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      Wave Life Sciences reviews

      4.3

      92% would recommend to a friend

      (43 total reviews)
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      Paul Bolno, M.D., MBA

      92% approve of CEO

      75% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.8

      Compensation and benefits

      4.5

      Culture & values

      4.4

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Senior management

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      Wave Life Sciences has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Wave Life Sciences employee rating is 23% above average for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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      43 reviews
      4.0
      Feb 21, 2019

      Outstanding People, Needs More C-Level Engagement in Training

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Great work-life balance, meaningful mission, amazing co-workers, free catered lunch, massive impact on the lives of patients and their families, excellent benefits package

      Cons

      The company spent a good deal of time on mid-level management training, but only made training "optional" for executives, some of which were in dire need of training, consistently letting down their subordinates with lack of direction or clear objectives. Also, toxic individuals who have a longer history with the company are sometimes protected, creating hostile work environments and insufferable gossip.

      4.0
      Nov 10, 2018

      Smart and dedicated scientific team at growing company

      Scientist i
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Scientists are smart, hard-working, and thoughtful Excellent culture and collaborative work environment, especially in the lab Tremendous drug discovery progress, very rapidly, due to robust core technology Friendly and competent employees across most of the company Competitive compensation and benefits Sound IP/scientific foundation for the company Exciting growth for the company, esp through internal programs and partnerships Abundant cash (so far) to pursue new ideas, take risks Decent work-life balance

      Cons

      Upper management tends to make extravagant claims and promises about what our company will deliver (e.g.number of new disease programs, new INDs) on very short timelines. This trickles down to middle management taking a demanding tone, rushing results from the scientists. The scientists attempt to hold on to their integrity and honestly communicate about obstacles and challenges, but certainly feel the squeeze. Perhaps this is common in many early-stage/pre-clinical biotech companies? There is a somewhat notable attrition rate (folks across the company leaving for other opportunities) - suggesting not everyone is satisfied.

      5.0
      Aug 15, 2017

      Lucky to have joined WAVE

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Science is outstanding! Culture is energizing and colaberative. Pay and benefits are excellent- plenty of opportunity to grow and develop

      Cons

      Sometimes you can feel your being micro managed where others may feel they are under managed

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