Good benefits/pay but growth opportunities and promotions are not consistent between groups - Scientist Pfizer Employee Review

3.0
Feb 6, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay and good benefits

Cons

Growth opportunities and promotions are completely dependent on your group and boss, which can be good or bad for you. It was bad for me. I watched other colleagues that possessed similar skills/experience/capabilities as myself get promoted, and in some cases, get promoted more than once, before I received a single promotion. I intend to leave the company soon to find my next step since Pfizer continues to move the target for what is needed to promote me. I've been on the promotion list for ~1.5 years now and have no indication that I will be promoted anytime soon.

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5.0
Jan 15, 2026
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Pros

People are passionate and dedicated about the work, but also put a big emphasis on work-life balance. Feels like there are a lot of opportunities to grow.

Cons

Compensation, especially in R&D, is often slightly lower than other comparable pharma companies

2.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

A good amount of remote monitoring, which depending on how you view can be a positive.

Cons

Changing systems and inconsistent standards are applied to people. There are many differing models that often muddy how you are supposed to do your job, especially when other staff members don't quite understand. How do you interface with the changing models? There tends to be a lot of blame and foisting of responsibilities. Sometimes you can become overburdened with a lot of work, where people do not respect your time and think that their tasks should take priority. It is possible to be contacted late at night with work to do and then be criticized the next day for not being able to keep up.

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