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4.5
Average Rating
(based on 12 Shire Pharmaceuticals Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.7
Growth Opportunities
4.1
People You Work With
4.6
Person You Work For
4.5
Rewards You Receive
4.4
Support You Get
4.5
Way You Work
4.6
Work Setting
4.5
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"I have worked at Shire for the last 3 years. The working environment is very good. They respect employees and allow them to grow in their positions. Training is recommended for employees. New assignments are given so that new skills are learned each time."
Posted 10 years ago in La Jolla, CA
Shire Pharmaceuticals Employee

"nothing to write here, only doing this because they are making me"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Principal Engineer

"Shire recently was purchased by Takeda and is a great company to work for. The company has many new opportunities."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.5
Shire Pharmaceuticals (13)

4.5 Highest Rated in this Industry is Fleming Foods (16)
3.0 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Wireless Advocates (20)
3.7 Average of All Companies in this Industry (6,899)
Shire Pharmaceuticals Employee

"I have worked at Shire since Oct of 2009 and still currently working at this location. It's a great place to be."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Project Engineer

"I have worked at Shire for the last 3 years. The working environment is very good. They respect employees and allow them to grow in their positions. Training is recommended for employees. New assignments are given so that new skills are learned each time."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Shire Pharmaceuticals Employee

"Friendly environment but communication gap between peers is a common scenario."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Lead Architect

"Great place to work! The environment is pretty cool and the office is amazing."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Administrative Coordinator

"I've weathered through six bosses in 3 years."

What do you like about working at Shire Pharmaceuticals?

"I like what the company does and offers its patients."

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

"Be open and honest....be yourself and you will shine through the interview process."

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

"That the technology is somewhat archaic and everyone is on a different version of Office."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I suggest utilizing your EA to the utmost of their capabilities."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Equipment Services Project Manager
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Director of Engineering

What do you like about working at Shire Pharmaceuticals?

"That we manufactured a product the helped change the lives of people every day"

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

"look carefully at the new culture and the management style of the new senior management"

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

"forced change of the comany culture (to the vision of the newly hired SR. VP, no matter the cost to morale"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Newly hired management wants to change the culture of the comany and feels that any employees at the manager level or above that have been with the company for a long leriod of time should be replaced"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Summer Intern

What do you like about working at Shire Pharmaceuticals?

"Felt very unified, international presence made projects take on global scope"

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

"I felt I wasn't being effectively utilized, could have handled much more responsibility"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make sure managers are playing more of a mentor role, especially for summer associates"

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Study Manager

"Very nice company to work for as it is mid-size and many nice people."

What do you like about working at Shire Pharmaceuticals?

"I like the people in my group and the company as a whole."

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

"Do not expect to get hired in the firm if you are working as a contractor into a full time position."

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

"I do not like my location of where I sit as many people are loud and it is sometimes difficult to concentrate."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"to allow people to telecommute from home if they are used to this and have done it in the past for at least 1 day per week."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Production Operator
Person You Work For 4.6 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Payroll Administrator

"Not just a job but a pleasurable experience."

What do you like about working at Shire Pharmaceuticals?

"I thought the atmosphere was professional but also down to earth. Everyone seemed to work together to accomplish the end means. They appreciated the employees as part of a team and not overlooked by management."

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

"Be positive an a team player."

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

"Nothing. My experience was an enjoyable one."

Shire Pharmaceuticals Reviews FAQs

Is Shire Pharmaceuticals a good company to work for?

Shire Pharmaceuticals has an overall rating of 4.5 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 12 Shire Pharmaceuticals Review Ratings left anonymously by Shire Pharmaceuticals employees, which is 15% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at Shire Pharmaceuticals.

Does Shire Pharmaceuticals pay their employees well?

Shire Pharmaceuticals employees earn $65,000 annually on average, or $31 per hour, which is 2% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 6 Shire Pharmaceuticals employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Shire Pharmaceuticals Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Shire Pharmaceuticals?

100% of employees would recommend working at Shire Pharmaceuticals with the overall rating of 4.5 out of 5. Employees also rated Shire Pharmaceuticals 4.7 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.4 for Rewards You Receive, 4.1 for Growth Opportunities and 4.5 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Shire Pharmaceuticals?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Shire Pharmaceuticals is a Program Executive at $181,000 annually. Browse Shire Pharmaceuticals Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Shire Pharmaceuticals?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Shire Pharmaceuticals is a Supervisor at $24,000 annually. Browse Shire Pharmaceuticals Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Shire Pharmaceuticals?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Shire Pharmaceuticals to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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