Catalent Pharma Reviews
50% would recommend to a friend
(1849 total reviews)
Alessandro Maselli
44% approve of CEO
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- "They suffer from extremely poor management who direct science with poor understanding of principles or logistics." (in 150 reviews)
- "rapidly changing priorities and senior leadership does a poor job of being able to engage or inspire despite this being a core value at Catalent" (in 43 reviews)
- "leadership puts up with toxic work environment and bad managers who talk down to employees just to have a warm body to do the work." (in 37 reviews)
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Updated Dec 6, 2023
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- 5.0Sep 15, 2023Procurement ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearBoston, MA
Pros
Great company, salary and benefits. Large spend and a nice way to be exposed to strategic and transformational projects. Procurement has a real seat at the table and asked to deliver significant level of savings. It is not an afterthought like it can be the case in other pharma companies
Cons
the pace is fast and there is a real need to deliver savings and value for the business which is rewarding. The management and leadership is great and supportive
- 2.0Oct 18, 2023Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsSaint Petersburg, FL
Pros
Some wonderful and very dedicated colleagues Opportunity to work from home Meaningful work mission So much potential
Cons
It is a sweatshop. Staff and processes are routinely scheduled beyond capacity. There is no prioritization, just management by nagging. People are put into competition for an insufficient amount of resources and then held accountable if they don't win what they need. This leads to some bad behaviors. There can be a lack of cooperation among departments. Information hoarding and territorialism are real problems. Long hours are expected, forfeited PTO is common, and there is constant intense pressure to do more work, faster. If something goes wrong, the usual leadership reaction is to find someone to blame instead of fixing the business problem. Several of the leaders can be really disrespectful or aggressive when interacting with staff. More than one person has told me war stories about having survived managers who frequently drove them to tears. Needless to say, turnover is very high.
6 - 3.0Dec 6, 2023Scientist PDCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsBaltimore, MD
Pros
Diversity, and employee career development.
Cons
Bad management. Management sticks to old way of thinking
- 2.0Nov 20, 2023Associate IIICurrent Employee, more than 1 yearMadison, WI
Pros
Good way to get GMP experience out of college and learn more about the biotech industry.
Cons
Not a good work culture, management only cares about meeting deadlines for clients. In the past 2 years I've been here the company has gone through multiple lay offs and job restructures that have not benefited the workers. Little to no opportunity for job growth. Would not apply here if you wanted to stay at a company for longer than 1 year.
- 4.0Dec 4, 2023Buyer/ supply chain plannerCurrent Employee
Pros
Great people and Typical 9-5 hours
Cons
Learn as you go type of job, no real training
- 2.0Dec 5, 2023Director, Supply Chain ManagementFormer Employee, less than 1 yearBaltimore, MD
Pros
none to report at this time
Cons
I do not recommend it for growth
- 4.0Dec 4, 2023Maintnance TechnicianFormer EmployeeKansas City, MO
Pros
Pay was alright. Good people to work with
Cons
Poor work life balance. Benefits could have been better
- 4.0Dec 3, 2023Packaging TechnicianCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearPhiladelphia, PA
Pros
Straight forward Ease of Growth in Company 2 Shifts w/ Night shift differential
Cons
Tedious at times Boring Very Strict Forced to be with the Union
- 3.0Aug 31, 2023Process EngineerCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsBloomington, IN
Pros
-Competitive pay for a LCOL area. -Valuable experience for manufacturing that can be transferred to other pharma manufacturers and industries. -Opportunity to make good connections internally and with clients that can get your foot into the door of other pharma companies.
Cons
-Professional development is never a priority. -Management and above is very poor, with no transparency whatsoever above direct level, it seems. Orders often emerge from up on high and render my direct management, i.e., the people who will advocate for me, powerless. -There is a very high voluntary turnover rate, in two years, my management has changed around 8-10 times. High performers often seek opportunities elsewhere. -Pay scales are hidden under lock and key - my managers had no access to this information; whatever department does have this information does not disclose it. -Everything feels urgent and priorities shift constantly, creating a very unstable workload.
8 - 4.0Nov 29, 2023Supply Chain BuyerCurrent Employee
Pros
Hybrid, people friendly, Does not work on Holidays
Cons
No bonus, provide some growth
Catalent Pharma Reviews FAQs
Catalent Pharma has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 2,208 reviews left anonymously by employees. 50% of employees would recommend working at Catalent Pharma to a friend and 40% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -7% over the last 12 months.
50% of Catalent Pharma employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Catalent Pharma 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Catalent Pharma to be culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, work life balance, management.
