we can learn more about, and look to improve, your experience.

  9. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years

    A great place to be!

    Feb 22, 2023 - Executive Director in Boston, MA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    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.

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    Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response

    Thanks for your review!

  10. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 10 years

    An Amazing Journey

    Jan 24, 2023 - Assistant Project Manager in Boston, MA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    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!

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    Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response

    Thank you for the review and your years of service at Vertex!

  11. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years

    Great people doing great work

    Jan 20, 2023 - Executive Administrative Assistant in Boston, MA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    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.

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    Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response

    Thank you for the review, and we couldn't agree more about the importance of nurturing our strong, inclusive culture as we grow as a company!

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 999 reviews left anonymously by employees. 83% of employees would recommend working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals to a friend and 85% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Vertex Pharmaceuticals employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Vertex Pharmaceuticals. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

83% of Vertex Pharmaceuticals employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Vertex Pharmaceuticals 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals to be career development, culture, benefits and the cons to be work life balance, senior leadership, management.

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For decades, Vertex has worked to create transformative medicines for people with serious diseases. We’ve collaborated around whiteboards, in labs and in manufacturing centers. We’ve innovated during hallway conversations and on video conferences across time zones. And, yes, during these past few years, COVID-19 changed a lot of that! But Vertexians all around the globe relied on what made us successful in the past, while we learned new ways of working to go forward. This included being more flexible about when, where and how we work – a new way of working that we now call Flex @ Vertex. Learn about Vertex’s flexible work program, which emphasizes flexibility for all to meet the needs of their personal and professional lives while enabling teams to thrive so we can deliver on our promise to patients.
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