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Relay Therapeutics Reviews

3.9

61% would recommend to a friend

(93 total reviews)
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Sanjiv K. Patel

64% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Relay Therapeutics has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 93 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Relay Therapeutics 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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93 reviews
1.0
1 Nov 2023

Dishonest Leadership

Recommend
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Pros

Working for a company thats working towards saving lives.

Cons

RelayTx has faced a series of challenges that are concerning for its employees and stakeholders. Over the past several months, the company has been quietly implementing layoffs across various departments, including R&D, IT, Operations, Legal, and Recruiting. Unfortunately, these layoffs have not been accompanied by transparent communication, leaving many employees disheartened and fostering a growing sense of distrust in the leadership team. Additionally, our HR department appears to have become excessively controlling over the past few years, with numerous approval requirements for even the simplest of actions like hosting a training or sending a MS Teams message to the company. This bureaucracy can stifle creativity and hinder the company's growth and cultural development. It is essential to strike a balance between governance and flexibility. It's unfortunate that the Chief People Officer is building an empire instead of doing what's best for the company. Lastly, the fluctuating stock price raises concerns about the effectiveness of the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Corporate Development in steering the company in the right direction. It may be time for the CEO, Sanjiv, and the board to evaluate the leadership team's performance and make any necessary adjustments to ensure the company's long-term success.

1.0
4 Apr 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Great colleagues and team in Research Good benefits and work-life balance Fast decision making and less red tape than a lot of Pharma

Cons

-Leadership has no clear strategy, no partners or outside interest -Either through a series of missteps, or plain incompetence, they have totally destroyed the Research engine at this company -Relay as it once was will not continue, they will burn all their cash on Ph3 and hope for an approval -They treat exiting employees awful, with little to no severance package and essentially walk them out as if they were fired for cause.

1.0
2 Aug 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits and great team members. Strong support from immediate managers. Collaborative environment

Cons

Deceptive leadership creating false sense of caring and nurture. Extreme nepotism leading incompetent and unqualified personnel to be promoted into undeserving positions Leadership exuding very elitist attitude, unwillingness to be open minded. Very wasteful

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