BioNTech Mainz reviews

3.1

47% would recommend to a friend

(38 total reviews)
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Ugur Sahin

42% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Employees in Mainz Rhineland Palatinate have given BioNTech a rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 38 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most employees have a good working experience in Mainz Rhineland Palatinate. The BioNTech employee rating in Mainz Rhineland Palatinate is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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38 reviews
2.0
7 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- A good place to start your career if you don’t have experience. - You can learn a lot from its international and fast environment. - The company participates in a lot of sports and volunteering events and has many cultural event. - English speaking environment. - Home Office and flexible working hours - Bildungsurlaub

Cons

- The salaries are relatively low for a company of its size. - Power politics are very prevalent, where colleagues who accomplish a lot are not acknowledged, while those who communicate with their line managers in a more obedient way regardless of their performance are rewarded. - Promotions and learning opportunities are not distributed fairly. - Acknowledgement of contributions to patents are often lacking due to managers seeking a bigger share. - Intransparency and deliberate misinformation on the levels of upper and middle management. - No proper bonuses. Stock bonuses are kind of a scam and conditions are not communicated properly. - Instead of rehiring colleagues whose positions became redundant in active positions and training them accordingly like how big pharma in Germany typically do, it was resorted to dismissals and lay-offs. - Continued promotions and hirings for favored select few while many colleagues simultaneously face lay-offs. - Very weak and inexperienced workers council. - Management and HR avoid answering questions.

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BioNTech Response
3w
Hallo, vielen Dank, dass du deine Einschätzung mit uns teilst! Deine Rückmeldung ist enorm wertvoll für uns – sie hilft uns, besser zu werden. Wir schätzen, dass du deine ehrlichen Gedanken mit uns teilst. Wir verstehen deine Kritik und nehmen sie als Ansporn, um Veränderungen und Verbesserungen, wo immer möglich, voranzutreiben. Wir wünschen Dir alles Gute für die Zukunft. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Dein HR-Team
2.0
8 Jan 2026

Zero transperancy

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

international working environment flexible working hours

Cons

no transperancy with decisions, overwork employees, not informing them about their upcoming decisions of cutting them off, so as to maximize benefit on the expense of the time of the employee, that will later struggle finding a job and cancelling plans. I know some colleagues who have been told they will continue with the company until the last days of their contract, where they were surprised that they are not staying. Performing very well does not reflect on your position in the company. No fairness/ ethics at work decisions if the law doesn't abide them to do so. People with temporary contracts are treated very poorly simply because no law abides them to respect their time in the company

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BioNTech Response
4mo
Hello, Thank you for sharing your feedback and opinion with us. We understand that the upcoming changes may create uncertainty, and we want to assure you that these decisions were not made lightly. They are part of our carefully considered company-wide strategy. Our priority is to support our employees as best as possible during this transition. If you have further concerns, suggestions, or detailed feedback, please feel free to reach out to us at kununu@biontech.com. We are committed to addressing your concerns and supporting you. Best regards, Your HR Team
2.0
23 Dec 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you are lucky you might be in a good project where you can learn and deliver something meaningful

Cons

Too many cons...The past months and for the foreseeable future there is a lot of job uncertainty with layoffs. Very toxic environment which is fostered or ingored by the management . If you are not lucky enough to have a good team and supervisor, then you cannot expect much. There is no meaningfull feedback over the year, no development plan (or if there is any, it can be vague or not followed), the expectations are too high without any actual reward and no recognition of any hard work. There is favouritism where certain people who get along with their supervisor get promoted very quickly and others are left behind (sometimes on purpose). If you speak up about an issue then most likely you will be punished or even accused of being difficult to work with, and never get promoted. Unfortunately, There is no 360 review or an exit interview as a process, so you cannot give feedback for your superiors. Good people are leaving the company in mass...

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BioNTech Response
4mo
Liebe*r Kollege*in, vielen Dank, dass du uns eine Bewertung hinterlassen hast! Dein Feedback ist uns wichtig und die Einblicke unserer Kolleginnen und Kollegen helfen uns, gemeinsam zu wachsen. Es tut uns sehr leid zu hören, dass du keine positiven Erfahrungen mit dem Arbeitsklima bei BioNTech gemacht hast. Wir würden die Situation gerne besser verstehen und mögliche Optimierungsmaßnahmen identifizieren. Wir verstehen, dass die anstehenden Veränderungen in unserem Unternehmen Fragen aufwerfen und für Unsicherheit sorgen. Daher würden wir uns freuen, wenn du deine Erfahrungen mit deinem People Partner teilst oder dich unter glassdoor@biontech.com meldest. Für deine Zukunft wünschen wir dir viele positive Erfahrungen mit BioNTech! Nochmals vielen Dank für dein Feedback! Herzliche Grüße Dein HR-Team
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