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      Bachem

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      Bachem reviews

      3.0

      37% would recommend to a friend

      (152 total reviews)

      Anne-Kathrin Stoller

      Not enough data to show CEO approval

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Bachem has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 152 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Bachem employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      152 reviews
      5.0
      Oct 13, 2018

      On its way to become one of the best place to work.

      Scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very hardworking team. Bachem embraces diversity. It treats its employees with respect and believes in staying with the employees and giving second chances.

      Cons

      Very fast speed. Not much work life balance. Still going through growing pain.

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      Bachem Response
      7y
      Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. We appreciate your positive thoughts and honest comments regarding our organization. Our goal is to ensure that all of our employees have a reasonable work/life balance. Please know that we are continuously striving to improve our planning and workflows to improve efficiency and to staff appropriately to manage the workload, which has increased significantly in recent years along with the growth of the business. We have been working on the development of our leadership team and have experienced many successes thus far. This endeavor will continue as we strive to develop strong managers to lead teams and take our organization to the next level. We are driven to be the very best in all aspects of our organization. Thanks again for your feedback and we wish you a long and fruitful career with Bachem.
      4.0
      Oct 7, 2018

      Chemist

      Chemist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Easy to grow within company for a short period of time.

      Cons

      No communication with the “higher ups”, the demands of the company can’t be taken seriously because no one knows what’s going on.

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      Bachem Response
      7y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. Communication is the key in any organization and there are a varieties of ways that employees at Bachem can stay informed. Daily, there are am morning meetings in the OPEX room in Vista, for managers to coordinate the daily activities and align on priorities. Monthly, there are the Vista Site Meetings, where department heads provide information to employees in Vista. Starting in the first quarter of 2019, Bachem will introduce roundtable meetings where employees can sit with the Site Manager to discuss their concerns and dialogue about specific site improvements. Bachem has an open door policy and we encourage you to reach out to the site manager or your department head if you have specific questions or improvement ideas. We hope that you will come to clearly understand the demands of the company and together we can have a successful future.
      4.0
      Sep 14, 2018

      Culture clash

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Opportunity. The company provides entry level opportunity to people straight from school to gain experience in the biotech industry with industry leading equipment, diverse responsibilities and saleable hard skills. Promotions. People who are identified as top performers are rewarded through compensation adjustments and promotions. With a rapidly expanding site at Vista as well as a growing product portfolio there is opportunity to rapidly advance your career. For those interested in punch a card for 8 hours there is still space for you but that white space is slowly going away. Culture change. The previous incarnations of the company were entrepreneurial and fast paced but the management focus and empirical measurement is moving towards reproducible (high standard) manufacturing. The quality of the manufacturing is currently high through personnel efforts but the next step is harmonize and organize to produce consistently over time. New site manager says the right things and is being patient in leading the horses to the water, people who want to get ahead should be visible in their efforts to improve and sell themselves well and they will be noticed. Compensation. Fair market salary with good benefits.

      Cons

      This ties into the positives but the culture change is causing a certain amount of a culture clash. There is a selection of employees who have a negative disposition and a destructive attitude and detrat from the positive progress that is being made. Managers either do not have tools or have not got enough data to measure the improvements and reward the high performers. This is coming, we hear plans for KPIs and metrics but they have been slow to be implemented. Those less positive members of staff are adverse to implementing metrics and are the people on here pointing fingers or being described on here pointing fingers. Without tools to measure performance the lower performers are winning because they are paid to do less than those who carry groups.

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