Does Takeda Pharmaceuticals pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Takeda Pharmaceuticals employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Takeda Pharmaceuticals?

72% of Takeda Pharmaceuticals employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Takeda Pharmaceuticals 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Takeda Pharmaceuticals?

Sales Representative (121) , Associate Director (109) , Director (101) , Manager (77) , Intern (68) , Project Manager (53) , Estagiário (44) , Senior Sales Representative (44) , Senior Manager (41) , Scientist (40) , Manufacturing Technician (33) , Senior Scientist (32) , Quality Assurance (31) , Engineer (30) , Manufacturing Associate (30)

What are the pros of working at Takeda Pharmaceuticals according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits were good and reasonably priced." ((in 451 reviews)); "Great company values and culture" ((in 280 reviews)); "The people at Takeda are generally great and we have always had pretty solid departmental budgets." ((in 270 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 204 reviews)); "Good company and values and pay" ((in 159 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Takeda Pharmaceuticals according to real employee reviews?

"The Management is poor and is constantly pushing us for numbers and not caring about the people working getting them those numbers." ((in 164 reviews)); "Be prepared for frequent layoffs." ((in 68 reviews)); "Poor upper management that micro manages" ((in 43 reviews)); "Way too much favoritism." ((in 37 reviews)); "Long hours and difficult to make changes" ((in 31 reviews))

What are employees saying about Takeda Pharmaceuticals layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Takeda Pharmaceuticals layoffs and their outlook for job security at Takeda Pharmaceuticals in 2026.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,584 total reviews)

Christophe Weber

66% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (3,584 reviews)

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Takeda Pharmaceuticals has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,584 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Takeda Pharmaceuticals employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

2.0

Feb 20, 2011

Heavily micromanaged

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is an outside sales job therefore the days you don't ride with your manager you have the ability to run your own territory. The benefits are great. The 401K is great.

Cons

Moral is very low due to potential layoffs. The moral is low in the industry due to lack of stability in maintaining employment. Your job satisfaction depends heavily on who your District Manager is. The line of support is lacking at this point. The goals are not based on what is realistic in the teritories.

4.0

Feb 18, 2011

Good starting internship, but not much growth in the learning aspect after 5-6 months.

Systems engineer intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The management was very understanding of academic responsibilities. The people around were amiable and were very easy to work with. They take you step by step when they are teaching you how to do something new.

Cons

The internship did not develop that much. Eventually it got very routine and was not challenging. No increase in pay either.

3.0

Dec 14, 2010

Short

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and benefits, good products

Cons

Information assymetry- they will only tell you enough so you will sell, but will lay you off right after

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