The best place to learn about pharma - QA Manager Bayer Employee Review

3.0
7 Mar 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The company has the money and is willing to spend it to improve the facilities, the business processes, and the training. Operational Excellence is a boon for this company. They have created a culture of change. I recommend getting into and becoming part of the OpEx initiatives. The facilities are old so improvement is a must.

Cons

The quality of the upper leadership (vice-presidents and directors) are questionable. When your leadership does not know the difference between a Pharm.D. and a Ph.D. and the technical abilities of the person, you know that you are in trouble. When your Vice-Presidents hire Directors who sit and draw pictures during a FDA visit, you know you are in trouble. When your Vice-Presidents can not show the vision that was communicated by the CEO in Germany, you are in trouble. When Ph.D.s that were hired to lead a department don't have a clue how to lead, one has to question what was learned in that Ph.D. program.

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Pros

compensation, team, boss, best technology, strong pipeline

Cons

bureaucracy, tough to influence change, slow to adjust, burn out,

3.0
11 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Better pay than other companies My team - full of hardworking and knowledgable individuals.

Cons

Leadership/Management - can be micromanaging at times and not a lot of guidance/resources being provided. Projects can change swiftly at Bayer, and most of the times there's no background context given. Work/life balance - asked to be "flexible" with schedule for last-minute requests, then criticized for having life/responsibilities outside of work. Also, these last minute requests reflect poor planning on management. Lack of team morale - seems like it's all work and not a lot of play. Burnout culture and not a lot of incentives to perform better.

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