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3.1

55% would recommend to a friend

(74 total reviews)

Doug Canfield

65% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

canfield scientific has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 74 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The canfield scientific 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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74 reviews
1.0
Feb 2, 2015

Frustrating

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Willing to give a chance. -Interesting technology

Cons

-Lack of leadership. -Management with no management experience/skill sets. -Revolving door environment. -No Training.

2.0
May 21, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The work itself is actually interesting, and a lot can be learned about clinical research and the pharma industry. There are SOME really great people working there at low-to-mid level management who are knowledgeable and passionate. The rare project that goes smoothly is very satisfying. The company does have a lot of potential if some major restructuring can be done.

Cons

Horrible communication and direction. Little-to-no training offered, and what is offered is haphazard and sloppy. Extremely high turnover rate (I would guess 30-40%) - rather than offering support or training, employees are fired on a whim. When a department is jokingly referred to as the "revolving door" of the company, there's clearly a leadership problem. Management really is not connected with day-to-day operations and has little understanding of what support is needed. "Leadership" team is composed pretty much of people who have been there the longest - by no means the most qualified or best-suited people. They often seem to be barely keeping things together - entire department is constantly stressed and panicked. Very disorganized - company seems to be growing faster than it is able to really manage and everyone suffers as a result of poor leadership.

1.0
Apr 8, 2021

Terrible Company - Scientific/research Side

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Networking with outside contacts Reasonable commute

Cons

Disorganized on boarding Unclear roles and responsibilities Individuals in management roles who have not had proper management training "Mean girls" club If you aren't willing to sell your soul and work all hours of the day through lunch then don't bother If you aren't a suck up, don't bother If you have a family, don't bother

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