Astellas Reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(901 total reviews)
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Naoki Okamura

83% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Astellas has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 901 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Astellas employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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901 reviews
3.0
13 Feb 2015
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Pros

The Managing Director is forward thinking, and once in a while shares his high level plans with the company. Product portfolio is promising, with a great oncology product launched around the world from 2014. Other great legacy products on the list too, so plenty of work to get involved in at every part of the product life cycle. Company is going through a growth phase so great opportunities to move between departments for those who are less specialised.

Cons

Management are often too concerned with themselves that they miss what is happening on the ground. Poor communication and transparency also slows processes down and the business sometimes suffers when lower ranks are stretched because of inefficiencies that result. Work life balance depends on the individual manager. Was told that coming in at 9am and leaving at 6pm constitued "flexible" hours, and stepping downstairs to the cafe to get a takeaway coffee was seen as slacking off. It is disheartening to see new staff start with fresh ideas and energy, but this gets drained by the end of their probationary period. The office lacks energy, and often employees work in complete silence.

1.0
17 Feb 2021

Politic and dishonest

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Pros

Salary is very generous for even junior staff.

Cons

Work place is full of politics and high staff turnover.

1.0
29 Apr 2025

Toxic environment

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Pros

I cannot find too much to tell

Cons

Toxic environment, leadership only interested in their own benefits but they do not care about patients, doctors or employees. Usual practices: - making talented, valuable people, who are too competitive for the management redundant. Unfair dismissals, they replace redundant people within 1-2 months. - extreme outsourcing- most functions are outsourced overseas, cheapness over quality. Processes are insufficient, no support.

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