Lots of potential, slow to change - Anonymous employee AbbVie Employee Review

3.0
8 June 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They are an exciting company and industry that is focused on 2 major things - Patients and Growth. They do truly care for the patient (as much as any pharma company can) and are willing to make tough decisions to grow the business.

Cons

They are a spin-off of Abbott Labs, a great company but also a very traditional, conservative one. AbbVie is in a fast-paced, progressive industry but as much as they say they are "new"...they aren't. The shadow of Abbott still looms large and it is a constant battle to get them to move quickly and change their ways. Especially upper management who say they want to empower teams but can't help but micromanage.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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