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Jeffrey Leiden, M.D., Ph.D
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Pros
"Good work life balance and beer hour" (in 15 reviews)
"Great benefits and great people to work with" (in 28 reviews)
Cons
"Hard to maintain work/life balance at time" (in 17 reviews)
"Furious timelines and sometimes muddled direction from senior management" (in 11 reviews)
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"One of the best places to work(No seriously check the Forbes List)"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
-Amazing people
-Great work environment
-Culture and moral really keep the employees going
-Happy to come to work each day
-Strong tight knit community
-Self expression is encouraged
-Employee recognition
-We are definitely a teamCons
Haven’t come across one yet.
Advice to Management
Management is great, all ideas are welcome
Vertex Pharmaceuticals 2019-03-05 12:28 PST ![Vertex Pharmaceuticals Logo]()
"good salary and advantages but very difficult to evolve"
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Positive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Gym reimbursement, RSU, good salary, bonus, ....
Cons
Difficult to evolve if you are not based either in Boston or in London (International Headquarter) as teams in countries are very small. Silo organization.
Advice to Management
Please try to retain your talents and make them evolve. Listen to people and reward them.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals 2019-04-03 06:28 PDT![Vertex Pharmaceuticals Logo]()
"great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Vertex Pharmaceuticals full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
they have great company culture, friendly people.
Cons
none come to mind - great place!
Vertex Pharmaceuticals 2019-03-26 17:30 PDT![Vertex Pharmaceuticals Logo]()
"very good"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
working conditions ok ok ok
Cons
slow progress ok ok ok
Advice to Management
continue good work
Vertex Pharmaceuticals 2019-03-26 07:25 PDT![Vertex Pharmaceuticals Logo]()
"Overall good company, salary and benefits"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Vertex Pharmaceuticals full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Scientifically sound, Good benefits, Salary, Great Location (except for parking), company culture
Cons
parking is expensive and traffic is difficult, some favoritism
Advice to Management
continue with basic style with striving for continuing improvement.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals 2019-03-18 12:51 PDT![Vertex Pharmaceuticals Logo]()
"Passion and excitment you can see and feel!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Vertex is filled with passionate, hardworking and dedicated individuals. You can feel the excitement when you walk through the doors. Everyone, from the security team to the executives, is excited to be a part of a company that is truly dedicated to its patient-centric mission.
Cons
The pace at Vertex is not for everyone. It's worth it for the outcomes, but its not what everyone is looking for.
Advice to Management
Keep up the good work!
Vertex Pharmaceuticals 2019-03-15 08:41 PDTHelpful (5)
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"Please Don't consider this company"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Compensation (it s a trap)
Cons
1. Violation of employee rights.
2. You can not challenge your seniors. If you do, you will not be only maimed, but fired. The environment is of a high level of fear and intimidation. Regardless of what you are offered, please dont make mistake or think 10 times before joining this company, at least the headquarters. The micromanagement and leadership fear has made working here worse than private store and it is a company-wide problem.
3. Ineffective HR function.Advice to Management
I think the only way to change work culture is overhaul of senior leadership. The stress that is forced on employees will backfire severely anytime. HR function is worse as they not only overlook at current problems but rather encourage it.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals 2019-04-11 08:16 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Internship is boring but the pay and people are good"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Free food outside meetings, good pay, gym inside office ($30 per month), transportation is paid for, good cafeteria. Everything you see about the company's values externally is upheld and striven for internally.
Cons
My job is not too mentally taxing, though it is relaxing. This company does not seem to reward ambition. There appear to be biases from management towards certain departments. This can be seen in the distribution of "Vocap Awards" which are essentially free money. To be honest, this company is very good objectively.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals 2019-02-25 06:25 PSTHelpful (15)
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"sad place to work"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Vertex Pharmaceuticals full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
- great benefits - but they have changed the compensation package many times
- on-site caf is fabulousCons
- don't care about employees. bottom line. HR is only for legal protection.
- turnover high due to constant reorgs. new mgt.
- bully mgt style and "do as I say but not as I do"
- not nibble - big pharma players
- no work life balanceAdvice to Management
You have destroyed the culture by flooding the gates with a bunch of sr leaders who come in, reorg, rename, let skilled people go, hire friends and then the same leaders are then fired or leave. This hiring cycle has destroyed Vertex. Sorry to see the decline. The teams are exhausted from all the changes in people and process. If you are there long enough, you can just pull out past process. Do you wonder why you are always hiring? this is not a growth issue. this is a culture issue.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals 2019-03-08 11:15 PSTHelpful (13)
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"No chance of growth no matter how hard you work.."
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Vertex Pharmaceuticals full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Good salary and compensation
Good work life balance and beer hourCons
No chance of growth unless you are white. The place is full of politics and nepotism. I was surprised in my early days when people would just randomly leave. Soon I discovered that you can get all the awards and appreciation but your career will not advance. If you keep promoting only certain people without any talent while keeping people of color at the same position (no matter how hard and productive they are) than one day you will be left with no talent. I have seen really smart people leave Vertex just because they were tired of politics. This is the reason that Boston site could not produce any molecules in past few years. I really liked the science and the research, but I could not deal with politics and just wait for your shares to vest without any actual growth.
Advice to Management
Stop spending time and money on diversity propaganda and rather do something in the organization for actually supporting people of color. People who bring new disease area never gets any actual appreciation while someone who cannot calculate pH and solubility gets platinum and palladium VOCAPs. Focus on talented people and advance them so they can stay.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals 2019-02-06 13:46 PST
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response
6 Mar 2019 – Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Thank you for your review. It is great to hear how happy you are working here!