Needs some serious work - Associate Scientist Alcami Employee Review

1.0
Mar 18, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people you get to work with are great and there's a strong sense of team within the labs. They hire people straight out of school (both undergrad and graduate) and have some of the best training I've ever been through. Gaining experience in the pharmaceutical industry is easy to get here.

Cons

Upper management doesn't seem to care or have the time to care for their teams. ELT only cares about bottom lines and making money. The rumor mill is rampant and no one stops it or confronts it. Employees, especially those in lab and manufacturing, are overworked. Salaried employees are making the same as hourly employees even though they are working the same hours. There is no gratitude for jobs well done. More work is always expected. Employees who have been there for 20+ years are starting to quit because of the atmosphere. And everyone is still pretty mad about the desk situation. We are treated like robots.

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5.0
Feb 24, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits and social life

Cons

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1.0
Jul 21, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It was fun getting trained in new techniques, but they did not prioritize training. The bottom line is all they care about. There were some great coworkers there too. I hope they find a workplace where they are truly valued, cause this is not it.

Cons

I loved working here at first. Then, the good people kept leaving and management became worse. Micromanagement is rampant and new red tape changes to software keep things moving slower and slower. There is no trust in your abilities as an analyst. Management is extremely incompetent and they use fear and bullying through intimidation to deliver results. They will only promote you if they like you as a person. Hard work never gets rewarded, and promotions are unbalanced. Safety, empathy, and quality are taken as suggestions while their antiquated SOPs are considered the highest dogma. Higher turnover rate than most restaurants. Managers talk trash about their employees to other employees. No one who works at the analyst level here is mentally ok. The heartache is not worth the low pay. Watch your back.

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