“Your ability to develop at HGS is all built on your talent and abilities and your career path can go in any number of directions – if you are open to the possibilities.”

— Anthony, Manager Manufacturing
HGS Employee Since 2001

Dedicated to serving patients with unmet medical needs, HGS develops innovative therapeutics. Our people are the key to our success. We share a passion for scientific and business innovation, creating unique opportunities to contribute to the commercialization phase of our products. At HGS, you will have opportunities to learn and grow, interacting with talent of the highest caliber, and you will be supported by a culture committed to employee and leadership development.

Human Genome Sciences is its employees, and the success our Company enjoys is directly attributable to their drive, talent, and extraordinary dedication to our mission - to become a biopharmaceutical company. The work we do is challenging and our standards are high. Our philosophy is to provide employees with excellent rewards and benefits, significant opportunities to develop professionally, a first-class work environment and the resources they need to do their jobs well.

As a leading employer in the competitive biotechnology industry, we appreciate that skilled professionals have many options when choosing where to work. Our management team works to ensure that we remain an employer of choice. We seek qualified candidates who have a passion for their work and who share our values of excellence, hard work, creativity, flexibility and bold decision-making. We attract and retain these professionals with cash compensation, including performance bonuses, stock options and benefits packages competitive to the marketplace. We keep these programs competitive and ensure they meet the needs of our employees and their families.

Our people place a high value on personal and professional development. We encourage our employees to realize their full potential by providing them with tuition reimbursement and the opportunity to attend professional conferences, and by sponsoring skill-building seminars. We also offer continuous feedback on performance. As we have grown, so too have opportunities for advancement of our employees. Employees often assume increased responsibilities for their projects, for example becoming project team leaders. Others transfer from one specialty to another — from scientific research to regulatory, or from quality to manufacturing.

We continue to strive to take better care of our employees. All of our employees have ownership in the company via stock option grants and an employee stock purchase plan. We thank our employees for making Human Genome Sciences the company it is today and will become tomorrow.