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BioLife Solutions Reviews

3.6

57% would recommend to a friend

(36 total reviews)

Mike Rice

77% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

BioLife Solutions has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 36 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BioLife Solutions employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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36 reviews
1.0
Sep 21, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free Food, Benefits, 401k, Great dental plan

Cons

I think it has been long enough since my leave to share my story. I was in QC as an Inspector. When you first arrive it seems that everyone is a “family” and very friendly, but as most of us know, this should have been a red flag. They draw you in and get you comfortable, but if you so much as threaten that cult culture of theirs, it’s curtains for you. A few months into my time, I found out BioLife was cutting salaries of new manufacturing hires instead of raising salaries for those who had been there for a long time. I decided to say something to my manager, explaining they weren’t happy and it could lead to some unpleasant consequences for the company if not addressed. The next day, I was fired for “inappropriate behavior”. Those friends I thought I had made along the way completely shunned me. One of them was still interested in spending time outside of work together, but it seemed he was bullied into changing his mind a few days later. If you work here, don’t expect to be able to make change for the better or that the people you work with are trustworthy. Keep your head down and do your job and hope that you don’t upset someone enough to lie about you or become a scapegoat for the companies poor decisions.

1.0
Apr 13, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice people, good place to work if you're on the office/admin side. Lower requirements for entry level positions to get your foot in the door in the Biotech/pharma industry.

Cons

Significantly lower compensation compared to other biotech companies in the area not to mention new hires are being started at even lower pay than they were 2+ years ago. Annual/merit increases were in the range of 1-5%- nowhere near even covering the cost of inflation. Rapid growth plus poor planning lead to huge degradations to the work-life balance of the production teams. Both mid-level and senior management are completely out of touch with the day to day operations leading to unrealistic production goals. Retention not prioritized, if you bring up any legitimate concerns you will be reminded of your at-will employment status. Hard work is not often recognized, the most vital members of the team were always rewarded with being buried in more work.

1.0
Feb 10, 2023

BioLife

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Stock awards are generally refreshed annually

Cons

Leadership takes an extremely long time to execute administrative items, such as formally granting stock awards after communicating the awards to employees. Management is focused on growth and acquisition with almost no focus on integrating companies already acquired and fixing existing operational issues. The companies overall do not collaborate effectively and it is very difficult to get buy-in from other departments and other companies to drive change. Management is also focused on costs and margins and holding down employee base pay (pay rate increases not keeping up with inflation) with exception to significant pay increases for executives in recent years (per officer comp in SEC filings).

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