Does Galapagos pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Galapagos employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Galapagos. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Galapagos?

40% of Galapagos employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Galapagos 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Galapagos?

Senior Scientist (15) , Associate Director (5) , Associate Scientist (5) , Project Manager (4) , Research Scientist (4) , Director (3) , Principal Scientist (3) , Consultant (2) , Finance (2) , Laboratory Technician (2) , Medical Affairs (2) , Medical Writer (2) , R&D (2) , Scientist (2) , Specialist (2)

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

"nice colleagues" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good benefits, flexible working conditions, max." ((in 7 reviews)); "Great people and accommodations" ((in 6 reviews)); "Competitive salary and good benefits" ((in 4 reviews)); "life balance, good packages (bonus, stocks, relocation), good working atmosphere, efficient project process and company evolution" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"management faible ou inexistant" ((in 5 reviews)); "Lacking clear leadership" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Galapagos layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Galapagos locations?

Pittsburgh , Chicago , University Center , Denver , Boston

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Galapagos reviews

3.3

40% would recommend to a friend

(69 total reviews)

Paul Stoffels

24% approve of CEO

15% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.3

Senior management

Galapagos has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 69 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Galapagos employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

69 reviews

1.0

Nov 2, 2023

Poor performance and commercial management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to hybrid work. Potential of new CEO .. but this is also waning Gilead involvement and knowledge to steer Galapagos In past had talented but all left

Cons

Poor commercial leadership CCO CCO not experienced . Inflamm pipeline halted due to his lack of experience . Had only worked with Abbvie hence unaware how to launch in todays environment .

3.0

Jun 4, 2023

Good employer - need to fix pipeline

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work from home work life balance collaborative

Cons

affiliates poor no culture with new ceo risk with pipeline

5.0

Apr 6, 2023

Happy to have joined

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting new strategy and inspiring leadership

Cons

Growing pains and culture clashes between the "new" and "old" GLPG

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Jobs at Galapagos

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