employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Engaged Employer

So so bad - Director Thermo Fisher Scientific Employee Review

1.0
Oct 17, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some roles are allowed to be flexible SOME

Cons

Where to start? Medical insurance for a family is $863 a MONTH JUST medical. The HR processes here are all manufacturing based and probably written in 1983. IF you can speak to someone in HR. We buy new companies yet lay current staff off. The head of HR when you hear her speak is condescending arrogant narcissist. No promotion budget for current employees and I have to take away merit from my successful performers to increase merit for my small group of high performers. Toxic is the word I would use for the culture. If you want to be worked to death and not recognized this is the place for you. If you want most of your paycheck to go to health benefits this place is for you. If you want to set your career back 20+ years in policy and process this place is for you. If you want to be forced to go in the office five days a week just to be SEEN not to actually collaborate this place is for you. The old PPD folks are all waiting for the economy to get better so they can jump ship as the culture has shifted and it’s just so toxic.

Explore other reviews about Thermo Fisher Scientific

5.0
May 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work with. Provides good benefits. A growing company with a strong-solid background in the medical field.

Cons

Mainly a medical company (95%), but has invested in other areas (5%). If you are in the 5% area, it's difficult to transfer, even once you are internally an employee there.

2.0
May 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You'll get hands-on experience with regulated lab environments, which is genuinely valuable early in your career. The CRO world gives you transferable knowledge of clinical trial operations that other companies will recognize. If you're self-motivated, there's room to build things on your own. I taught myself new tools and built reporting dashboards for my department because nobody else was going to do it. Tuition reimbursement existed when I started, which was a real benefit.

Cons

Compensation does not match the workload. You will be overworked and underpaid, and when you bring it up, nothing changes. I repeatedly asked leadership to let me take on work that aligned with my career goals and education, but I was always "too busy" with my regular responsibilities for that to happen. They'll happily benefit from your output but won't invest in your growth. The tuition reimbursement policy changed while I was mid-degree, which tells you everything about how they view employee development. Benefits are underwhelming for a company this size, and when I needed them most, they fell short. A workplace injury made it very clear where employees fall on their priority list, and it's well below the bottom line.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All