Founded in 1986, Shire is a fast-growing global specialty biopharmaceutical company with 2011 revenues of more than $4 billion and more than 5,000 employees worldwide. Working to enable those with life-altering conditions to lead better lives, we have a presence in 29 countries and several treatments available in nearly 50 countries. Our Brave culture encourages a challenge to the status quo, collaboration across cultures and geographic boundaries, the pursuit of innovation, and a firm focus on responsibility across everything we do.
Our operation is structured across three businesses – Human Genetic Therapies, Regenerative Medicine, and Specialty Pharmaceuticals – that are each supported by various corporate functions. With a major presence in Massachusetts, our Human Genetic Therapies team specializes in researching, developing, and commercializing therapies for the treatment of rare genetic diseases. Shire’s Specialty Pharmaceuticals team, with major operations in Pennsylvania, is made up currently of three business units – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Gastrointestinal diseases, and Emerging Products. This team also oversees many other marketed medicines approved to help people around the world. Based in California, our Regenerative Medicine business is focused on treatments that assist in restoring damaged tissue and supports the body’s natural healing process.
With international hub offices in the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Brazil, our Shire team is structured for strategic geographic expansion based on business milestones and opportunities.
By encouraging a Brave and responsible approach to all we do, Shire has evolved through strategic acquisitions into a unique, nimble organization that is able to act quickly and take advantage of business opportunities as they arise. Working as a team, our employees are motivated every day to achieve our purpose of enabling people with life-altering conditions to lead better lives.
We are always looking for talented people to join the Shire team. To learn more about Shire, visit www.shire.com. For more information on career opportunities with Shire, please visit: www.TimeToBeBrave.com.
Shire. To be as brave as the people we help.