Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reviews
Updated 22 Feb 2021
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Approve of CEO
Reshma Kewalramani
47 Ratings
Pros
"Great benefits at Vertex pharmaceuticals" (in 41 reviews)
"Great people that are all committed to the company's mission statement" (in 25 reviews)
Cons
"Work life balance can be a challenge" (in 29 reviews)
"Very little career progression, incompetent senior management" (in 18 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
- Featured ReviewCOVID-19
"Phenomenal Company w/ Outstanding Values"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Celebrates and promotes diversity Supportive leadership Transparent leadership Supportive during COVID Strong values that create a positive culture
Cons
Can’t think of any. The only thing is there are so many opportunities/communities within vertex to join that I feel overwhelmed with the endless opportunities to network. Not a bad problem to have though.
Continue readingThank you for taking the time to post your review. We appreciate your positive feedback.
- Helpful (4)
"Senior statistical programmer"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookI worked at Vertex Pharmaceuticals full-time
Pros
Good benefits and competitive pay package
Cons
Heavily micromanaged and siloed
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response
January 24, 2020 – Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Thank you for taking the time to submit your feedback. We will make sure to provide your feedback to the proper departments.
"Great organization in the middle of a growth transition"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals full-time for more than a year
Pros
great co-workers, good benefits, mission-based, patient focus, diversity commitment
Cons
micro-management, risk of burn out, sub-optimized processes, unnecessary complexity
Continue reading"Overall very good!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Great Company, Great Vision, Great Benefits
Cons
The expect a constant level of high performance, often doing multiple jobs,
"Great Benefits"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great benefits and Holidays, good culture.
Cons
Long hour working, lack of career development chance.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response
February 19, 2021 – Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Thank you for taking the time to post your review.
"Great people"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals full-time for less than a year
Pros
The Benefits at Vertex are great
Cons
None as of now sine only been here 6 months.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response
February 19, 2021 – Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Thank you for posting your review.
Pros
pay benefits are really good
Cons
work life balance is difficult to maintain
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response
February 19, 2021 – Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Thank you for taking the time to post your review. We will provide your feedback to the proper departments. We also suggest you speak to your manager regarding your concerns for work/life balance.
"Great culture"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great comp, great culture, good development opportunities
Cons
Very aggressive timelines. Keeps you busy all the time
Continue readingVertex Pharmaceuticals Response
February 9, 2021 – Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Thank you for taking the time to post your review.
Pros
Great coworkers, research and benefits
Cons
Working long hours and many meetings
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response
February 9, 2021 – Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Thank you for taking the time to post your review.
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great science, company culture, and leadership
Cons
hard to maintain a healthy work-life balance, but that's mostly my own fault
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response
February 9, 2021 – Vertex Pharmaceuticals
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