Working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals in San Diego, CA: 3 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in San Diego, CA Area

"I worked for Vertex Pharmaceuticals, San Diego during the summer of 2019 for my summer internship. I was hired as an Instrumentation R&D(CPLD and FPGA) Intern. Vertex Pharmaceuticals is an excellent place to work, with very good work culture, work-life balance, and various opportunities to learn."

"Advance to new levels on your own initiative."

What do you like about working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals?

"I was able to sell the benefits of my own program design to management and work independently on providing this breakthrough detector program."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Get a detailed description of their current status and near future development needs from management before proceeding."

What don't you like about working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals?

"Overseas management is slow to react and too conservative to allow reasonable pacing of development. Layoffs were unpredictable and significant. New hardware equipment designs were approved that lacked basic thermal stabilization needed for biological testing accuracy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Find and retain capable employees. Make sure that new designs are reviewed to avoid disasterous deficiencies."