Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reviews

Pros

Competitive pay and benefits, great location and on-site cafeteria. Exceptionally bright and motivated colleagues at the individual contributor level.

Cons

There’s always a huge emphasis on delivering and acting with a sense of urgency while also spending ample time to focus on individual career development. Unfortunately, it’s virtually impossible to do all of these things with the shrinking timelines year-by-year. The feeling of burnout is pervasive across the research organization; people are leaving and it’s reflective of how this is a universal issue. Employees are encouraged to speak up to provide input, but it feels like decisions are already made without regard for any input. Repeating this over and over discourages people from speaking up and leads to the same handful of people dominating meetings. The corporate and organizational goal of DE&I is admirable, but the members of the leadership team and scientists elevated/promoted in the organization mostly represent those from majority groups. The organization is fairly flat but prevents people from getting essential managerial experience so they can be ready to supervise teams in the future. To accomplish the ambitious goals, the organization needs to realize that it needs more headcount as it transitions into a mid-sized biotech company.

Pros

Extremely high compensation *Very* bright colleagues Great, complex projects

Cons

Uneven work load with manic/crazy high pressure hours for months followed by absolute nothing/boredom for months Decision making all at the top, which slows everything down until they want something yesterday

Pros

Benefits, Free food, Some good people

Cons

Management, long hours, no recognition, indecisive, no innvoation

Pros

people work hard and eager to work

Cons

The culture is unwelcome and not open minded.

Pros

Work-life balance and benefits are great

Cons

Career path wasn’t too clear from senior leadership