BioNTech reviews about "management"

Lack of organization & processes stablished

Some forms of favoritism existed in groups, lax rules (a fair number abused flexible schedule), decision making took forever.

- 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.

Lack of guidance from senior management, no clear direction especially from the US leadership, some employees are just incompetent and tend to slack off

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...

Communication from senior management lacks clarity and direction, often leaving teams without a clear understanding of goals or priorities. Internal processes are inefficient, with redundant work being repeated across teams. Suggestions for improving efficiency are frequently overlooked or not acted upon, resulting in missed opportunities for productivity gains. There is little follow-through on initiatives that could streamline operations, creating a sense of stagnation. Management often appears reactive rather than proactive, with a focus on status quo instead of continuous improvement.

Unfortunately, the reality is that BioNTech is chaotic and poorly run. There are almost no processes or structure, so much is done at the last moment and in a slap-dash way that it's almost a company standard. Management would rather show up at public appearances and photo ops or talk loftily about "mission" and "passion" than try to make the company work. This doesn't bode well for the future.

- Sometimes workload can be overwhelming. - Too much "politics" in mid to upper management, which ends affecting teams and leading people to pursue other opportunities.