How are the career development opportunities at Takeda Pharmaceuticals?

The organization is filled with hard-working teams and employees. There are many opportunities for employee-driven development through internal learning resources and short-term rotations. The organization continually strives toward patient-centricity which is not just a talking point (unlike some other companies). There are a LOT of initiatives around DEI, work-life alignment, and culture building.

Constant shifts and changes in leadership made career development and upward movement challenging due to inconsistencies in opportunities, communication, expectations, and commitment to culture by leaders. Teams were understaffed, overworked, and undersupported, bogged down with processes that led to burnout and employee mental health issues. Leaders were difficult to trust. Transparency was lacking among team structures. Information sharing was highly controlled and often stayed with only a select few. The talking points spoken by Sr. Director and above leadership are not often backed by action. An annual "cleaning of the house" exists where stakeholders suddenly disappear. The HR business partner is working for leadership, not the employee. You are treated like a number if you leave or are separated from the company. Takeda does not live up to its people-first value.

Great salary and benefits, opportunities for professional development in in the right function

Acquisitions and operational changes make job security an issue

Remote work opportunity, company in east coast

outdated software, Toxic environment, favoritism, No recognition for hard work, bad insurance, very high deductible for family

It depends on your manager and department. I worked with two departments. Some departments are excellent in providing work life balance and growth opportunities. Have good work life balance in most departments - it really depends on your manager.

Some managers and departments ( cyber security group i worked briefly with) are control freaks with no direction or cultural awareness. HR is there nominally to onboard employees and help managers but lack insight on employee retention and/or rights. As it is mainly Pharma, it is very hard to move to other internal positions and lacks opportunities and process to do so.

The company and regulatory organization has lots of opportunities for career growth. In addition to a strong commitment to patients, Takeda also makes sure that employees feel like they belong as individuals through their diver employee resource groups.

You need to drive your career growth through networking and being proactive about looking for opportunities.

Some nice people, most of them on the junior side. Kendall office pretty.

Horribly toxic environment, those who are supposed to be people leaders only exploit their subordinates, they lie, manipulate, promise and don’t walk the talk. Lots of talk on psychological safety while in reality nothing concrete is done about it, starting from retaliation and pretty obvious favoritism, mostly gender-biased in a few teams. Complete lack of career opportunities apart from a few selected ones, no transparency or clear communication. Many leaders are incompetent and unknowledgeable, especially in commercial, where big egos with no competence thrive. Favoritism is very visible. A lot of leaders micromanage and do not provide any opportunities for advancement, the culture is “do your work and that’s it”. Highly disappointing. This place is sick, bad culture has poisoned a good part of the company. Last thing they care about are patients and employees. First thing: $.

Great culture, focused on career development

The Pay could be higher

Great benefits and growth opportunities

Many clinical failures. Some Politics to navigate.

Great learning opportunity and comfortable job. Great location and accessibility. Great benefits package.

Rotating shift is taxing. Little opportunity for internal reshuffling and career growth.

- Supportive team - Great coaching/growth opportunities for interns - Good way to learn about the pharma world

- My team was 100% virtual, which might be a pro for some, but I found difficult at times