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4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(2799 total reviews)

President and CEO Christophe Weber

Christophe Weber

89% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & Inclusion

4.1

Culture & Values

4.1

Compensation and Benefits

3.8

Work/Life Balance

3.7

Career Opportunities

3.5

Senior Management

Ratings distribution

5 stars

35%

4 stars

32%

3 stars

21%

2 stars

7%

1 star

5%

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    1. 5.0
      Nov 30, 2023
      Lead Professional
      Current Employee, more than 3 years
      Covington, GA
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      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.

      1. 2.0
        Nov 30, 2023
        Finance
        Current Employee
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        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.

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        1. 4.0
          Nov 21, 2023
          Senior Research Associate I
          Former Employee, more than 3 years
          Cambridge, MA
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          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. 1.0
            Aug 31, 2023
            Managing Director
            Former Employee, more than 1 year
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            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.

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            1. 5.0
              Nov 30, 2023
              Sr. Engineer
              Current Employee
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              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

              1. 5.0
                Nov 27, 2023
                Associate Director
                Current Employee
                Cambridge, MA
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                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.

                1. 3.0
                  Nov 28, 2023
                  Project Leader
                  Current Employee, more than 8 years
                  Bannockburn, IL
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Good vacation pay, insurance, benefits.

                  Cons

                  Leadership does not want any remote workers. Work Life balance doesn't exist for most.

                  1. 4.0
                    Dec 3, 2023
                    Medical Information Manager
                    Former Employee, more than 3 years
                    Boston, MA
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Great culture where work life balance is encouraged and people are nice

                    Cons

                    Products are not doing so well

                    1. 5.0
                      Nov 24, 2023
                      Neuroscience Sales Representative
                      Current Employee
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      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!

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                      1. 5.0
                        Sep 13, 2023
                        Analyst II
                        Current Employee, less than 1 year
                        Philadelphia, PA
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        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 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.

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                      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.

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