small biotech experience, but large company bureaucracy (clin ops review) - Clinical Research Associate Gilead Sciences Employee Review

3.0
Feb 7, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

*job security due to company's current financial standing *onsite cafes and gym *free bagels once a week *401K match

Cons

*pay is on the lower range for the bay area *not much training/career development offered to the staff. company has money but is generally not willing to pay for training, especially if it's out of town training *promotions are far and few (inconsistent), turn over is very high in clin ops *the management team has been around for many years (10+) and so nearly their entire experience has been at Gilead and in most cases it has not matured as the company size has matured. *micromanagement from top down *very inflexible with alternate work schedule (i.e. telecommuting, etc) *lean means completely understaffed

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

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Cons

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