slave labor - Anonymous employee Cytokinetics Employee Review

1.0
Aug 23, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There is nothing positive here.

Cons

very unexperienced "Senior Management" that has not experienced success for 14 years. The worker bee "A" team has all left. There is constant turnover for years for a reason - the bad "Senior Managers" are not removed. The C suite needs an over haul. This company expects you to work 24 hours a day/7 days a week no matter how many hours you have already given (over 80 weekly for over a year). The most junior biotech employees I have ever witnessed. No wonder they cant attract talent or keep it.

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Cytokinetics Response
8y
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re disappointed that you feel this way about Cytokinetics, and hope that while you were employed with us you were able to openly discuss your concerns with your manager and the HR team. On average, it takes 12 years to bring a new medicine from lab to patient, and we take pride in our commitment to bring innovative medicines to help people with diseases of impaired muscle function.

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We appreciate your recognition of our robust benefits and collaborative colleagues who make Cytokinetics a great place to work. Our leadership team continuously assesses organizational priorities to balance commercial execution with cutting-edge research and development. We are committed to fostering an environment where our R&D and commercial teams can thrive and collaborate effectively to deliver potential therapies to patients. We wish you the best in your professional journey.
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