Takeda Pharmaceuticals Reviews
83% would recommend to a friend
(2799 total reviews)
Christophe Weber
89% approve of CEO
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- "The people at Takeda are generally great and we have always had pretty solid departmental budgets." (in 195 reviews)
- "The Management is poor and is constantly pushing us for numbers and not caring about the people working getting them those numbers." (in 124 reviews)
- "They reward bad behavior (horrible managers who continue to be promoted) They don’t care about the US." (in 42 reviews)
- "There were many reorganizations and layoffs since the TAP integration and loss of patent exclusivity for Actos and Prevacid." (in 36 reviews)
Ratings by Demographics
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- 5.0Nov 30, 2023Lead ProfessionalCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsCovington, GA
Pros
The company gives you great room to grow and excel.
Cons
The walk from the parking lot but that could be a good thing as well.
- 2.0Nov 30, 2023FinanceCurrent Employee
Pros
I like my co-workers and business partners.
Cons
Management is tracking employees onsite presence. Management keeps pushing out the date to upgrade ERP system, even though current version is no longer supported. Management feels it's more important to spend money constructing a new building in downtown Boston (which there are already Takeda sites) instead of upgrading the ERP system.
- 4.0Nov 21, 2023Senior Research Associate IFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsCambridge, MA
Pros
- genuinely happy and supportive co-workers - fast paced - opportunity for collaboration - opportunity for advancement without necessarily needing additional advanced degrees - plenty of resources - competitive salary - competitive benefits
Cons
- such a massive organization that it can be easy to feel siloed after a while - not many opportunities for new grads except for research associate positions (lab-based) - I did not always feel that my opinion was valued as a junior employee (was told I would have an exit interview before my last day, but was never contact to provide any feedback about my experience)
- 1.0Aug 31, 2023Managing DirectorFormer Employee, more than 1 year
Pros
Can’t think of any honestly.
Cons
Nepotism is the true culture. There are too many people in leadership positions that have no business being in them. However, it’s a game of cliques. While the company culture praises DEI, digital data and innovation, DEPARTMENTS make up their own culture which frowns upon ideas, innovation and creativity having being told on more than one occasion that they are not looking to change anything. It’s unfortunate that leadership has no understanding of any CFR/ICH/GCP/MHRA guidelines and frequently communicate directives in direct violation of all of the above. If you highlight it, you then become the target of bullying, harassment, abuse and intimidation. The issues with data becoming so large that there literally is no way to correct them and expect the company to remain operational. Considering the power trip and narcissism of the leadership team, they micromanage all aspects of work thereby making even project managers nothing more than administrative assistants. For every digital solution the narcissistic leadership that has no interest in learning technology, implements a counterproductive manual process so they can understand… rather than training to learn. Quality is in the toilet with inconsistent, inaccurate data floating that is known to be wrong. The importance of an eTMF is not understood so little to no time is spent on ensuring inspection readiness as years long trials have a handful of documentation filed.
10 - 5.0Nov 30, 2023Sr. EngineerCurrent Employee
Pros
Benefits are highly competitive, most people area great to work with, and the knowledge that your work contributes significantly to patients who need medicine we produce.
Cons
Location is a bit far away from most metro areas, making commuting a stressor
- 5.0Nov 27, 2023Associate DirectorCurrent EmployeeCambridge, MA
Pros
Open culture, care about employees, great work-life balance.
Cons
No clear criteria for how the role level was decided, for example, they may give the same level of roles to a ph.D degree holder with 10 years of experience and an undergraduate degree holder with less than 5 years of experience.
- 3.0Nov 28, 2023Project LeaderCurrent Employee, more than 8 yearsBannockburn, IL
Pros
Good vacation pay, insurance, benefits.
Cons
Leadership does not want any remote workers. Work Life balance doesn't exist for most.
- 4.0Dec 3, 2023Medical Information ManagerFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsBoston, MA
Pros
Great culture where work life balance is encouraged and people are nice
Cons
Products are not doing so well
- 5.0Nov 24, 2023Neuroscience Sales RepresentativeCurrent Employee
Pros
I was recently brought on and had a very smooth onboarding process. Very excited to learn and get acclimated with this new role. Very clear breakdown of expectations and very intentional training process
Cons
No Cons at this time!
1 - 5.0Sep 13, 2023Analyst IICurrent Employee, less than 1 yearPhiladelphia, PA
Pros
Takeda is a terrific company to work for and if you have the niche experience to work for them, you will want to stay! What I found working here is there is alot of tenure employees some 5 years and even some 20+ years staying through mergers, the employees just dont want to leave. I found out why?: Takeda is low stress, so if you have the skillset you will be just fine. Takeda offers generous work from home time. Company credit card Laptop Free meals and or snacks Benefits are off the charts People are great! The hire a certain type of person and people are very happy to work here and to help.
Cons
You must forge your own path to promotion. If you are not hungry, you will not get fed. Not really a con, just depends on the individual.
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Takeda Pharmaceuticals Reviews FAQs
Takeda Pharmaceuticals has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 4,234 reviews left anonymously by employees. 83% of employees would recommend working at Takeda Pharmaceuticals to a friend and 69% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
83% of Takeda Pharmaceuticals employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Takeda Pharmaceuticals 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Takeda Pharmaceuticals to be career development, culture, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, management.
