Vertex Pharmaceuticals Data Scientist Interview Questions
& Process
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Data Scientist
Mid Difficult Negative experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Take home Onsite Presentation
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral Presentation
I interviewed for a data scientist position within a company-wide data science team. It started with a couple of standard phone screenings. Following that, I was given a take-home science project, which was actually sourced from a public data science competition. This assignment was quite demanding; they provide a week for it, and it typically takes over 20 hours to finish. I'd suggest taking some time off work to focus on this full-time for a few days. After completing the project, I was invited for an in-person interview where the team asked questions, some insightful, others less so. The hiring team included some pleasant data scientists, but also a couple of executives who asked generic behavioral questions without seeming very engaged. The hiring manager's demeanor was rather rude and unprofessional.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- What are your statistical abilities?
- Tell me about your previous work experiences.
- How do your past experiences align with this role?
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Data Scientist
Senior Average Positive experience No offer 11 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
Got referred by a friend and had a 30-minute phone screening with a director and a team member two days later, mostly going over my resume and introducing their team. Then had an onsite interview a week after that. It was a long day with 10 one-on-one interviews, each about half an hour. It wasn't a super typical data scientist interview because they seemed to focus more on personality than coding. The team members were really nice, and most of them were senior, with an average age around 35-40. The role primarily involves data visualization. Overall, it was a good experience.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you discuss the projects you've worked on in the past?
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Data Scientist
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
Recruiter set up a 30-minute call with the hiring manager. It seemed to go well, and I was invited for a 4-hour onsite interview. After a week with no response, even after sending a thank you email and asking for feedback, I followed up again. They mentioned positive feedback and that another round was needed. It's been about two months with no updates or replies to my emails, so I've given up. The whole experience felt unprofessional and like a waste of time.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you discuss your past projects?
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Data Scientist Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Vertex Pharmaceuticals interview reports.
“What questions do you have about statistics?”
Read reports →“Which machine learning methods are you familiar with?”
Read reports →“Can you discuss your understanding of statistics?”
Read reports →“What was your experience like with the data science competition project?”
Read reports →“What was your contribution to the competition project?”
Read report →“What's your approach to analyzing big data?”
Read report →“Could you introduce yourself?”
Read report →“What are your statistical abilities?”
Read report →“Can you share a time when you utilized your statistical knowledge?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals interview reports.