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      Otsuka

      Engaged Employer

      Otsuka reviews

      3.8

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (622 total reviews)

      Tarek Rabah

      71% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Senior management

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      Otsuka has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 622 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Otsuka 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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      622 reviews
      3.0
      Dec 16, 2022

      Decent Place to work as a stepping stone, Not a place you stay

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They pay well and the work is interesting

      Cons

      1. Toxic company culture - you are expected to always be available, always be ready to put in overtime, always be ready to meet unreasonable deadlines 2. No work/life balance - they are in love with travel for the sake of travel, all day and all week meetings, team dinners. Many try to use this a surrogate for their non-existant social life 3. Boomer mindset - they are in love with the office and do what they can to force you to come in. You will not get ahead unless you are putting in face time with all the executives 4. Top heavy - large amount of VPs, all of which make life harder as they try to justify their existence

      2.0
      Jun 16, 2017

      They talk the talk but stumble when trying to walk the walk

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Office is pretty nice - Work/life balance is mostly good - There are a few dynamic leaders who are really making things happen. Get with one of them and you'll be fine - as long as they stay.

      Cons

      - Touts "innovation" but most (not all) parts of the organization are too conservative to actually do real innovation. - Parts of the organization are very "cliquey" and if you're not one of that senior leader's group of insiders you can pretty much forget getting very far. - Culture of company is bizarre and driven by Japanese HQ, less so since previous CEO passed away on a business trip at a young age but still rather bizarre. Head of HR personally told me it takes two years to really understand the company. - Pipeline of new products is suspect even though senior leadership constantly talks about how "robust" it is. - Company is struggling to regain its groove since Abilify patent expiration. Budgets have been slashed, first layoffs in company history in 2016. 2017 is expected to be the "trough" year before things move back into growth but that depends on the pipeline, mentioned above. - HR is pretty clueless and reactive for the most part.

      1.0
      Aug 2, 2023

      Ask The Right Questions and Choose Your Path Wisely

      Global quality representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great experience for a younger person breaking into the industry ( depending on your goals/background)

      Cons

      Workplace bullying is present! I would not suggest working here as a POC. Poorly chosen and untrained management is present. No respect for work-life balance.

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