Lonza reviews

3.6

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,751 total reviews)
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Wolfgang Wienand

75% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Lonza has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,751 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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1.0
Apr 7, 2015

In Store Representative

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-good life balance -nice team members

Cons

-people at the top are constantly making bad decisions which affects everyone else -horrible pay -no benefits -I question the direction of the business and if they even know what they are doing

3.0
Apr 6, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great coworkers, 6% match on 401K, 3 week of vacation to start. Good for people who don't want to drive to Montgomery county.

Cons

Good employees get burnt out and leave. The only people who move ahead are the ones who are willing to step on others to get there. Some people have better luck than others moving between departments, I haven't yet determined if the reason some people are prevented from changing departments is due to an ineffective HR or if certain supervisors sabotage some employees chances but it's certainly not the case that the most effective people get the best opportunities. The pay is only competitive if compared to other biotech companies in Walkersville (there are none) Even working in Frederick 10 minutes away will get you a few thousand more dollars. Management has reorganized so many times they're going back to how things were before. QC and Cell Therapy should be avoided by anyone who isn't entry level or unemployed do to the high stress/ poor work life balance. I'm pretty sure the turnover rate for 2014 was around 20%.

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