Is GSK a good company to work for?

GSK has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 15,933 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at GSK to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about GSK have been left by employees working as Internship , Scientific Leader and Intern .

Does GSK pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GSK employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GSK. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GSK?

71% of GSK employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GSK 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GSK?

Intern (259) , Director (246) , Manager (216) , Project Manager (184) , Industrial Placement Student (179) , Sales Representative (179) , Senior Scientist (148) , Investigator (145) , Medical Representative (123) , Internship (113) , Estagiário (103) , Scientist (101) , Associate Scientist (98) , Senior Manager (91) , Business Analyst (73)

What are the pros of working at GSK according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and share scheme is good" ((in 987 reviews)); "the company has a great culture and that applies to more than just surrounding your work." ((in 818 reviews)); "GSK is well recognized in the industry and you get to work with some really great people." ((in 784 reviews)); "Very social and good work life balance" ((in 715 reviews)); "Only a good Salary and site" ((in 386 reviews))

What are the cons of working at GSK according to real employee reviews?

"Bad manager will get all your hard work as his and leave bad stuff to you" ((in 155 reviews)); "Until recently senior leadership refused to listen and partner with employees to increase performance." ((in 140 reviews)); "Slow career progression and advancement." ((in 96 reviews)); "Senior management is horrible and don't care about the field." ((in 87 reviews)); "bad upper management." ((in 71 reviews))

What are employees saying about GSK layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about GSK layoffs and their outlook for job security at GSK in 2026.

What are the top reviewed GSK locations?

Philadelphia , Research Triangle Park , Collegeville , Rockville , King of Prussia , Raleigh , Durham , Upper Providence , Warren , New York , Cambridge , Zebulon , Memphis , Boston , Parsippany , Phila , Pittsburgh , Washington , Marietta , Waltham , Saint Louis , Chicago , Richmond , Houston , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Lincoln , Carlisle , Conshohocken , Tampa

GSK reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(7,044 total reviews)

Luke Miels

82% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

GSK has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,044 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GSK employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.7 stars).

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7K reviews

3.0

Jan 16, 2015

glory days in the past

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

enjoyed my years working for GSK. unfortunately they are closing R&D here in RTP.

Cons

preference of those in PA and UK over those in RTP. hence the closing of RTP R&D site.

1.0

Jan 13, 2015

Great salary, horrible culture

Sales professional

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good base pay, travel opportunities and company car

Cons

Horrible culture, difficult development processess, awful management and leadership

3.0

Jan 8, 2015

GSK Product Development: was good, but GSK-RTP being shut down:

Product development scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

+Excellent pay and benefits +Flexible work hours (though varies based on job and boss) +Stimulating projects (nothing is ever routine) +Good budgets for great equipment (up until 10 years ago)

Cons

-RTP site being shutdown -For 25+ years before shutdown, had endless counterproductive reorganizations that crushed productivity and caused confusion -For 25+ years before shutdown, had endless management 'initiatives' that never achieved anything and were usually abandoned before getting to the implementation phase -For 10+ years before shutdown, had layoffs about every 1.5 years with most experienced/best scientists getting cut -For 10+ years before shutdown had minimal chances for meaningful promotions -Complete disconnect between 'talking about quality' and actual timelines & resources allocated for developing projects -Most equipment not upgraded or replaced in over 10 years -Now outsourcing EVERYTHING with resulting increased management burden and decreased quality -Moving R&D to China has been major fiasco

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