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 (76) , 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 culture and puts patients first" ((in 276 reviews)); "The people at Takeda are generally great and we have always had pretty solid departmental budgets." ((in 267 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 197 reviews)); "Good company and values and pay" ((in 158 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 163 reviews)); "Poor leadership and managment of employees" ((in 76 reviews)); "Be prepared for frequent layoffs." ((in 62 reviews)); "Manager was terrible and she insisted on micromanaging everything." ((in 58 reviews)); "Poor upper management that micro manages" ((in 48 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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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

Aug 29, 2010

Okay employer - no long-term commitments

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generous vacation (3 weeks years 1-5, 4 weeks after 5 years)

Cons

Advancement opportunities limited. Human Resources leans more towards managers than employees. Head-count continually decreases.

2.0

Aug 26, 2010

Think Twice

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful colleagues, genuine care and concern from colleagues. Intelligence of employees, dedication of employees

Cons

Managers who don't have the skills for their particular role, passive agressive behaviour on the part of management team, lack of organization within departments, inability to handle employee feedback and incorporate necessary changes

2.0

Aug 20, 2010

Employment Not Recommended

District sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good training and development. In my experience I had great direct management. I loved working with one product in particular and it was an important new product that helped patients in a way they haven't had for a very long time.

Cons

The interdepartmental communication was poor, at best. This had an impact from a field perspective in sales operations, and anything administrative. The systems the company had in place were so poor that it impacted quality of life by increasing needless additional time spent working. The company expected more work for less pay and did not value, at all, an employees work-life balance.

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