Pros
Competative salary, and company winter shut down in addition to paid vacation days
Cons
Astellas' corporate culture is chaotic, with long hours. Additional hours resulting from internal politics rather than real work that contributes to helping patients. Advancement opportunities are not dependent on skills and contributions. There is no clear career path process, and mediocre performers are frequently rewarded and elevated vs. high performers. Corporate Japanese headquarters have stepped away from oversight of the American Operations the past few years, which makes it appear that they will shut down the US offices within 5 years or so. Current US top management do not hold managers accountable for processes and procedures, which allows for a bullying, competitive and inefficient work environment. Lack of allignment on departmental objectives results in many employees and departments working on the same projects in their own silos.