Catalent Pharma reviews

2.8

37% would recommend to a friend

(2,453 total reviews)
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Alessandro Maselli

33% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Catalent Pharma has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,453 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Catalent Pharma employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Dec 28, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Mostly good people trying to make a difference. There are a lot of opportunities to improve the business

Cons

I found there to be little to no work life balance. A normal week for me was over 60 hours. Accounting close / forecast week was well in excess of 80 hours for me. Some days the team was required to work 16 hours or more. I worked almost every weekend. I felt like it was always the company first. I felt like employees were expendable resources to meet short term goals.

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I am sorry to hear your about your experience. At Catalent we pride ourselves in continuous improvement for all areas of our business. Your feedback is what will help us to improve our employee experience at all levels.
1.0
Apr 8, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent exposure for junior project managers of contract manufacturing. You will learn five years of experience in 18 months. Good stepping stone for those wanting to transition into pharmaceutical project management.

Cons

Sink or swim environment. Extremely under resourced; only two or three people on a project team (a project manager and a process engineer) everything else is a shared service (quality, sterility, regulatory, etc...). You will average 55-60hr weeks as a project manager which is why you will learn so much. Project manager has all the responsibility and none of the authority. Very, very, very conservative change control attitude. Very stressful if you want to only work 40 hour weeks. Silo mentality. High attrition rate. Lots of time spent retraining new hires that leave. Pass the buck attitude, lack of ownership. Upper management that has stayed cares most about their bonuses and new cars. Favoritism and nepotism run rampant and things only get done for those who scream the loudest. Poorly organized logistically. Unrealistic expectations. Zero work/life balance. Everyone is always crabby because they are overloaded with work. Don't work here if you have kids.

2.0
Jul 1, 2014

Pharmageddon

Anonymous employee
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Pros

A few good people to work with but they will be leaving soon if competent management is not put in place after the sale.

Cons

Except for a few good ones, mismanagers all the way up to the ceo are sycophantic sheeple with no moral compass or regard for the company, customer or the workers who are the real "TALENT" and value of the company.No full time production positions anymore.The GM (and cronies) have created a sick culture that seems to be the corporate directive.There is no sign that this will change any time soon.

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