Vertex Pharmaceuticals Employee Reviews

Vertex is great pharma company to work for, but it honestly depends on the department you are working for. Working in the R&D field is amazing and really insightful but I was missing the opportunity to work with people. I left to work more with tech sales instead of consistently doing research in the back end. Lots of information and tools; however management in public biotech companies is really not the best so make sure your work is shown and you are speaking with the decision makers to move up the corporate ladder!

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Best Management I’ve worked with

Facilities Operations Associate (Former Employee) - San Diego, CA - May 19, 2023

Vertex Pharmaceuticals was my first insight into the corporate world. Before them I worked for small privately owned companies. I was worried to work for a big company, but all my worries were completely subsided. It was the best company I ever worked for, the management was so much more supportive than any other company I worked for. I was encouraged to ask questions and more importantly I was encouraged to ask for help! There was never a day I didn’t feel supported (even sometimes when I felt in over my head).

Pros

Good management, free lunches, good benefits

Cons

Hard to get to know everyone

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals insights

Based on 44 survey responses

What people like

Supportive environment
Inclusive work environment
Ability to learn new things

Great over all compensation, not worth the tole it takes

Associate Director (Former Employee) - Boston, MA - April 5, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Total compensation package is strong!What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Grind house that cares very little about individual employees.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Stressful culture which leads many to burn out. Politics rule all.What is a typical day like for you at the company?12-16 hours non stop fire fighting

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Fun place awful manager

Scientist (Current Employee) - Boston, MA - March 14, 2023

It's a great company with excellent benefits. I learned a lot but unfortunately my manager is horrible. There is some back stabbing and micromanagement so you have to be careful what you are saying. The science and the resources are great you can learn a lot, If not for the manager I wouldn;t have any major complaints

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Great Internship

Intern (Former Employee) - Boston, MA - March 7, 2023

I was an intern in the Assay Development team, and it was a great experience. I learned several skills I could take to my job post-graduation. i felt very supported and had some sort of autonomy in my project, which is very important to my style of learning,

Pros

Cafe in building, clear management structure

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Horrible experience.

Quality Control EM/UM (Former Employee) - Boston, MA - March 5, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Free breakfast and modern fitness center. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Figuring out the task on your own as some trainers deliberately give false and misleading information.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Pretentious and unprofessional. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Overloaded schedule with unrealistic expectations from leadership.

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Interesting place to work

Consultant/ Health Physics (Former Employee) - Boston, MA - February 28, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Free breakfast excellent lunch room and diningWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Commuting into to Boston from the suburbs What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Happy and professional as well as friendly What is a typical day like for you at the company?No longer employed by this company

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toxic work environment

Contractor (Former Employee) - Boston, MA - December 27, 2022

I have worked here as a contractor, and I will tell you this place is full of headless chickens and people who get promoted or given roles just because they know someone. It's more important about getting results. The actual employees most of them see themselves as god and are full of entitlement. That saying it's the coworkers that make the place is telling the truth because if not, I wouldn't have been here as long as I was. Best of luck to anyone who decides to work here as a contractor since we're not worth more than the dirt under a person's boot

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Great place to learn

Co-op (Former Employee) - Boston, MA - December 12, 2022

their co-op program is an amazing experience that I would encourage all student (undergrad or Masters level) to apply to. I learned so much that I will be taking into my career after graduation.

Pros

Free breakfast, amazing experience, ample compensation

Cons

stressful, average work life balence

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Great place

Research Associate (Former Employee) - Boston, MA - November 6, 2022

Great company, interesting work. Perfect place to learn. Benefits are excellent: paid vacation ( including a holiday break), paid maternity leave, good healthcare insurance

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At least i got paid

Manager (Former Employee) - Boston, MA - September 16, 2022

Just dont be a contractor. Contractors arent invited to events. Dont get any bonuses, benefits, time off or considerations. They also prefer you stay there as hiring you would mean more $$

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Fun bunch of IT leaders at every level

Cyber Principal Engineer (IoT Lab, and Embedded devices) (Current Employee) - Boston, MA - August 13, 2022

The typical day at work comes with a great flow of tasks, working meetings, and daily standups. Resources are a little scarce, but enough are available to get a lot done. Management is committed to seeing improvements in most areas.

Pros

Flexibility to work anywhere

Cons

problem of data privacy in a researcher environment collaborating with external stakeholders.

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Good & Bad Experience

Manufacturing Operations Technician (Former Employee) - Providence, RI - July 19, 2022

The company is a very amazing company. They offer great pay, amazing benefits, very innovative, strive for success. My experience at the location started off good until new management took over the shift. Everyone became miserable on the shift. The work is very simple and for a very good cause. The other shift and other locations have such a more positive atmosphere. I hope it changes for my ex-colleagues they deserve it. The job became mentally draining and exhausting from career to I’m just here for a paycheck. I really hope they reconsider management and the lead to keep the Vertex atmosphere it had before a new manager had started.

Pros

Amazing benefits, Hour break, Amazing cause, Simple work

Cons

Management, Lead was disrespectful

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Tough place to work but good benefits

Senior Scientific Associate (Former Employee) - Boston, MA - July 15, 2022

Difficult place to work. Upper management works you into the ground. Expects everything to be done on tight (unrealistic) timeliness with what basically amounts to a skeleton crew. Company culture is also super "woke", and will send you emails to lecture you about politics and tell you how we're supposed to feel about certain things as "Vertexians". It really annoying if all you want to do is do your job.

Pros

Benefits are good, and work schedule is flexible

Cons

Tough work and they don't know their boundaries.

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Fun but very challenging

Financial Analyst (Former Employee) - Boston, MA - July 6, 2022

Great Place to work! Always feel as if there is room to grow and learn more. Work can be a lot, but it's always rewarding and the team makes the juice worth the squeeze/

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Fun and supportive environment

Director (Current Employee) - Boston, MA - April 29, 2022

Personally. I have only interacted south wonderful and supportive people here. There is a need for this quickly- growing company to streamline decision-making and strategy. It's a good work environment for many people but not all.

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New starter

Manufacturing Associate (Current Employee) - Boston, MA - March 13, 2022

It is a good company. A good organization Personel development and managerial support. Making a decision on daily job is little bit slow. You will have a chance to work many different contractors companies together.

Pros

Open to new learning and development

Cons

Slow developing process

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Work life balance

Innovation Lead Co-op (Medical Writing) -- Internship (Current Employee) - Boston, MA - March 10, 2022

I enjoyed working with vertex. My team was support and understanding. My manager made sure I adapt well. I enjoyed the work and even spearheaded an agile implementation project. Was able to deliver MVP in just 4 months.

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Good Established Company

Associate Scientist, Analytical Chemistry (Former Employee) - South Boston, MA - June 15, 2021

Good opportunity to advance, grow and learn new things. Management and the work/life balance needs adjusting on some teams, not all. Really cool place to cultivate skills in process chemistry, analytical chemistry and management of drug pipelines.

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Official response from Vertex Pharmaceuticals

August 23, 2021

Thank you for posting your review. We will provide your feedback to the proper departments.

Meaningful and rewarding

Senior Research Associate (Current Employee) - Boston, MA - May 24, 2021

Great culture! Challenging but amazing science and smart team players! Managers are always encouraging for balanced work and personal life! Fun group activities such as trivia challenge, birthday celebrations etc.

Pros

Great compensation and paid time off

Cons

Always busy!

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Official response from Vertex Pharmaceuticals

August 23, 2021

Thank you for posting your positive review! We will make sure to provide your feedback to the proper departments.

Leadership seems lost

Manager (Current Employee) - Boston, MA - February 10, 2021

It seems leadership has no direction. The communications are horrible. There are way too many politics, more than any where I have worked. I am surprised they never promote anyone unless you are in a secret list.

Pros

Year end shutdown

Cons

Management is horrible. Communications are horrible for internal employees.

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Official response from Vertex Pharmaceuticals

August 23, 2021

We are sorry to hear about your concerns in your current role. We would suggest you speak with your manager about promotion opportunities or reach out to your manager to develop a plan. We will provide your feedback to the proper departments. Thank you.