Young biopharma company offering great compensation for people willing to engage - Manager AbbVie Employee Review

5.0
Sep 10, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

AbbVie has the advantage of being a pretty new company (created in January 2013), building on the rich heritage of Abbott, but with its very own culture and values. People are very dedicated, committed to results, with rather short decision circuits. It also a very good company for consultants that are willing to invest time and get into very hands-on projects.

Cons

Downside (for some people) is that flexibility, both within US or internationally, will be required if you want to build a successful career path within AbbVie, especially in financial roles.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Big Pharma Name Recognition: Having Allergan/AbbVie on your resume provides industry visibility.

Cons

Extreme Governance & Bureaucracy: Allergan is paralyzed by red tape. There are far too many governance layers just to get basic regulatory strategies vetted out. Flawed Compliance Infrastructure: Product approvals are heavily dependent on documentation. However, current records are completely inadequate. Management fundamentally fails to understand how these systems are interlinked. Unqualified & Absentee Leadership: The leader with department oversight completely lacks the expected knowledge and experience for this level, making her a massive liability. She is rarely in the office but knows exactly how to work the system. She aggressively pushes for unnecessary, in-person regulatory meetings solely to accumulate personal travel points rather than to mitigate actual business risks. Disastrous Transition Management: The leadership transition wreaked total havoc across the department. Negligent HR Department: HR shows zero interest in investigating why good talent is leaving the company. Alarming Job Security Signs: It is a massive red flag when a leader encourages employees to apply for roles entirely unrelated to their expertise, or receiving automated AI notifications about job openings outside your department.

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