DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2018-- Horizon Pharma plc (Nasdaq: HZNP) today announced that it has been named one of the 2018 Best Small & Medium Workplaces by FORTUNE and Great Place to Work® for the third consecutive year.

“We are honored that FORTUNE and Great Place to Work has again named Horizon Pharma as one of its Best Workplaces,” said Timothy P. Walbert, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Horizon Pharma plc. “At Horizon, we take seriously the needs of our employees and work hard to create an environment that fosters career development and growth at all levels of our organization. We know that by focusing on what matters most to our employees, we can continue to make Horizon a top workplace.”

The Best Small & Medium Workplaces list is one of a series of rankings by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE based on employee feedback from Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations. This year, Horizon was also ranked as the Best Place to Work in Biopharma and was named to the Best Workplaces in Chicago (2018) and Best Workplaces in New York (2018) lists.

To determine the Best Small & Medium Workplaces, the ranking considered more than 112,000 employee surveys from small and medium-sized companies. Great Place to Work, a global people analytics and consulting firm, evaluated more than 50 elements of team members’ experience on the job. These included the extent to which employees trust leaders, the respect with which people are treated, the fairness of workplace decisions, and how much camaraderie there is among the team. Rankings are based on employees’ feedback and reward companies who best include all employees, no matter who they are or what they do for the organization

About the Best Small & Medium Workplaces

Great Place to Work based its ranking on a data-driven methodology applied to anonymous Trust Index™ survey responses from employees at Great Place to Work-Certified organizations. To learn more about Great Place to Work Certification and recognition on Best Workplaces lists published with FORTUNE, visit Greatplacetowork.com.

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.

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