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Kabir Nath
8 Ratings
Pros
Great benefits (very competitive 401k) and great people (in 9 reviews)
At Otsuka, there is a large emphasis on promoting and supporting a work/life balance (in 5 reviews)
Cons
Work life balance is very, very bad (in 6 reviews)
Upper management decisions and opinions are not always transparent (in 8 reviews)
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"Full of growth and opportunity"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Otsuka full-time (More than a year)
Pros
At Otsuka, there is a large emphasis on promoting and supporting a work/life balance. We are encouraged to take time off when needed with a generous amount of time off per year. There are many opportunities for growth and cross-functional collaboration. All are encouraged to professionally develop through amazing tuition reimbursement program and attending conferences related to your role. If there is a desire to do something different, learn about something new and rise in the organization you will get the support to do it here.
Cons
There are many opportunities to collaborate cross departmentally, but you have to ensure you stay focused on your core responsibilities.
Advice to Management
Keep up the emphasis on culture and promoting from within!
Otsuka 2017-05-13 08:21 PDT Helpful (2)
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"Good Benefits"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Otsuka full-time
Pros
great benefits and vacation time
Cons
company doesn't have a large pipeline for growth and has been downsizing
Otsuka 2017-06-27 06:55 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Sales rep neuroscience"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI have been working at Otsuka full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Good salary and flexibility
Cons
No ownership of issues with management
Bad morale and no one appears to careAdvice to Management
Be fair about reviews or we will leave. Giving someone a bad score that is new to company instantly diminishes morale and they will look elsewhere
It hurts the company to mistreat employees as production, cost of training .. all goes out the window
Why not invest in your employees and boost morale? High morale equals higher sales.. periodOtsuka 2017-10-07 10:11 PDTHelpful (4)
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"OAPI"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Otsuka full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
high salary, good benefits package, overall quality of colleagues were professionals and well seasoned employees who knew their stuff
Cons
poor pipeline and terrible culture. minimal career advancement. sales training department lacked in sophistication and execution.
Advice to Management
do not lay off people so abruptly without giving them some chance of salvaging their career. also do not force people into sales positions they do not want.
Otsuka 2017-09-07 06:36 PDTHelpful (4)
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"A company in need of leadership"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Otsuka full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Very good products and great sales people
Cons
There is very little true leadership. Everyone does what they told to do from above. Very little input is taken from the field. They talk about how open they are but in reality they are not. They do not know how to launch a new product.
Advice to Management
Get some real leadership.
Otsuka 2017-08-27 19:03 PDTHelpful (4)
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"Commercial Lead"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Otsuka full-time
Pros
Team members were excellent to work with on the day to day
Cons
Leadership lacked experience and placed people in positions with minimal to no experience.
Advice to Management
Need experienced people at the management, leadership level.
Otsuka 2017-09-05 12:17 PDTHelpful (4)
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"Poor leadership"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Otsuka full-time
Pros
Very few to mention. Marketing materials were helpful
Cons
Poor senior management. Loss of brand Abilify exclusivity.
Otsuka 2017-08-09 16:20 PDTHelpful (5)
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"Medical Writer"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Otsuka full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Great benefits, especially employee discounts and 401k matching.
Flexible work schedule, working hours, and WFH.
Small size of company provides many opportunities to contribute to special initiatives that one may not get elsewhere.
Good place to get experience as a new Medical Writer.Cons
Hectic, noisy work environment makes it difficult to focus. You must be at the director level to have a cubicle.
Poorly defined roles and responsibilities make it difficult to assign accountability and identify expertise.
Most employees’ workload leaves them spread too thin to do any one thing well or implement meaningful changes that would improve processes.
Poor onboarding process frequently leaves employees to their own devices.Otsuka 2017-07-30 09:40 PDTHelpful (9)
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"They talk the talk but stumble when trying to walk the walk"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Otsuka full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
- Office is pretty nice
- Work/life balance is mostly good
- There are a few dynamic leaders who are really making things happen. Get with one of them and you'll be fine - as long as they stay.Cons
- Touts "innovation" but most (not all) parts of the organization are too conservative to actually do real innovation.
- Parts of the organization are very "cliquey" and if you're not one of that senior leader's group of insiders you can pretty much forget getting very far.
- Culture of company is bizarre and driven by Japanese HQ, less so since previous CEO passed away on a business trip at a young age but still rather bizarre. Head of HR personally told me it takes two years to really understand the company.
- Pipeline of new products is suspect even though senior leadership constantly talks about how "robust" it is.
- Company is struggling to regain its groove since Abilify patent expiration. Budgets have been slashed, first layoffs in company history in 2016. 2017 is expected to be the "trough" year before things move back into growth but that depends on the pipeline, mentioned above.
- HR is pretty clueless and reactive for the most part.Advice to Management
I hear new management is doing some of things needed to turn things around so my advice is "don't hold back."
Otsuka 2017-06-16 05:12 PDTHelpful (8)
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"stressful work environment"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Otsuka full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
there are really none to speak of. Salary is OK, benefits average. Lot's of vacation days, but don't expect to be able to actually use them.
Cons
Senior leadership has no vision, claim to be innovators, but are really following the pack.
Work life balance is very, very bad.
It is not how you perform it is who you kiss up to.
HR department is a disaster.
It seems just about everyone has a directory title, but no direct reports or department.
IT department has been a mess since last CIO left the company.
The company depends on contractors and in some cases they get better treatment and opportunities then the direct hires.
Very high turnover rate, causes heavy workload on those who are staying.Advice to Management
Learn to listen and don't just talk the talk. People are trying to speak out and let you know how bad it is, but you refuse to listen. You are all great at putting buzz words out there, but they have no meaning or actions behind. You want to be an innovator, start by looking at your own in-house talent before they all leave. Every answer should not from a high priced consultant.
Otsuka 2017-07-05 14:50 PDT
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