Is Otsuka a good company to work for?

Otsuka has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 741 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at Otsuka to a friend and 73% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Otsuka have been left by employees working as Intern , Health Science Advisor and ReadyNow Account Manager .

Does Otsuka pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Otsuka employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Otsuka. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Otsuka?

74% of Otsuka employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Otsuka 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Otsuka?

Director (31) , Associate Director (25) , Manager (20) , Neuroscience Account Manager (18) , Account Manager (14) , Health Science Advisor (14) , Intern (11) , ReadyNow Account Manager (10) , Sales Representative (9) , Senior Manager (9) , Neuroscience Health Science Advisor (7) , Hospital Account Manager (5) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (5) , Sales (5) , Internship (4)

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

"Great benefits and programs in place for work life balance" ((in 68 reviews)); "Culture is great and the company puts the needs of the patient first." ((in 49 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 41 reviews)); "Good work life balance and flexibility." ((in 30 reviews)); "Good Salary , Salary on Time ," ((in 23 reviews))

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

"Many DM's and RD's have no leadership skills." ((in 23 reviews)); "poor management with lay" ((in 20 reviews)); "Upper management is great." ((in 12 reviews)); "It feels as though the managers don’t care that it is your life & livelihood and instead say “well you signed up for this.”" ((in 8 reviews)); "No training ( external & internal) provided apart from product and sales training" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Otsuka layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Otsuka locations?

Princeton , Rockville , New York , San Francisco , Newark , Houston , Los Angeles , Chicago , Jersey City , Washington , Texas City , Cleveland , San Jose , Seattle , Philadelphia , Gaithersburg , Tampa , Boston , Atlanta , Bridgewater , New Brunswick , Teaneck , Princeton Junction , Boise , Salt Lake City , Virginia Beach , Joplin , Saint Louis , Buffalo , Huntington

Otsuka reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(624 total reviews)

Tarek Rabah

74% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Career opportunities

Otsuka has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 624 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Otsuka 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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624 reviews

3.0

Mar 3, 2010

Thinking of Otsuka

Anonymous employee

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Pros

There are quite a few intelligent and respected individuals left at Otsuka. There has been significant change and I do believe that Otsuka has a bright future.

Cons

If you have never worked for BMS then you will not understand the culture. Otsuka is just a small BMS. Changes on a quaterly basis continues to bring in all ex-BMS people.

2.0

Feb 24, 2009

Too little; too late

Director of marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has a good product and a well trained sales force. The Board of Directors recognized the problem with the pre-existing management and changed it accordingly for the better, bringing in a new Chief Executive Officer and senior vice president of sales. The company reorganized and reconstructed itself to meet the needs of the customers. It was a small company and most of the people were friendly and willing to help even if under-educated in their areas of expertise. The location in Lafayette was beautiful and there was a good work life balance. I thought the company had potential.

Cons

Unfortunately, after only two years, the Board of Directors engaged another chief executive officer and laid off the senior vice president of sales. The new CEO had no experience in sales, marketing or for that matter management; therefore he listened to everything the chief financial officer said and didn't listen to anyone else. The company changed directions as to what they were selling three times in three years which led to inconsistent sales efforts. The company should have never been a stand alone firm; they didn't make enough in sales to warrant the overhead of accounting, finance, human resources, shipping, etc.

1.0

Nov 26, 2008

Otsuka divisions operate similarly around the U.S. Be careful working for any of them.

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Unemployed and they are close to where you live.

Cons

Unbridled racism against non-Japanese employees. Upper management is placed in positions based upon politics in Japan not because of experience or appropriate education. There will always be a Japanese employee above every American employee watching. Raises can be few and far inbetween. Bonus' may be offered with no intention of giving them.

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