3.0
21 Jul 2011
Anonymous employee
Current employee
South San Francisco, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Top notch science Visibility to best scientific advancements in the world Clear vision for drug development
Cons
Little emphasis on staff career growth. Dir/VP level management generally extremely competitive with each other, and with subordinates -- often fear of subordinates going up too fast and taking over their roles. Inappropriate aggressiveness is tolerated on the pretext of "emotional attachment to one's job" -- there is no excuse for shouting and senior management hurling personal insults and abuse in meetings.