Does Arena Pharmaceuticals pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Arena Pharmaceuticals employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Arena Pharmaceuticals. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Arena Pharmaceuticals?

56% of Arena Pharmaceuticals employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Arena Pharmaceuticals 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arena Pharmaceuticals?

Associate Director (5) , Director (4) , Manager (3) , Scientist (3) , Anonymous (2) , Senior Manager (2) , Vice President (2)

What are the pros of working at Arena Pharmaceuticals according to real employee reviews?

"Pay and benefits are decent." ((in 14 reviews)); "Pay is good" ((in 6 reviews)); "The teams consist of really smart, capable people." ((in 6 reviews)); "There is a good work/life balance: very few people work on the weekends, and most people finish their day by 5pm." ((in 4 reviews)); "working, intelligent, collaborative employees" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Arena Pharmaceuticals according to real employee reviews?

"popular) lab heads operated at a low capacity but were falsely regarded highly by upper management." ((in 4 reviews)); "Seems like there is more management than workers creating value." ((in 3 reviews)); "Senior leadership disappeared immediately, more junior staff took over but they're not providing any leadership." ((in 3 reviews)); "Not salary competitive" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Arena Pharmaceuticals redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Arena Pharmaceuticals redundancy and their outlook for job security at Arena Pharmaceuticals in 2026.

Arena Pharmaceuticals Reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(71 total reviews)

Amit Munshi

73% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (71 reviews)

Arena Pharmaceuticals has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 71 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Arena Pharmaceuticals employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

71 reviews

2.0

25 June 2019

Definite growing pains at Arena

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Some people do appreciate hard work - Company understands we need vendors to get a lot of the work done

Cons

I had some hesitation when signing on at Arena, as it looked like the salaried job I was signing up for was designed for at least two people. I was assured otherwise but I should have trusted my gut. I have averaged between 70 and 90 hours a week for the past 4 months. - Organization prides itself on being lean and agile, but this comes at the risk and result of burning employees out - Some departments have little to no effect on the corporate goals, which decreases motivation to come to work everyday - Ignorance of the fact that deadlines require a bare minimum of people and commitment to reach - Growth in some areas has created unaddressed strain in others Personally, immense stress has caused my quality of both work and life to suffer, and I don’t feel like anything compensates for it.

1.0

6 Feb 2020

Stay away, I made a mistake accepting the job offer

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

None, zero, zip, nada,

Cons

Stay far far far away from this company, this place is much worse than any of the reviews on here. The culture is brutal, toxic and no amount of money can compensate for the ridiculing behavior of the leadership teams. They lure you in with a healthy compensation package and what a great place it is, don't believe any of it.

1.0

5 Nov 2019

Caution - If you value yourself, integrity, ethics and morals, stay away

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Location is central and close to major highways

Cons

They undervalue the people within the organization which may not align with personal values Focused on executive benefits and revenue Inexperienced Management/Leadership Team leading to lack of ability to effectively manage people within the organization through the extreme growing pains currently ongoing No work life balance; women within the organization are not supported in general, especially if they have families. This may also apply to men who have families as well. No established career pathways for professional growth and career progression Training not provided on a regular basis Managers are focused on their own goals, have no time for their people, resulting in ineffective management of teams Ineffective measurements of individual performance - do not have an established performance review process If you are not a member of the good ole boys club, you’re just another body making money for Arena, with absolutely no value of you as a person working hard to meet corporate objectives CEO relocated to evade taxes to be paid in the state of California (self-proclaimed), is inaccessible to people within the organization and is apparently oblivious to the detrimental gaps within the organization because he has checked out and is focused on his next move

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