Does Daiichi Sankyo pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Daiichi Sankyo employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Daiichi Sankyo. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Daiichi Sankyo?

79% of Daiichi Sankyo employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Daiichi Sankyo 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Daiichi Sankyo?

Sales Representative (31) , Director (24) , Associate Director (23) , Manager (23) , Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative (20) , Analista Pleno (19) , Coordenador (13) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (12) , Sales (12) , Propagandista Vendedor (11) , Estagiário (10) , Sales Representative II (9) , Analista Sênior (8) , Gerente (8) , Analyst (7)

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

"very generous and good benefits" ((in 55 reviews)); "Great people and place to work" ((in 39 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 38 reviews)); "Good salary compared to other working student positions." ((in 23 reviews)); "Good pay well enough" ((in 16 reviews))

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

"Poor leadership and ignorance of ethics and compliance issues" ((in 31 reviews)); "Poor management especially in medical affairs." ((in 31 reviews)); "5 years of layoffs." ((in 24 reviews)); "Upper management changing hands & potentially losing small company feel & loyalty." ((in 12 reviews)); "Salaries and bonus structure are not as high as other companies." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Daiichi Sankyo layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Daiichi Sankyo locations?

Basking Ridge , Parsippany , Edison , New York , Newark , Saint Louis , Miami , Jersey City , Chicago , New Brunswick , Oklahoma City , Houston , Los Angeles , San Diego , Washington , Austin , Little Rock , Memphis , Newport Beach , Seattle , Philadelphia , Savannah , Central Valley , Hackettstown , Andover , Belleville , East Rutherford , Elizabeth , Hoboken , Livingston

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Daiichi Sankyo reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(636 total reviews)

Sunao Manabe

92% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

Daiichi Sankyo has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 636 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Daiichi Sankyo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

636 reviews

5.0

Dec 22, 2009

Good place to work, growing company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, appreciative and respectable work attitude, fair work review/assessment process, stock shares for managerial-level employees, vacation days slightly more than average

Cons

Biased for Japanese employees, offices can be a bit nicer but this is an extremely minor detail

5.0

Sep 2, 2009

Great Choice for a Pharma Job!!!

sales representative ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Japanese culture of respect..never had a layoff !!!..strong pipeline and solid selling skills taught..hire quality people

Cons

Bonus system makes you continually "beat yourself" quarter over quarter vs yearly

3.0

Feb 8, 2009

as long as you are on management's good side, it's a great place to work independently

Pharmaceuticals sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it offers great job flexibility and the chance to work independently and manage your own territory as long as you keep out of all of the gossip and negativity with other reps, you will do fine. opportunity to make a lot of money as long as you are a top performer

Cons

micromanagement; a lot of requirements to fulfill ; a lot of evening obligations; you can be incriminated for being friends with the wrong people

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