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Takeda Pharmaceuticals

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Takeda Pharmaceuticals reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,569 total reviews)
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Christophe Weber

68% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Takeda Pharmaceuticals has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,569 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
1.0
Sep 19, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

WFH options, cafeteria on site

Cons

The merger with Shire is in a terrible state. Roles and responsibilities are ambiguous at best, so no one knows who has authority to make decisions. They're flying by the seat of their pants and putting out fires as they happen. No forethought or planning at all. This may be a better company in two-three years, but definitely not right now.

3.0
Apr 3, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great facility, supportive work environment. People genuinely care for one another. Good work/life balance overall

Cons

All of the pros are being demolished due to the Shire integration.

1.0
May 5, 2018

Senior Director

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people are what keep me here.

Cons

Too many to name, unfortunately. When I joined the organization prior to the renaming of Millennium Pharmaceuticals as Takeda Oncology, the culture was incredible. The company cared about people, valued work life balance, compensation was well above the industry average, etc. In the past few years, the culture has disintegrated. Salaries are now below the industry norm and bonuses (which have always been are large component of the total comp) are now shrinking. New cost savings measures have destroyed morale in the home office. Many people have recently left and many more are actively looking for new positions. Management is so focused on the bottom line that they have forgotten that people's lives and financial well being is at stake. Recognition for work well done has disappeared as the company has taken a more outward view of public and shareholder perspectives than they have of employee quality of work. Buyer beware! The pipeline is weak and hedged on external partnerships rather than new innovation. Clinical trials are drying up as there is no money to fund them.

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