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 454 reviews)); "The people at Takeda are generally great and we have always had pretty solid departmental budgets." ((in 268 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 194 reviews)); "Good company and values and pay" ((in 158 reviews)); "Good salary and benefit overall" ((in 108 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 165 reviews)); "Be prepared for frequent layoffs." ((in 61 reviews)); "Poor upper management that micro manages" ((in 48 reviews)); "Way too much favoritism." ((in 30 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.

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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,579 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 3,579 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).

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4K reviews

4.0

Nov 24, 2025

Good Company, fair opportunities.

Sr. manager, statistics

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and competitive for the Cambridge area pharmaceuticals.

Cons

Very limited upwards trajectory despite them updating and promoting their revised job ladder.

4.0

Nov 23, 2025

Work and life balance

Maintenance lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If lot of people, easy to keep the baalance

Cons

If the allowed FTEs are low, difficult to make the balance

4.0

Nov 20, 2025

Working Culture

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Focusing on improvement patient's lives and innovation

Cons

Slow decision making changes on the project directions

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