Is Lonza a good company to work for?

Lonza has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 2,360 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at Lonza to a friend and 59% 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?

69% 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 (80) , Biotechnologist (69) , Manufacturing Associate (36) , Senior Scientist (35) , 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?

"Good benefits for employees and family members." ((in 183 reviews)); "Great people to work with and learn from and the problem statements keep the work interesting." ((in 171 reviews)); "Good pay once you reach the top of your top pay time accrued via union." ((in 82 reviews)); "Ok remuneration package; great colleagues" ((in 82 reviews)); "no idea why joined it but good salary" ((in 68 reviews))

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

"night shifts and poor management" ((in 141 reviews)); "Zero work life balance and no rewards for doing the job right..." ((in 65 reviews)); "Upper management is almost completely uninvolved with the local workers." ((in 38 reviews)); "Poor communication and implementation." ((in 36 reviews)); "No training and the training they do provide is poor at best." ((in 34 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 are the top reviewed Lonza locations?

Portsmouth , Houston , Bend , Walkersville , Hayward , Greenwood , Tampa , Alpharetta , Pearland , Hopkinton , Allendale , Morristown , Atlanta , Vacaville , Frederick , Boston , New York , Conshohocken , Salisbury , Rochester , Durham , Rockville , South Plainfield , Cleveland , Rochester , Manchester , Wayne , Williamsport , Lexington , Greenville

Lonza reviews

3.6

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,752 total reviews)

Wolfgang Wienand

75% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

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 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,752 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

3.0

Feb 8, 2016

Regional IT Manager

Regional it manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Benefits and Co-Workers are great to work with

Cons

Global Communication on big projects

2.0

Jan 23, 2016

Manager is your god, pray you get a good one

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Constant improvement programs, although often implemented without any warning or training. Senior corporate management in HQ wants to achieve something great. Fantastic customers and many many different molecules to work on. Never boring, good variety of tasks. You may be very very lucky to get a brilliant manager.. chances for that are like winning Lotto.

Cons

Management at lower level is not skilled to manage anyone. Very visible favouritism, bullying, forcing to work overtime. Staff do not receive appropriate equipment for their job.. Often customer facing staff do not have a laptop... face to face and phone calls are then done with pen and paper. If customer has questions, they have to 'take is back'.. This is because their manager is so junior and immature that usually do not understand the job of their staff nor how long it takes and what is needed. Cheesy 1980s American alfa male culture is prevalent. Why lower level managers do not implement ANYTHING that senior manager ask them to do?

4.0

Jan 21, 2016

Process Engineer

Process engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues, challenging environment, leadership opportunities, very good scope for career growth in short time

Cons

Disconnected local management, no scope for employee development, less compensation and benefits

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