Senior Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Vertex Pharmaceuticals with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 88% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Research Associate roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Vertex Pharmaceuticals overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Vertex Pharmaceuticals as a Senior Research Associate according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 17%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 8%
Drug test: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Providence, RI)
Interview
The interview was straight forward and simple with Hr, team members and hiring manager. The process took over a month before I heard back from the HR. Overall a good experience of interviewing with vertex.
I had a thirty minute call with a recruiter about my experiences and my career goals. The next steps would have been meeting with the team as well. The recruiter was very nice and direct.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Boston, MA)
Interview
Smooth and unpretentious. Took only 1.5 months between my online application and getting the offer. The interviewing scientists were mainly interested in learning how well I understood the projects and techniques on my CV, not in how familiar I was with the scientific field that the position would deal with.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you work better independently or as part of a team?