Astellas reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(905 total reviews)
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Naoki Okamura

87% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Astellas has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 905 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Astellas 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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905 reviews
1.0
Jan 4, 2017

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Anonymous employee
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Pros

Flexibility to work from home or office as job required

Cons

Not allowed enough time for training; no communication between personnel training and supervisor; unclear, and unrealistic expectations; security policies not clear to management and not set up before first day; laptop set up with new software without anyone knowing about it and expecting work to be performed as if it was the same when it was not; supervisor was not interested in seeing work and then contacted staffing agency to terminate me because I did not perform work quickly enough when it was complex. New hire orientation process handled by contractor staffing agency, Access to databases took almost the entire time I was there and then was not correct. Was told that staff were treated like family and adults and it was a lie.

4.0
Jun 2, 2016

Great company, I would work there again.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The benefits are fantastic, including half day Fridays all year long. The headquarter's facilities are practically brand new, and are very modern and nice.

Cons

Some people believe there is / continues to be age and sex discrimination. There are not many women in senior leadership positions.

2.0
May 26, 2022

Great company gone bad

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Pros

Some great hardworking people. Good pay and excellent benefits. Astellas was an incredible company with a patient focused vision and some really inspiring leaders, unfortunately that has all changed.

Cons

Astellas is bleeding great talent. People are leaving the company in large numbers due to lack of inspiring leadership and bad Area and Regional Managers. People complain to HR but nothing ever changes. Many managers micromanage and are creating a toxic work environment. Recent Employee Engagement Surveys for the organization weren’t good. Employees as a whole are not happy with the lack of transparency and the bad actions of many managers. This once great company has gone downhill fast.

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