Lonza reviews

3.5

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,754 total reviews)
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Wolfgang Wienand

74% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Lonza has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,754 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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2K reviews
2.0
May 10, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay, entry level lab technician positions, yearly bonus, start with 3 weeks of vacation and full time hiring raise and night shift differential pay.

Cons

This place is an unorganized disaster. A lot of standing around looking for something to do when there is nothing to do but can't go home. They hire ANYBODY. Nonstop drama

2.0
Apr 27, 2017

Market leader but with simplistic vision

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- good team and cooperative colleagues - good support from the direct manager - working conditions ok

Cons

- no real upper management vision; simplistic understanding of the working context/market; - very narrow minded and not willing to change; no international mentality; - focus only on reducing the costs and increasing the share price value; - no interest in scientific value creation or sustainability for the existing products; - innovation not encouraged because it is too expensive; - salaries bellow average; because of the newly implemented Gauss curve concept, no possibility to have a salary raise. The concept "defines" that less than 10% of the employee should have a salary raise; if you are working in a team with less than 10 persons, then this will never happen. The mediocrity is welcomed because it would fit in the rest of 90% remaining and it is cheaper. Excellence is not the focus since too expensive. - quality of products in free fall; expectations higher and higher; - not a motivating nor inspiring working environment.

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