UCB Reviews

I have been working at UCB full-time

Pros – Opportunities for advancement great benefits

Cons – none that I can think of.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at UCB full-time

Pros – There is opportunity for career growth in some fields, but not in others.
Your experience there could be great, or it could be horrible - heavily dependent on which department you work for.

Cons – Not much room for career advancement within the company.
Heavy use of contractors leads to high turnover rate, wastes time and resources.
General attitude of entitlement and disrespect toward work environment and colleagues.

Advice to Senior Management – Going to great lengths to cut corners doesn't necessarily bring good results in the long run.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at UCB full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great benefits and regular salary reviews.

Cons – Gives global companies a bad name. Unethical management and constant change and demands. Not enough employees to get things done. Constant outsourcing and layoffs. Beware of this company if you are looking for a stable future. People are treatly poorly and management is allowed to do so.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop with the change. People can not handle it on an ongoing basis. Employees make a company, no policy.

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

I have been working at UCB full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – UCB Raleigh has amazing and grateful users, decent pay structure, they are a profitable company and seem to be doing very well in their market segment.

Cons – There are too many contractors, not much room for advancement in the IT field unless you move to a different location and the separation between contractors and full-time employees is a bit broad.

Advice to Senior Management – I would ask that they try to identify and hold onto the talented people that come in as contractors and give up so much to be a part of their amazing team.

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

I have been working at UCB full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Good benefits; attractive pipeline; outsourcing studies

Cons – Always re-organizing; quality versus time debates; need to focus on research and development projects; behind with respect to information technology and infrastructure;

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to your employees;

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

I worked at UCB full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good Salary. Good Benefits. Decent product to sell.

Cons – Big Pharma environment. Emphasis on bean counting when it comes to calls, programs, and spending lunch budgets. Shifted from experienced reps to newbies that would take lesser pay.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop allowing managers to hire their friends from former companies.

I worked at UCB

Pros – The benefits, the learning and knowledge if you are in the right group. The pay was good and fair.

Cons – To many head strong individuals that don't take others opinion or feedback into consideration but want to blame others.

Advice to Senior Management – Make sure you take some responsiblity when projects don't go well or are not completed on time or budget.

I worked at UCB

Pros – Good vacation, good benefitis, some really smart people to work with. Great place to work at, if you want to stagnate at the same position

Cons – Does not provide an opportunity to grow, the senior leadership does not openly communicate plans with employees and are not very flexible.

Advice to Senior Management – Take care of employees, regularly communicate with them, listen to their concerns and work on to resolve them. Must provide opportunity to grow.

I worked at UCB

Pros – Competitive Salary
Good Bonus Structure
Good Vacation/Sick
Good Benefits
Great People

Cons – Had a lot of territory realignment when i was there

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at UCB

Pros – Great benefits, very friendly and professional staff, nice offices and work campus. You will love the HR staff and travel department! The week of Christmas is paid vacation for the whole company. Sr. Level staff is treated very well.

Cons – Some VERY long hours, very few actual lunch breaks (as you are expected to eat while you work at your desk.) Very unorganized finance department and budget tracking system. Lower level and admin staff is treated like the "help".

Advice to Senior Management – Admin staff should not be expected to work 60+ hours a week cover multiple positions. Senior management should have a review of each department in place to ensure that adequate staffing is secured. Breaks for lunch or to step outside for fresh air can be reenergizing to your employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend