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James C. Foster
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Pros
"Good Benefits and company culture" (in 52 reviews)
"They have great benefits and offer competitive pay" (in 33 reviews)
Cons
"Long hours, no work/life balance" (in 36 reviews)
"Long hours due to understaffing" (in 22 reviews)
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- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great experience for university students as a placement position.
Cons
Location is not the best.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Job Security Overtime Pay makes up for below average pay
Cons
Overtime is expected 'It's the Charles River way' is used as an excuse when you mention inefficiencies or feeling unappreciated.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Tries to do right by their employees Socially conscious employer Interesting work
Cons
Very busy Staffing pressures Can lead to things falling through the gaps
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
- Great working environment - Top quality research - Employees development
Cons
- Compensation - Not flexible - Amount of work to meet the deadlines
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good company culture and development opportunities.
Cons
Fixed term contract and competitive
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great benefits Fun and friendly atmosphere Good work/life balance Managers care about career progression Beautiful park
Cons
Political aspects Lots of odd jobs to do that don't match original job description Labs need upgrades Micro managing
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Low level employees are generally nice.
Cons
Willing to risk vulnerable partner's life during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Extremely petty and vengeful upper management.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Good start in the industry. Work with some very talented and friendly people. Get good experience and learn some key things about the drug development process.
Cons
Can be overworked and under appreciated. Feels like very senior management are only catering to expectations on a corporate level and not thinking about actual staff onsite.
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Excellent work culture and hence liked it
Cons
Slow work culture due to big company
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
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- Constant workload - Continuous opportunities to learn - Great progression scheme - Training courses
Cons
- A push to take on too much work than can handle - Sometimes a lack of care for team/analysts - Sometimes a lack of communication with important updates
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