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      Otsuka

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      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 demographic groups

      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
      Jun 7, 2011

      Great company, misguided management

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      If you are lucky enough to get a full-time job here, the benefits are second to none. PTO is exceptional, even from the beginning, and health/dental plans are great.

      Cons

      Otsuka seems to be having difficulties transitioning to becoming a larger company. They do not want to increase head count at any of their locations, even though the workload (and budget of company) have doubled in recent years. Instead, contractors have been hired to increase head count and replace employees recently laid off, which has had a negative effect on employee morale.

      3.0
      Feb 8, 2011

      I learned a lot about politics.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A good company to learn and understand the pharmaceutical industry

      Cons

      Slow to act on bad management.

      2.0
      Sep 29, 2010

      Clinical Development at Otsuka

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent compensation and benefits (but that will only last until Abilify goes off patent protection in the US and also no stock options...)

      Cons

      A very unique and chaotic corporate family: corporate culture is the worse possible mix of Japanese and US culture. Pressure to perform due to the looming Abilify patent cliff. Inefficiencies are due to duplication, overlapping, and unclear roles and responsibilities because leadership is either not interested or not experienced in running complex R&D operations. Japan HQ is applying the GE corporate model to its US subsidiaries but this only results in more pressure to perform and does not solve structural/operational issues. People are expected to be accessible 24/7 and face-time is important hence expect limited work-life balance.

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