Does Takeda Pharmaceuticals pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Takeda Pharmaceuticals employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Takeda Pharmaceuticals?

72% of Takeda Pharmaceuticals employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Takeda Pharmaceuticals 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Takeda Pharmaceuticals?

Sales Representative (121) , Associate Director (109) , Director (101) , Manager (77) , Intern (68) , Project Manager (53) , Estagiário (44) , Senior Sales Representative (44) , Senior Manager (41) , Scientist (40) , Manufacturing Technician (33) , Senior Scientist (32) , Quality Assurance (31) , Engineer (30) , Manufacturing Associate (30)

What are the pros of working at Takeda Pharmaceuticals according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits were good and reasonably priced." ((in 451 reviews)); "Great company values and culture" ((in 280 reviews)); "The people at Takeda are generally great and we have always had pretty solid departmental budgets." ((in 270 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 204 reviews)); "Good company and values and pay" ((in 159 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Takeda Pharmaceuticals according to real employee reviews?

"The Management is poor and is constantly pushing us for numbers and not caring about the people working getting them those numbers." ((in 164 reviews)); "Be prepared for frequent layoffs." ((in 68 reviews)); "Poor upper management that micro manages" ((in 43 reviews)); "Way too much favoritism." ((in 37 reviews)); "Long hours and difficult to make changes" ((in 31 reviews))

What are employees saying about Takeda Pharmaceuticals layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Takeda Pharmaceuticals layoffs and their outlook for job security at Takeda Pharmaceuticals in 2026.

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Takeda Pharmaceuticals reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,584 total reviews)

Christophe Weber

66% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Takeda Pharmaceuticals has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,584 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Takeda Pharmaceuticals employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmazeutika & Biotechnologie industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews

4.0

Jun 27, 2012

A good pharma company to work for.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has a good attitude about it's employees, understanding work-life balance. Unlike the appearance given by other pharma companies, any lay-offs here are a last resort.

Cons

Pharma industry. Depending on what happens with health care reform, things could get pretty bleak in this field.

4.0

Jun 21, 2012

Good pay, benefits, lost focus on pipeline with several non-approvals

Senior sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation, benefits, some strong products.

Cons

Several non-approvals for new drugs hurt pipeline, several layoffs ensued.

4.0

Jun 15, 2012

Excellent place to work at!

Sra

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

401K match is great....excellent scientists and people...

Cons

it depends on what title or group you're in to be visible at different levels.

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