Is Lonza a good company to work for?

Lonza has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 2,352 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at Lonza to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Lonza have been left by employees working as Intern , Scientist and Manufacturing Supervisor .

Does Lonza pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Lonza?

67% of Lonza employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lonza 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lonza?

Scientist (81) , Biotechnologist (68) , Manufacturing Associate (36) , Senior Scientist (34) , Core Technician (31) , Intern (31) , Quality Assurance (23) , Bioprocess Engineer (22) , Operator (22) , Project Manager (22) , Associate Director (20) , QC Analyst (20) , Manufacturing Associate II (18) , Research Scientist (18) , Lead Scientist (17)

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

"Great people to work with and learn from and the problem statements keep the work interesting." ((in 175 reviews)); "Good benefits and Paid time off." ((in 167 reviews)); "Good pay once you reach the top of your top pay time accrued via union." ((in 93 reviews)); "Ok remuneration package; great colleagues" ((in 73 reviews)); "no idea why joined it but good salary" ((in 72 reviews))

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

"night shifts and poor management" ((in 142 reviews)); "Zero work life balance and no rewards for doing the job right..." ((in 63 reviews)); "Upper management is almost completely uninvolved with the local workers." ((in 36 reviews)); "No training and the training they do provide is poor at best." ((in 34 reviews)); "Poor communication and implementation." ((in 33 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lonza layoffs in 2026?

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

What Lonza locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Greenwood , Pearland , Vacaville

Lonza reviews

3.5

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,748 total reviews)

Wolfgang Wienand

73% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

Lonza has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,748 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lonza 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

May 19, 2026

Good rotating schedule, but night shifts are challenging

Biotechnologist level 1 nights

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great on/off Rotating schedule the most you will work in a row is 3 days.

Cons

Night shift can be hard to handle with family.

1.0

May 17, 2026

Toxic management leads to serious mental health issues

Biotechnologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay is ok because of NH income tax thats it

Cons

STAY AWAY!! Unless you enjoy destroying your mental health. The worst managers I have ever dealt with. All they do is belittle you, overwork you, disrespect you, infantilize you, and never appreciate your work. They expect you to be a robot, stay in late for work, do a lot more than your job description but will never appreciate you. Management is completely childish, unprofessional, and deeply toxic. Managers demand that you constantly slave away after hours and go 'above and beyond' without an ounce of appreciation, but the exact second you show a shred of humanity or arrive one second late, they write you up out of petty spite. It is an insulting, hypocritical environment run by incompetent managers who treat grown adults like undisciplined children. The hours are 7pm-7am, very bad for your health and time. Furthermore, HR will never accommodate personal improvement education, most of the time they wont even answer you or give you an answer that wont help at all. Absolutely useless.

5.0

May 16, 2026

Good company to work for

Procurement manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote working, flexible, stable, good link between leadership and general workforce which is not common in pharma

Cons

Limited progression opportunities due to smaller teams than big pharma

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