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      IPSEN

      Engaged Employer

      IPSEN reviews

      4.2

      84% would recommend to a friend

      (662 total reviews)
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      David Loew

      88% approve of CEO

      81% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Compensation and benefits

      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Senior management

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      IPSEN has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 662 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The IPSEN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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      662 reviews
      2.0
      Aug 9, 2020

      All talk, no action

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are pretty good especially above-average 401(k) match. Flexible work arrangements are allowed and good technology.

      Cons

      Somewhat of a sweatshop. Never fully disconnected/round the clock culture. Fire drills left and right. No support in terms of staff or software resources. Poorly trained managers. No regard for the experience of the employee (career development wise and hours-wise). Feel pressure not to take vacation days. Negative and intense environment. Middle managers are afraid to push back on VPs. VPs are not engaged with the people supporting their functions. "We have a retention problem" has been mentioned on calls. They engage in employee surveys left and right - which is good - but a bunch of buzz words is all the promised actions items that are communicated as the results. Completely unstandardized processes are fostered and tolerated - it's a struggle to find out what was done in the past as records are saved on people's hard drives and time is not given generously to teach about history of how things were handled.

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      IPSEN Response
      5y
      Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. We are working hard to build a positive and encouraging culture at Ipsen, and we are glad you appreciate our benefits programs. We will pass along your concerns about management and workloads to the appropriate team. We wish you the best in your future with us.
      2.0
      Aug 4, 2020

      Micromanagement, toxic culture , avoid for now

      Field sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Salaries are good , generally above market median . Some decent benefits for a medium sized company eg sports subsidy and pension. Some really talented , hard working employees committed to delivering the best for patients especially those at first line management level and field / marketing teams . Positive working environment in some teams . Leadership of market access and regulatory particularly good . Initial information and support for field and office staff very good at start of pandemic.

      Cons

      Think very carefully before taking a field sales / marketing role at Ipsen. The management style is micro management, inconsistent application of policies to suit senior leadership and some tactics/ behaviours that border on bullying. Stress levels are high in the field and marketing teamand retention is poor, must be one of the worst in the industry. Highly unrealistic sales targets mean sales bonuses are often impossible to achieve Senior leaders becoming less accommodating on the COVID situation and putting pressure on the teams to achieve virtual activity targets despite the challenges in the nhs. All sales teams questioned in front of peers on what they’ve done every day! Despite enforced working from home, refusal to move times of calls when teams are homeschooling and caring for young children has resulted in low morale . All decisions controlled by UKLT/ GM and first line leaders have no autonomy . Engagement survey results for the UK were awful but no recognition or accountability for this has been seen yet.

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      IPSEN Response
      5y
      Thank you for your review! Our top priorities are and will remain to guarantee the health and safety of Ipsen’s employees around the world and ensure business continuity so that patients can get access to the medicines they need. We strive to offer a flexible work environment and provide resources for our employees to help balance their work and personal lives. We will share your input with the appropriate team.
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