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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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A place with huge potential that is low on resource and high on bureaucracy. - Manager In R&D Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

2.0
Dec 22, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Great brands, great connections to customers. Corporate office seem to be doing the right things. Products have huge potential for improvements.

Cons

Consumable Divisions are short sighted, lack experienced leadership and are not resourced for growth. Day to day factory issues take up marketing time. No focus on long term strategies or road maps. Global marking managers have to place orders or workarounds to avoid daily slips. There is no division between sustaining and development. Middle management is reluctant to change, most have never worked outside of their roles and have no other experiences from other companies. Broken processes on top of a miss understanding of branding, product development and research. You don't want to stay long because the lack of change will kill your career.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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