Our People

Diversity & Inclusion

We are proud of our diverse Board of Directors and workforce, and firmly believe that being a great place to work means being a diverse and inclusive place to work. We are committed to the development and advancement of women and underrepresented minorities within our organization as part of our overall diversity and inclusion strategy, with an intention that our leadership team is reflective of our workforce. Additionally, the Nominating and Governance Committee of our Board takes diversity seriously in its Board refreshment deliberations.

Racial Diversity

We foster diversity and inclusion in many different ways, including regular training in key areas – such as preventing harassment and discrimination – and launching a company-wide curriculum that provides broader diversity and inclusion and related training, on topics such as recognizing unconscious bias, empathy, change management, emotional intelligence, and leadership. We also encourage and support employee-founded and employee-led affinity groups, such as Women in Manufacturing, Women in Regenerative Medicine, and the Inspire Initiative, all of which are intended to promote leadership development and peer-to-peer networking for women at United Therapeutics.

In 2020, we announced a $1 million commitment in financial support over the next four years to organizations that are working to achieve greater racial justice and equity in the United States. In addition, we are undertaking internal initiatives, with the help of an external diversity and inclusion expert, to foster an even more diverse and inclusive workplace environment. Through this work, we have assembled an advisory group of employees to help us identify meaningful actions we can take to foster inclusivity and achieve greater diversity.

^*Please note: We use the term “racial or ethnic minority” to refer to Unitherians who self-identified as Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or Two or More Races, which are the categories used for federal EEO-1 reporting purposes.

Communication

We believe in the value of maintaining an open-door policy – we encourage our employees to speak up, and we take action when there is an issue. We have also taken steps to have more proactive communication from our management team, including employee recognition, personal updates from leadership, and cross-functional engagement.

People Programs

Our people programs are designed to demonstrate how much we value our employees, and to enable them all to participate in our financial success. We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, as well as additional services and amenities, some highlights of which are set forth below. You can learn more on our Careers page.

COVID RESPONSE

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to unique challenges, and we are striving to ensure the health, safety, and general well-being of our employees who are working hard to support a continuous supply of medicines to our patients. In this unprecedented time, we have maintained consistent contact with our employees to make them feel safe and connected. We believe in transparency and communication, and we have adhered to these values throughout this pandemic. Early in the pandemic we provided all employees with hygiene kits to provide them with critical supplies. We moved quickly to pivot all employees who could work remotely into a work-from-home model, ensuring the safest possible environment for those employees required to come to our facilities every day. Also, we provided take home meals for on-site employees, and recently provided all employees with a stipend to be used for either home office enhancements or self-care. 

Recognition

United Therapeutics is consistently recognized as a great place to work. Some recent awards include:

We’re even more proud of our low turnover compared to our industry peer group; at 6.3% it is about half of the median turnover of 12% for the biotech industry. In our most recent survey, results showed that 93% of our employees “have a high degree of trust, are likely to be retained and are highly engaged”.