Intern Review

Item: Intern at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Internship (1 Month+)

Pharmaceutical

Paddington

Review Submitted: August 2024

Overall Rating

4.9 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role

4.8/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

I interned for 12 weeks within the commercial team, helping with an exciting project for a pipeline drug.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Took full ownership of a project, which is unlike any other internships where you are usually helping out/shadowing. It was great to have such responsibility

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Networking, attention to detail, confidence, relationship building skills

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

Everyone at Vertex is so happy to help and provide guidance, no one ever makes it feel like its a chore to help, its a great environment to work in. I did work independently through my project, but when I needed help, my manager was more than happy to provide guidance and point me in the right direction

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

5/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

It is a great company culture, have never heard or seen something quite like it before. Everyone is extremely helpful and welcoming, willing to put time in to help others. Quite a laid back and relaxing atmosphere, you are trusted to get on with your work without the need of micro-management

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

5/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

It was a great learning experience, not only did I manage to learn about the commercial teams and department, I have also learnt a lot about the pharma industry that I wouldn't have had the opportunity to learn before.