Lonza reviews

3.5

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,754 total reviews)
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Wolfgang Wienand

74% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Lonza has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,754 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lonza 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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2K reviews
3.0
Jul 4, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stable company (job security), bonus set at achievable level. Reasonable Insurance benefits, vacation, 401k match. Accessible local management, most vacation is approved. Attention is paid and money spent to making areas and processes safe.

Cons

Frequent turnover at highest levels of organization—leads to lack of vision and consistent objectives. Planning does not coordinate with production to account for staffing level capabilities. Production department feels strong whiplash and burnout. Managers are encouraged to propagate toxic positivity and lies. Lip service is paid to developing employees but it is not a real goal for managers.

3.0
Apr 29, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone is very earnest and wants to do a good job. There's not a ton of "do this wrong thing to save money and kill everyone" type of crap. Safety is taken relatively seriously, they don't cover up incidents or downplay them, they do actually fix things that are unsafe *at the Portsmouth site* (not necessarily at other sites). Training is pretty good though. If you want to get your foot in the door, get some GMP experience, they are good for that.

Cons

The sexism and racism is *chef's kiss* magnifique. Efforts to do anything about it - well, you'll either laugh or cry. Unfortunately this is really, really common everywhere in biotech. Pay is not competitive with Boston area, which isn't very far away.

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