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West Pharmaceutical Services

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Used to be a Good place to work but not anymore - Senior Solutions Architect West Pharmaceutical Services Employee Review

1.0
May 20, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

There is lots of work and management is anxious to get work completed. The business outlook looks good as they are starting to get into more high-value products.

Cons

New senior management has come in and made West a really bad place to work. IT workers in the corporate office are leaving because they are now getting treated like numbers instead of valued employees. IT hiring is favored in India. This all happened after they hired a new "CIO" - in less than one year he has chased out most of the good staff.

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West Pharmaceutical Services Response
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Thank you for taking the time to submit a review. We’re sorry to hear about your perception of our Digital and Transformation (D&T) leadership team at West. You are correct in that there have been significant changes within our D&T leadership team, including the appointment of our new Sr. VP and Chief Digital & Transformation Officer in February 2018. Under his leadership, we have seen a growth in our employee base as well as new skills such as Software Engineers and SAP Solution Architects, enabling us to reduce reliance on consultants and invest in our own population. Also, under his leadership, we have made tremendous progress including the launch of our e-commerce site enabling our customers to order direct from West online. And we have recently opened a Digital Technology Center in India to help build a strong global D&T team which will allow us to augment our US and Europe teams and ensure 24/7 access to West sites worldwide. Change can be challenging, but it is necessary for continued growth and for our journey of digital transformation, which will enable a better digital user experience for our team members, our customers, and ultimately the patients who use our products. Thank you again for your review.

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Pros

• Interview process was personal, thoughtful, and conversational — I always felt like a human being, not an application. • Leadership and Talent Acquisition were transparent and respectful throughout. • The people here genuinely care about the work and one another. • Many employees have been with West for 15, 20, even 30+ years, which speaks volumes about culture and stability. • Work is meaningful — West designs and manufactures drug containment and delivery systems that help medications reach patients safely. • Onboarding has been organized and welcoming, with support at every step.

Cons

Systems and digital tools are in transition (which is normal for a growing organization).

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Pros

Great people at the individual contributor level 401k match is good (4% match + 3% NEC annually) ESPP with 15% discount, purchased quarterly

Cons

Difficult to progress your title and compensation Company seems to be shrinking their AZ presence Site management is misguided or missing, certainly not focused on employee retention Compensation is low Consistently losing great people and employees that eventually get fed up from working too much without a matching compensation

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