I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Boston, MA) in Dec 2021
Interview
Phone Screen with Recruiter, then Phone Call with Hiring Manager, then All-Day Panel Interview with 6 of peers/senior leaders. Then reference check (2 managers, 3 coworkers).
Overall took about 1 month to get through the whole process. Process was a positive experience with the recruiter keeping me updated throughout.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioral Questions (Tell me about a challenging situation, tell me about a tough coworker, tell me about your leadership style, etc)
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Nov 2025
Interview
Excessively long, complicated, drawn out. I was subjected to numerous interviews over several months, followed by a personality assessment that was required a few days prior to cattle call-like in-person interview series. I went through all of this and then rejected for internal candidate. Waste of time and energy. It was clear during this final round (and not ever discussed beforehand) that the organization is focused on quantity rather than quality.
30 min Hiring manager interview after recruiter screening to assess fit with general questions regarding experience, behavior, and fit. Started with why changing roles, interest in the company to role specific questions
I interviewed at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Boston, MA)
Interview
Got on the phone with the hiring manager, wasn’t a fit. Got an email stated following up with the recruiter multiple times saying it wasn’t the fit. If I had gone forward I think they said it would be a panel interview but I never made it that far.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me about specific experience on my resume, asked why I wanted to go to a big company.
