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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,270 total reviews)
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Reshma Kewalramani

87% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,270 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vertex Pharmaceuticals employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
Sep 19, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Had some great years here until the new crew took over.

Cons

Currently it is a rudderless ship full of manipulative self promoting snakes. If you are a white male BEWARE. Their diversity model does not include you. In fact, the more they hold down, the more "diverse" they appear. Best move I made was leaving.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response
6y
Thank you for taking time and providing feedback on your experience at Vertex. Diversity and Inclusion for EVERYONE is important to us. Good luck in your future roles.
1.0
May 23, 2019

Run far away

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The Boston location is in the heart of the seaport and the building is beautiful.

Cons

Unfortunately this company has taking a turn for the worst. GMDA was once a group that worked collaboratively for the greater good. Now, it is a completely toxic culture, which is lead by fear. It is now the norm to see the senior management throw their team under the bus, back-up and do it again. There is no leadership at the VP level, no desire to listen or help employees (HR is a joke), and horrible discrimination based on gender/race/ethnicity. Be certain that if you try to talk to HR or a senior leadership there will be significant retaliation. Do not be fooled! The pay and benefits are not that good, you will never get anything above a 3% pay raise and promotions are extremely difficult. There is zero work-life balance, as senior management expects you to work round the clock to hit the ridiculous timelines they set in order to be able to brag about being the fastest drug company to bring new products to market.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response
7y
Sorry to hear about your experience at Vertex. We take pride in Diversity and Inclusion and the benefits we offer. We will make sure to provide your feedback to GMDA and HR. Thank you.
2.0
Apr 18, 2019

hostile work environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great location, beautiful space and variety of careers

Cons

There was significant harassment by my supervisor. He created a hostile work environment and I was told by many others that is why no one was working with him as it had been a recurring issue. HR is aware and yet they let this person bully people.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Response
7y
Thank you for taking time to post your review. We will make sure that HR is made aware of review.
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