Mediocre - Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Johnson & Johnson Employee Review

2.0
Mar 10, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It’s a job. There is decent market stability

Cons

Comparative to the market, the compensation package is Mediocre for their asks. Salary ends up being much less than they state, after considering: uncompensated industry-standard reimbursement, excessive taxing of anything they consider a benefit and the 3 year cliff on the total package comps (stocks, match, etc). The company normalizes checking emails and answering texts during vacation. Always on culture, no downtime between conferences and field work. The company recently changed metrics and treats the MSL team like sales— prioritizing specific sales focused data. They have every TA team working with the same data and having the same targets. There is excessive priority given to ‘falling in line’ over skills and talent. Be ready to give up your life meeting the job demands for ungrateful leadership. The organization operates like a private high school sports team. Sure, there a few good players here and there, but most of them are C players with a superiority complex. This is a culture of mediocrity and stagnation.

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