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    Bristol-Myers Squibb Reviews

    Updated December 18, 2018
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    1. "Great place for new hires from school"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Bristol-Myers Squibb full-time

      Pros

      Great people, diverse work environment and countless opportunities

      Cons

      No downsides to working for this company.

    2. "Validation Analyst"

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      Former Employee - Validation Analyst in Tampa, FL
      Former Employee - Validation Analyst in Tampa, FL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Bristol-Myers Squibb full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Employee-friendly, annual bonus, lots of free food at company events, opportunities for community involvement, professional working atmosphere, nice working spaces.

      Cons

      Constantly re-organizing, your job is never safe, but they will treat you well during separation. Severance packages (according to your time with the company) are relatively generous.

      Advice to Management

      Eventually most company employees (except for the executives) will be contractors, not sure if that is good or bad. Many companies are also doing the same thing.

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    3. "Great place to work, focus on the patient, but some big company politics"

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      Current Employee - Associate Director in Princeton, NJ
      Current Employee - Associate Director in Princeton, NJ
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Bristol-Myers Squibb full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Really focuses on the patient and its not just lip service. Employees and coworkers are great, people respect each other, and pretty modern facilities with nice comp and benefits.

      Cons

      There's a lot of "alignment" and all that technical talk which really means there's a lot of politics, but that's partly a necessary evil when you have so many layers in an org.

      Advice to Management

      Relax a bit with all the diversity talk, people forget they have an actual job to do when everything is just focused on diversity goals instead of executing on a long term commercial strategy.

    4. "Good Company"

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      Current Employee - Executive Director R&D in Princeton, NJ
      Current Employee - Executive Director R&D in Princeton, NJ
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Bristol-Myers Squibb (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good salary - treat you well

      Cons

      Management need to understand what they do

      Advice to Management

      Do your homework

    5. "Human Resource Business Partner"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Bristol-Myers Squibb full-time

      Pros

      Good medical benefits and good pay

      Cons

      Very political and passive aggressive culture

      Advice to Management

      Hold leaders and managers and employees accountable to meet goals and objectives or take action

    6. "Not a lot of room for growth"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Bristol-Myers Squibb full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Benefits-14 weeks paid maternity leave

      Cons

      Not a lot of room for upward growth beyond current position. Company is not very transparent.

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      "Great Company"

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      Current Employee - Plant Manager in New Brunswick, NJ
      Current Employee - Plant Manager in New Brunswick, NJ
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Bristol-Myers Squibb full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Great people, great work, great vision

      Cons

      A lot of silos and different groups lack the understanding and importance of sharing common goals.

      Advice to Management

      Remove silos. Ensure all groups interact with each other either directly or indirectly to gain perspective and understanding for what each group does. Have common ground among all groups

    8. "Overall Good"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Bristol-Myers Squibb full-time

      Pros

      Nice working environment and atmosphere

      Cons

      Nothing for now. Like it

    9. "Executive director"

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      Former Employee - Executive Director
      Former Employee - Executive Director
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Bristol-Myers Squibb full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great teams - Empowers people - good compensation

      Cons

      Political ecosystem - Culture in transformation

    10. "Great Place to Work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Bristol-Myers Squibb full-time

      Pros

      - Great work life balance, flexible work schedule, onsite day care
      - Innovation and tremendous change - several opportunities for people looking to grow and make an impact

      Cons

      -Confusion around career next steps as company is transforming itself and has a flatter structure

      Advice to Management

      - Great at acquiring new talent, but not able to paint a clear picture regarding the career path after the first role. This may result in losing employees that want to learn and grow.