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Alexion Pharmaceuticals

Part of AstraZeneca

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Unfortunate Turn of Events - Anonymous employee Alexion Pharmaceuticals Employee Review

1.0
9 Jan 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Being on a team that creates innovative therapies which truly transform the lives of patients. Competitive salaries and benefits.

Cons

Alexion was a good place to work 4 - 5 years ago. There was a hiring boom and they hired great people from all over the world. It was exciting and rewarding. The unfortunate missteps by former leadership led to new leadership in 2017 and the promise of better things to come. Instead there were several large layoffs in 2017, an environment that is even more political and executives that are demeaning and that play favorites.

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Cons

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