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BioLife Solutions

Is this your company?

Good to get your foot in the door and that's it. - Aseptic Technician BioLife Solutions Employee Review

1.0
Apr 13, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice people, good place to work if you're on the office/admin side. Lower requirements for entry level positions to get your foot in the door in the Biotech/pharma industry.

Cons

Significantly lower compensation compared to other biotech companies in the area not to mention new hires are being started at even lower pay than they were 2+ years ago. Annual/merit increases were in the range of 1-5%- nowhere near even covering the cost of inflation. Rapid growth plus poor planning lead to huge degradations to the work-life balance of the production teams. Both mid-level and senior management are completely out of touch with the day to day operations leading to unrealistic production goals. Retention not prioritized, if you bring up any legitimate concerns you will be reminded of your at-will employment status. Hard work is not often recognized, the most vital members of the team were always rewarded with being buried in more work.

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1.0
May 25, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits were reasonably good. I liked many of my peers.

Cons

*Senior management is disengaged, has no idea how the operational side of the company functions, makes a lot of short-sighted decisions while ignoring input from the managers that report to them. * Wildly inconsistent disciplinary practices with some employees being written-up or even terminated for the same things that other employees only get unofficial verbal warnings for (this could put the company in an awkward legal spot, so I suggest they get this one ironed out sooner rather than later) *When things go wrong blame is almost always allocated to the frontline employees rather than poor process design or inadequate resources/staffing *Building off the last point, managers (particularly the higher up you go) rarely take accountability for anything and allow their subordinates to shoulder the blame when things go wrong *Promotions get dangled over your head for years, but somehow it's never quite the right time or not quite within budget to actually make it happen

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