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 (106) , Director (101) , Manager (76) , Intern (67) , Project Manager (52) , Estagiário (44) , Senior Sales Representative (44) , Scientist (40) , Senior Manager (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 469 reviews)); "Great culture and puts patients first" ((in 270 reviews)); "The people at Takeda are generally great and we have always had pretty solid departmental budgets." ((in 261 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 189 reviews)); "Good company and values and pay" ((in 152 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 160 reviews)); "Senior leadership is not strong" ((in 76 reviews)); "Be prepared for frequent layoffs." ((in 60 reviews)); "Poor upper management that micro manages" ((in 46 reviews)); "Very obvious favoritism within departments." ((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.

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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,569 total reviews)

Christophe Weber

68% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

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

May 22, 2026

Constant strategy change, don’t recommend

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global company with deep internal knowledge and expertise. Path to market

Cons

FOMO hits hard here. Constant reaction to outside influence and activity by competitors resulting in playing catch up. Constant leadership changes resulting in strategy changes. Lackluster pipeline

5.0

May 21, 2026

Great people and compensation, but job security is uncertain

Senior director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with, managers are transparent, highly motivated teams, and outstanding compensation package

Cons

Many reorganizations and job security

4.0

May 21, 2026

Good work-life balance, but lacks organization

Mdm engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance and learning

Cons

Less organized for a Product based company

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Constant strategy change, don’t recommend

Great people and compensation, but job security is uncertain

Good work-life balance, but lacks organization

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