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Bristol Myers Squibb

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Bristol Myers Squibb reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(4,804 total reviews)
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Chris Boerner, PhD

70% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Bristol Myers Squibb has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,804 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bristol Myers Squibb employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews
1.0
Mar 29, 2024

Dumpster Fire

Recommend
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Pros

The people are okay, but those that stay here are delusional.

Cons

-High level leadership is very involved, micromanaging decisions. The new commercial model is a nightmare. Not one team is clear of their roles and responsibilities. The layoffs, realignments, and chaos are extremely concerning. 2024-2028 is going to be extremely rough financially, logistically, and emotionally. They talk about all the “stuff” happening, but don’t realize that it is all a façade -Middle management is misguided, misinformed, and lost. There is no training, no process, and many lack basic professional experience to fulfill their responsibilities. There is no path for development after the recent changes, we all feel stuck. Everyone is a number including the massive amount of contract employees in all departments. No one is safe, it is an extremely volatile and toxic environment. No one is happy, everyone talks about it. -Day to day teams (those that are still here) are in the dark on everything. They are left to get the job done with little to no direction. The numerous changes to ways of working, vendors used, and the leadership overseeing the change have left teams spinning. Nothing gets done and no one has the power to fix anything. Everything is slow, behind, and filled with red tape and barriers. There is mass confusion in all departments. In general this is a poorly run company.

2.0
Jan 20, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

If I was asked a year ago to provide a list of "Pros" related to working for BMS, the list would have been extensive. My response to the same question today...not many "Pros" to working at BMS during this very tumultuous time of company transformation. We are hemorrhaging great talent and nobody seems to care as attrition is viewed as a mechanism to allow the company to achieve it's talent reduction targets. Having to watch so much talent and vibrant leadership walk (or be forced) out the door, I made the difficult decision to leave this sinking ship. But if you love shiny new ultramodern infrastructure, Princeton Pike may be a great place for you to work.

Cons

-Staff reduction decisions being made with no regard for performance history or years of service. -Employees still standing are completely preoccupied with company transformation and trying to predict what the next round of changes will bring. This has led to a "self-preservation" mentality - people clamoring for non optimal roles that they think will offer them a level of job security. -Company operating model has been turned upside down in the last year (thank-you BCG!). Poor communication and expectation setting around how to work in the new model. In short, WAY too much change in a short period of time. -Over-reliance on a single asset - Opdivo. -Weak upper management driven to transform the company to be "more competitive" in the future, but in reality are dressing the company up for an acquisition.

3.0
Jan 21, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

In the past they were very good about funding the bonus pool.

Cons

The culture that was brought along with the Celgene acquisition is very toxic. There is a lack of transparency, excessive number of micro-managers, and independent thinkers are not appreciated. They have many initiatives that aim to empower employees but very few of the managers truly embrace the foundations of the initiatives. The most toxic managers make sure that they either hire people that are not smarter than them or people that will be "yes" men/women. The toxic management practices are causing people to leave the company when they had no intention to leave prior. Some have been so exhausted by it such that they are walking away from the field altogether.

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