Lonza is a great place to work - Research Associate III Lonza Employee Review

5.0
Dec 31, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

I have a flexible schedule that allows me to balance the demands of my life with the demands of my job. The benefits are great. I have the opportunity to go to 2 conferences a year to scout new research and present data. I find my job challenging and rewarding.

Cons

Although I am happy in my position, I think that your experience may vary based on the team you are on. I know that friends at the same site with different managers have very different outlooks than I have.

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Pros

Diverse opportunities across departments as one wanted

Cons

Provide decent pay and benefits

2.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

Compensation (for higher level associates/senior management positions)

Cons

1) Work/life balance - leaders don't honor paid time off. Many teams expect you to be available during paid time off periods 2) Benefits - employer doesn't offer employer-subsidized vision insurance 3) Holidays - employer doesn't offer MLK Day and Juneteeth as paid days off, indicating how little they value diversity, inclusion, and belonging 4) Promotions - political; not based on merit 5) Mandated 5 day return-to-office to enable "in person collaboration" while at the same time offshoring jobs to cheaper markets. 6) PTO - based on tenure, but I think Lonza prefers high turnover so they don't have to give people time off (if they even honor it in the first place - see con 1) 7) Lack of harmonization - for an established CDMO, I was surprised at the level of misalignment between sites and the lack of standardization of processes

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