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?

73% 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 464 reviews)); "Great culture and place to work!" ((in 281 reviews)); "The people at Takeda are generally great and we have always had pretty solid departmental budgets." ((in 271 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 199 reviews)); "Good company and values and pay" ((in 151 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 166 reviews)); "Layoffs are frequent" ((in 61 reviews)); "Poor upper management that micro manages" ((in 48 reviews)); "Very obvious favoritism within departments." ((in 31 reviews)); "Long hours and difficult to make changes" ((in 29 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

73% would recommend to a friend

(3,578 total reviews)

Christophe Weber

66% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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Takeda Pharmaceuticals has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,578 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

5.0

Jan 16, 2026

Great company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people and culture, highly recommend!

Cons

Not applicable. Everything is great!

3.0

Jan 15, 2026

Good, could be great

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management cares about you as a person, compensation and benefits are fair, and there's a lot of opportunities across the organization.

Cons

Processes are either non existent or very slow. Ppl in charge of processes have their hands tied, causing a lot of cross-functional tension which makes it hard to get things done and negatively impacts culture. If people were more focused on conflict resolution and how to get on interpersonally, things would improve. Senior leadership is often unavailable to direct reports and often works on nights and weekends. Adds to the tension across the board. If the tension was addressed, it would be a great place.

4.0

Jan 13, 2026

People and culture focused company, but lack agility and innovation

Associate marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

culture is very people and well-being focused.

Cons

Mindset is very risk averse, which hinders innovation. Lack of agility in ways of working.

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