Good, stable, large pharmaceutical company with high growth potential - Medical Science Liaison AbbVie Employee Review

4.0
20 May 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Compensation is on par with other large pharma companies. Overall there is lots of innovation and a strong work ethic at AbbVie but this varies from team to team. Management aims to promote from within so there are ample opportunities for employees to transition into new roles with more responsibilities.

Cons

Incentives like RSUs and 401k matching have long vesting schedules to encourage employee retention. Leaving the company can come at a serious cost of un-vested compensation. The company is unnecessarily top heavy with lots of middleman management consuming most of the resources. Performance expectations are high, necessitating significantly more than a 40-hour work week.

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5.0
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Pros

love the culture at AbbVie and they have great benefit packages.

Cons

Huge Territories and long hours

4.0
8 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Not bad as pharma companies go. Relatively good job security. A lot of lovely, smart and hard working people. Benefits team are generally receptive and benefits have improved. Less likely to lay people off than other pharma/biotech.

Cons

Your experience is almost entirely dictated by your managers. Adherence to official policies is super variable. Site is relatively siloed from the rest of the company, top-heavy, and academic. Too many PhDs, not enough entry level development to support projects and execution. Sometimes a lack of clear leadership or direction and bizarre "old school" pharma opaque communication. Very limited, once yearly opportunities for promotion. Bizarre pay /compensation penalties for taking parental leave that saddles two different calendar years.

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