Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reviews

Pros

I recently joined Vertex, just before COVID-19 sent most workers to work from home. I've never experienced the level of executive support and engagement in my decades of experience. I feel valued. Listened to. And supported. I also feel motivated to work harder than ever for the patients we are working for.

Cons

Acronym soup is pervasive, and I always feel like I have to ask.

Pros

The work was always there.

Cons

The new CEO, Reshma, needs to learn fast and understand why people leave this place so soon even when they want to stay. In addition to fixing the employee turnover problem, she needs to work on letting people have internal growth. Most of the employees see no bright future here in the next few years.

Pros

Good starting salary and benefits Total market monopoly in CF Promising pipeline "Autonomy", either you are an admin or VP you will be micromanaged directly by the executive board at some point. If that prospect makes you tingle give it a go. Free food and snacks

Cons

Declining equity awards Extremely US-centric mentality (90% of the employees are in or from Boston), one size fits all, transactional "we-pay-and-call-all-the-shots approach" to everything. HR is cosmetic and simply parrots whatever the executive mantra of the week is. Rampant politics and non-stop jockeying for position.

Pros

It's a good place to learn a lot and gain experience.

Cons

This could have been to learn a lot and gain experience.