Get your 2-3 years of experience and then leave - Associate Manager Drug Safety &Amp; Public Health Gilead Sciences Employee Review

1.0
Nov 19, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Stock is doing well, decent benefits, okay pay, subsidized cafeterias on campus, free happy hours and bagel days. Basically, perks are offered to distract you from the fact that this work environment is eating your soul. It's a place to get your foot in the door in the biotech/pharma business, but that's about it.

Cons

Incompetent managers, from middle management up to the VP in my department. They are completely self-serving and heartless, and work lower level employees to the bone with no respite and no opportunities for growth/learning/promotions. They won't hesitate to throw their own direct reports under the bus if it will help them look good to their superiors. This place is a revolving door, and almost every manager/director who has talent and/or options in the past five years has left our department as soon as they could. Employees are treated like they are disposable, and management would rather hire remote workers who can be abused from afar with no repercussions than attempt to develop their onsite staff.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

Meaningful, mission-driven work with the opportunity to contribute to projects that can have a real impact on patients. Colleagues are highly knowledgeable, supportive, and generally willing to provide mentorship. Gilead also offers strong resources, exposure to different functions within the pharmaceutical industry, and opportunities to work on high-visibility projects.

Cons

Cons: As with many large companies, decision-making and project approvals can sometimes move slowly because of multiple layers of review. The experience may also vary depending on the specific team and manager, and the number of meetings and internal processes can occasionally feel cumbersome.

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