Horizon Pharma plc Named One of the Best Small & M

DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 17, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Horizon Pharma plc (NASDAQ: HZNP ), a biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients' lives by identifying, developing, acquiring and commercializing differentiated and accessible medicines that address unmet medical needs, today announced that it has been named one of the 2017 Best Small & Medium Workplaces by FORTUNE and Great Place to Work® for the second year in a row. Horizon ranked #23 on the Best Medium Workplaces List.

“It is an honor to again be recognized by FORTUNE and Great Place to Work® as one of their Best Medium Workplaces,” said Timothy P. Walbert, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Horizon Pharma plc. “At Horizon, we motivate our employees to build meaningful careers. We believe that when our team is inspired to do more, they live up to their potential and ultimately help patients live up to theirs. For our employees, working at Horizon isn’t just a job – it’s personal.”

The Best Small & Medium Workplaces is one of a series of rankings by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE based on research into employee feedback from Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations. Horizon also was ranked as a Best Medium Workplace in Chicago (2017), Best Workplace in Health Care (2017) and Best Small and Medium Workplace (2016) by FORTUNE and Great Place to Work.

This ranking considered 74,000 surveys from employees at hundreds of businesses in all sectors of the economy.  Horizon earned a spot on the list based on co-workers’ anonymous assessment of the camaraderie, leadership, fairness, rewards and career opportunities.

About Horizon Pharma plc Horizon Pharma plc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients' lives by identifying, developing, acquiring and commercializing differentiated and accessible medicines that address unmet medical needs. The Company markets 11 medicines through its orphan, rheumatology and primary care business units. For more information, please visit www.horizonpharma.com . Follow @HZNPplc  on Twitter and Facebook and view careers on LinkedIn .

Methodology The ranking was based on anonymous feedback from more than 74,000 employees working at Great Place to Work-Certified organizations. Employees completed a Trust Index™ survey with more than 50 questions assessing pride, camaraderie, executive effectiveness, innovation, benefits, professional development and other elements of a great workplace. Scores also considered organizations’ performance relative to their size and industry, as well as their ability to provide a great workplace for all employees, regardless of who they are or what they do. Survey results from eligible companies had a 6 percent margin of error, at most, with a 95 percent confidence level. Organizations with 10 to 99 employees were considered for the small workplaces list and those with 100-999 employees were considered for the medium list.

To find out more about becoming Great Place to Work-Certified and eligible for Best Workplaces lists published with FORTUNE, visit Greatplacetowork.com .

About Great Place to Work® Great Place to Work is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through its certification programs , Great Place to Work recognizes outstanding workplace cultures and produces the annual FORTUNE "100 Best Companies to Work For®" and Great Place to Work Best Workplaces lists for Millennials, women, diversity, industries and, internationally, countries and regions. Through its  culture consulting services , Great Place to Work helps its clients create great workplaces that outpace peers on key business metrics like revenue growth, profitability, retention and stock performance.

Follow Great Place to Work at Greatplacetowork.com and @GPTW_US .

Contacts: Geoff Curtis Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Communications Officer gcurtis@horizonpharma.com