Our People
We are proud of our employees, whom we call “Unitherians.” Without their hard work and ingenuity, none of our success would be possible, and none of our goals would be achievable. We strive to hire exceptionally smart people who are passionately committed to our goals and who will thrive in our unique Unitherian culture.
We provide Unitherians with the opportunity to work on innovative, revolutionary projects with significant autonomy to determine how to approach their work in inspiring surroundings and state of the art facilities. We are intentional in our efforts to cultivate an entrepreneurial, inclusive, and high performance culture where employees are motivated to achieve ambitious goals.
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.
Gender Diversity
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Racial / Ethnic Diversity
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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.

FINANCIAL SECURITY
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We adhere to a minimum “living
wage” policy, and almost all
employees are eligible to
participate in our cash bonus
program
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Every full-time employee has the
opportunity to be a shareholder
through our long-term incentive
program and our employee stock
purchase plan
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401(k) program with employer
match

WORK-LIFE INTEGRATION
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Generous time off policy
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Paid Parental bonding leave to all full time eligible employees
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Subsidized, on-site daycare at
our main locations

HEALTH & WELLNESS
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State of the art
“health-positive” facilities in
Maryland, North Carolina, and
Florida
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On-site gym, sport court, and
game room at our main
locations
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Cafeterias at our main locations
providing free, locally sourced,
sustainable food

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
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Up to $30,000 per employee for
tuition assistance
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Variety of instructor-led and
web-based training
opportunities
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:
Seventh year on The Washington Post Top Workplace list

Third year on
Fortune
Magazine’s/Great
Places to Work -
Best Small &
Medium Workplace
list

Second year on
Fortune Best
Workplaces in
Health Care
&
Biopharma™

Fortune Best
Workplaces for
Millennials™
2020

SEVENTH year on
the Triangle
Business Journal
Best Places to
Work
list

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”.