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    Pfizer Reviews

    Updated 20 June, 2018
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    Pfizer President & CEO Ian Read
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    996 Ratings

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    • "demanding and need to be vigilant about work life balance" (in 87 reviews)

    • "lack of job security, very matrixed and unclear who is the decision maker" (in 51 reviews)

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    1. "Review"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Pfizer full-time

      Pros

      Work life balance is good and good benefits

      Cons

      Highly hierarchical organization and conservative values oozing everywhere

    2. "Quality Assurance Analyst"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Pfizer full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      I had a great time working for Pfizer and would recommend it to anyone who wants to pursue a career in the pharmaceutical industry.
      Great team, great culture, challenging projects in a dynamic environment.

      Cons

      Sometimes the QA team does not receive the recognition it deserves from the other areas.

      Advice to Management

      Keep working with the HR team to preserve the good environment and keep the team motivated

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    3. "Very political and unstable work environment"

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      Current Employee - Marketing in Mississauga, ON
      Current Employee - Marketing in Mississauga, ON

      I have been working at Pfizer full-time

      Pros

      Lots of learning with responsibility/ownership, good benefits and competitive salary

      Cons

      Limited opportunities for growth, very political environment with a constantly changing environment

      Advice to Management

      Engage employees at all levels within the organization if you want honest advice on how to improve.

    4. "good employer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Pfizer full-time

      Pros

      industry leaders and encourage employees to innovate.

      Cons

      Nothing too bad I think.

    5. "Territory Representative"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Pfizer full-time

      Pros

      Diversity, integrity, great management team

      Cons

      Purge staff every 2 years

    6. "Great place to work"

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      Former Employee - Project Manager
      Former Employee - Project Manager

      Pros

      Very good place to learn the pharmaceutical world.

      Cons

      They closed the R&D facilities.

    7. "Marketing Director"

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      Former Employee - Marketing Director in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Marketing Director in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      Strong brands and good people

      Cons

      Competitive industry with changes happening

      Advice to Management

      Continue to recruit from inside and outside of the industry to broaden your approach within Marketing versus hiring the same kinds of people over and over

    8. "Buisness unit manager"

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      Current Employee - Senior Project Manager in Edmonton, AB
      Current Employee - Senior Project Manager in Edmonton, AB
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Pfizer full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Managerial experience over 15y in pharma business, tender, distributor , new launch of slandered iv, clinical nutrition products , set budget , prices , lead team 54 Hero's

      Cons

      Have no experience in other companies due to loyal to otsuka group
      Limited marketing experience about 4 y among 15y , launch one product , no other languages rather than English ,

      Advice to Management

      Read more , down to field , build second line manager, diversity of business, learn languages , high skills of computers, inspire and motivate staff, tell success story to others , be supportive , don't say yes to the boss , you should alarm him for wrong issue .

    9. "supply chain manager"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      company offers great benefits and pays well

      Cons

      There are none. the industry is a cake walk compared to others

    10. "Assistant Brand Manager"

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      Former Employee - Associate Brand Manager in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Associate Brand Manager in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Pfizer full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Smart people, great structure, fantastic training and learning opportunities

      Cons

      None. This was a great junior role that teaches you strategy, process and execution excellence.

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