DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2018-- Horizon Pharma plc (Nasdaq: HZNP) has been awarded a 2018 Top Workplaces honor by the Chicago Tribune.

“We are pleased that the Chicago Tribune has named Horizon a top midsize workplace for the fourth consecutive year,” said Timothy P. Walbert, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Horizon Pharma plc. “While we’ve been fortunate to receive other best workplace honors, this award is special because it highlights our impact in the Chicagoland area, home to our U.S. operations. At Horizon, we show up for each other, our patients and importantly, the broader community where we serve. We are proud members of the Chicago community and proud to be recognized as a top workplace in Chicago.”

The 2018 Top Workplaces list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner, Energage, LLC (formerly WorkplaceDynamics), a leading provider of technology-based employee engagement tools. The anonymous survey measures several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, execution and connection, to name a few.

About Horizon Pharma plc

Horizon Pharma plc is focused on researching, developing and commercializing innovative medicines that address unmet treatment needs for rare and rheumatic diseases. By fostering a growing pipeline of medicines in development and exploring all potential uses for currently marketed medicines, we strive to make a powerful difference for patients, their caregivers and physicians. For us, it’s personal: by living up to our own potential, we are helping others live up to theirs. For more information, please visit www.horizonpharma.com, follow us @HZNPplc on Twitter, like us on Facebook or explore career opportunities on LinkedIn.

About Energage, LLC

Headquartered in Exton, Pa., Energage (formerly known as WorkplaceDynamics) is a leading provider of technology-based employee engagement tools that help leaders to unlock potential, inspire performance, and achieve amazing results within their organizations. The research partner behind the Top Workplaces program, Energage has surveyed more than 47,000 organizations representing well over 16 million employees in the United States.

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