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      Rigel Pharmaceuticals Reviews

      3.3

      43% would recommend to a friend

      (30 total reviews)
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      Raul Rodriguez

      55% approve of CEO

      36% positive business outlook

      Rigel Pharmaceuticals has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 30 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rigel Pharmaceuticals 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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      30 reviews
      1.0
      27 June 2016

      fired without a warning after 13 years

      Senior scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Really enjoyed working with my coworkers

      Cons

      After just 3 months on the job, the Chief Medical Officer fired me without warning for "not being committed enough", though I'd been at the company for 13 years, had written almost 10 papers, was almost 50 years old and had a wife and 3 young children at home. I asked for a second chance, to which she curtly said no, I'll never be committed enough.

      1.0
      31 Dec 2016

      No longer a good place for Research/Science

      Senior research associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Rigel used to be an excellent place to work in Research & Development. Salaries were above industry standards. Great benefits package. Innovative research, novel disease indications pursued, and terrific resources allocated in research (equipment & budgets). Small company where you know most of the employees. Very generous with stock options grants given out annually.

      Cons

      Rigel has been plagued with many clinical failures. Half of research was laid off in September 2016 (just below the number of employees and the % of company that would trigger the WARN act) and I suspect the days are numbered for all the other employees remaining in research. Not a transparent company. The two biology groups were not collaborative to the point of being secretive. Several high level employees 'retired' according to emails/press releases in the last two years, but that is clearly not true for two or three of these individuals. The new HR department takes pride in getting new hires at the lowest salary possible (below industry standards), has reduced the frequency of promotions and salary increases, and in general has had a negative effect on the workplace.

      5.0
      20 Sept 2018

      Great Culture and Science

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Family-friendly, leadership that really cares. Recent FDA approval of our first product. Lots of fun!!

      Cons

      Lean and wear multiple hats (but I like that)

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