A disarray from top management to bottom - Principal Scientist CellCarta Employee Review

1.0
Sep 21, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Some good, helpful colleagues who made life a bit easier.

Cons

A toxic working environment where no one knows what they do. Apart from one or two managers who are doing anything they can to save this sinking ship, rest are delusional and oblivious to what is happening on the ground. Most people are not made for positions they are appointed in. The HR is a real mess, absolute mess. Group leaders are not fit to the position, the basics of management skills need to be spelled out to them. Sad part is that they are the ones who are guiding some brilliant scientists and principal scientists who clearly understand the job better. The company lacks system in every little corner. HR, communication, etc. The yearly evaluation of employees is a total joke. Goals are set by company itself for employees. So as an employee you dont set your goals. you are basically set for failure! Seems like a scam, so you will never get a raise or promotion. Since the change of CEO, rounds of layoffs happened, one worse than last one. You are expected to cover multiple positions and work long hours but nothing gets back to you. no promotion, no raise , pathetic increase (100 bucks) salary increase.... Toxic is the word to describe the culture

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CellCarta Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review regarding your experience working at CellCarta. We deeply appreciate your candid feedback and recognize the impact that recent changes, including layoffs, have had on our employees. We understand the challenges that come with transitions and are committed to continuously evaluating and improving our processes to better support our team members. Thank you again for your feedback, and we wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

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5.0
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Pros

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4.0
Jan 16, 2025
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Pros

Good inter-departmental communication. Managers and immediate director to my department were both excellent communicators and extremely supportive of their employees. Work life balance was great and benefits were quite good as well.

Cons

The pharma and CRO space is struggling very hard right now. 6 months after being hired, we had our first major lay off. After another 6 months they made even deeper cuts. Between that lay off and myself being laid off I started to notice many coworkers emails suddenly being deactivated or that they were replaced on projects due to them leaving or being quietly laid off. Hopefully they can turn things around, but I would keep one foot out the door if seeking employment with CellCarta. Other than that, there was always some disconnect between teams in other countries and time zones in terms of following SOPs for data or general urgency. This disconnect would often create an extreme sense of urgency to get deliveries to clients on time that could have been solved with better communication and better team leading and error correction in other sites. Lastly, some programs and projects were not very efficient and created less efficient systems than there could have been for completing deliveries and solving problems. Additionally, these systems encouraged a lot of extra busy work that could have been solved in a more efficient manner.

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CellCarta Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review regarding your experience at CellCarta. We deeply appreciate your candid feedback and recognize the impact that recent changes, including layoffs, have had on our employees. We are committed to continuously improving our processes, including communication and adherence to SOPs across our different locations, which is something we have begun streamlining as part of our 'One CellCarta' effort. Your suggestions are appreciated and have been noted. Thank you again for your feedback, and we wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
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