Galderma reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(710 total reviews)
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Flemming Ørnskov, M.D., MPH

76% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Galderma has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 710 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Galderma employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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710 reviews
1.0
Nov 12, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Great earning potential IF quotas were realistic in regard to what average industry growth is, which they HAVE NOT been in the last 1.5 years. Fun industry, great products.

Cons

Unrealistic quotas you won't even come close to achieving if you have 40% growth, in a market dependent on the nation's discretionary income which upper management is fully aware of. They have even acknowledged consumer demand will fluctuate with the state of the economy and economic uncertainty, but yet they fail to adapt their expectations because of this. There is no transparency as to how quotas are set...this is the question that is danced around for all the years I've been here. They used to be attainable at least, which made it motivating and made all the after hours/weekend and extra busy work they give you tolerable. Years leading up to and especially since IPO, the culture has changed to be demeaning and threatening in nature with 80% of the sales force not hitting quota or making any money, meanwhile the company is reporting record setting revenue YTD. They even started issuing "warning letters" in 2024 every quarter for each category you were under a certain percentage in. 80% of the sales force has received these regularly, and these aren't even a PIP, just a threat since everyone would literally be gone if they were actual PIPs since they KNOW quotas are unattainable..just a way to keep sales force producing record setting revenue without having to pay them for it.

2.0
Jan 2, 2020

Tumultuous atmosphere

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are good: 401k matching, health plan, maternity leave, free product I made several connections with colleagues here that I will maintain for my entire career. There are several groups that work very hard and are passionate about their work. For those that play their cards right, there is opportunity for advancement as this organization prepares for the next phase with EQT.

Cons

Over the last 8 years, I witnessed the most turnover of my professional career. This was most prominent at the executive level: 5 CFO's and 4 CEO's in North America. The constant turnover in people and strategy has left the company short-sighted and struggling to execute within a 1-3 month time horizon. Historically the organization had a myopic focus on marketing and sales. This led to an underdeveloped operational backbone. While there are some bright spots, much of the organization still operates very inefficiently. Information is fragmented and teams are not well supported. Finally, while I enjoyed working with many of my colleagues there is a group I felt very uncomfortable working with (Rx business unit). The other two groups (consumer and aesthetic) had teams that were great to engage with. The Rx BU was incredibly insulated. They made it very clear who was "in" their group and who was not. This created an atmosphere of group-think, many of those that support the business do not feel they can speak independently or challenge ideas.

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