Advanced Bionics Reviews

Pros

Good work Environment
Average pay and benefits
Stable/growth industry
Rewarding work where you can make a tangible difference in the quality of people’s lives

Cons

Work-life balance can get out of sync for extended periods of time based on company's desire to meet demanding project schedules.
Company is in transition due to acquisition by Sonova

Advice to Senior Management

Company needs to streamline and stabilize internal processes. Too much time and effort is wasted due to under developed internal processes that don't add value.

Pros

Intend of the products are great, helping the deaf to hear. Something you can be proud of. Always in the cutting edge.

Cons

New upper management from Swiss is in total disarray at the moment. I wish it will get better soon. Otherwise, they may have to sell the company (again).

Advice to Senior Management

Learn the rope faster, don't make mistakes.

Pros

CI is a niche market with less competition

Cons

The company needs to make better management decisions.

Pros

- Great people abound at all levels
- Many engineering opportunities - never bored
- Generally good work environment

Cons

- Marketing calls for reactionary development and not innovation
- New owners bring efficient management, but unwilling to accept development time for innovation
- Regulatory hurdles that come with medical devices increase stress - resulted in a recent layoff

Advice to Senior Management

- Plan ahead for regulatory problems and minimize disruption to innovative research and products
- Maintain easy going communication between colleagues and promote team work (competition among colleagues might be on the horizon)

Pros

Curing Deafness
Some good people
Very passionate employees

Cons

Poor communcation from Senior management. German owners are anti-american.

Advice to Senior Management

Move everybody to zurich where you will actually have respect for your employees.