Onyx Pharmaceuticals Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Onyx Pharmaceuticals full-time for more than a year

Pros – - Great Salary
- Fun Environment
- Nice people
- Great Growth opportunity

Cons – - Very difficult for work/life balance.
- Management top heavy

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Onyx Pharmaceuticals as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – Focus on high quality and excellence in performance

Cons – Micromanaging all and everybody from top to the very bottom

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Onyx Pharmaceuticals full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great potential if you can weed through the politics, backstabbing and incompetence. The company knows it has work to do to improve but they drag their feet in getting it done. Meantime, employees who are strong contributors are undervalued and not appreciated.

Cons – Management wavers on making decisions and lets their admins do whatever they want including harassing colleagues. The admins try to boss people around and forget what their role is, but that's ultimately managements fault for not having control.

Advice to Senior Management – Remember who's the manager and try to listen to both sides of the story before passing judgement on colleagues.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Onyx Pharmaceuticals full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good intentions but decisions seem to be made by a select few. It is a very hierarchical company.

Cons – If you are looking for a position in data management, prepare to be taken back to the dark ages. Sadly there is a lack of leadership and strategy.. For those of us who truly buy into company values, it is very disappointing to not see those values being expressed w/in a department. We are constantly reminded that we are replaceable .

Advice to Senior Management – Try and be forward thinking

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Onyx Pharmaceuticals full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Fun, challenging atmosphere. Loved the camaraderie.

Cons – Company moved due to growth,. If I stayed on, I would have added a 1.5 hour commute each way!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Onyx Pharmaceuticals full-time for less than a year

Pros – The total comp package is well worth driving to SSF. Every day I learn about something else that just becomes an added perq. My co-workers are dedicated and hard working and people I can learn from. The interview and recruiting process was hands down the best I've ever experienced.

Cons – Traffic home can sometimes take long, but with flexible work schedules and a pre-tax commuter benefit I can change that. Just takes flexibility and change on my part.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep it up! Great job.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Onyx Pharmaceuticals

Pros – Beautiful building, nice benefits, good people to work with, competitive salaries.

Cons – You can never feel totally secure working in a biotech, but if you know that going in, you'll be very happy!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Onyx Pharmaceuticals

Pros – Values centered organization focused on chaning the way cancer is treated.
Opportunities for growth.
Many collaborative teams.

Cons – Moving headquarters to SSF. Will be a challange for many employees and hoping we can retain our key employees

Advice to Senior Management – Keep the communication open, analyze the strengths of the current workforce. Employees have a lot to offer as the company grows.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Onyx Pharmaceuticals

Pros – - The culture is very friendly and everyone is very approachable
- The CEO is very down to earth and is an inspiration for everyone around here.
- Tremendous amount of work-life balance that you cannot find in other companies including biotech!
- Everyone is very collaborative
- This is an awesome phase for Onyx right now and in terms of growth there are plenty of opportunities

Cons – None that I can think of.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Onyx Pharmaceuticals

Pros – Collaborative work environment. Great people. Competitive salaries.

Cons – The pharmaceutical industry can be very fickle so there is always some sense of insecurity.

Advice to Senior Management – Management does a great job with providing informative, candid updates to employees during town hall meetings.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend