Pros
There are opportunities for research and development at Lonza there is a culture of scientific literacy that is unique and drew me to the organization at first. You have a unique opportunity to interact with the clients and business end of projects that allows you to see multiple aspects of bringing a pharmaceutical product to market.
Cons
This site is massively disorganized, every day felt like putting out fires and you could expect a big turnover rate for your coworkers. A majority of my team and direct management left within the first year of my working at Lonza, leading us to pick up the pieces. Additionally, the middle management seemed more interested in personal advancement than solving chronic problems that would plague frontline workers on a day-to-day basis. The culture was stuck in its ways and was not interested in applying different problem solving techniques to its projects. I can personally attest to seeing PPE standards not being met by its employees to meet deadlines set by middle management, with middle management not being amenable to moving deadlines with clients.
