Pros
Excellent health benefits (medical, dental, vision). Fully vested in 401K from start date of employment with generous company match. Short-term and long-term International opportunities at other Lonza sites, even for non-Ph.D. or non-managerial/supervisory laboratory personnel. Strong safety-oriented corporate culture. Strong emphasis on 6-sigma lean efficient operations.
Cons
Passive/defensive culture versus aggressive, industry-leading orientation. Contract company cost-cutting/savings orientation with matching cost-conscious contract company pay. High personnel turn-over due to temp workers finding jobs elsewhere, permanent employees findings opportunities with other departments, or permanent employees finding higher paying jobs outside of the company is a problem. Stressed managers/supervisors who are pulled in multiple directions. Very lean organization, perhaps a little too lean. There a strong reliance on using temp/contract workers to cut costs which leads to loss of valuable experienced personnel when said workers find permanent positions elsewhere. Training can be a "catch-as-you-can" situation, which is a problem in a GMP environment.