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.

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

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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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

2.0

Mar 11, 2012

Great people to work with, horrendous management in the middle and executive levels of the organization.

Senior sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work/Life balance, benefits, innovative product line.

Cons

Executive lack of leadership Goal setting Your performance strictly dependent on your territory and not your contribution or lack thereof. Middle management filled with "affirmative action" promotions, not the "best individual" for the job. Constantly asked to "reinvent the wheel" on a process in order to make positive remarks on your annual self-evaluation.

4.0

Mar 4, 2012

Weak product portfolio and questionable pipeline

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall, benefits are very good for field sales employees and from what I hear, even better when working in the corporate office. Depending on your field sales manager, life vs. work philosophy vs. acutals is quite good.

Cons

Limited upward mobility - a very flat organization from the field sales perspective. Also, current product mix is quite weak. Future for product launch of Aloglipton is still uncertain. Should it finally be approved, it will be the 4th DPP4i to market and must bear the legacy of recent Actos issues.

3.0

Feb 29, 2012

Great Compensation but little job satisfaction

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Good Bonuses * Amazing Benefits, Compensation * Recruits good talent * Fun parties * Admirable Mission * If you get on the right team, this is indeed one of the best places to work * If you are someone with no ambition and likes to work as little as possible, you can get by with that here (is that a positive?) because of HR's conservative stance towards termination.

Cons

* If you get on the wrong team, this is a demoralizing place to work. * Get hired in at the position you want because promotions in some areas take a very long time. * Senior Management is disconnected from the day to day operations. * Promotions based on longevity rather than the best candidate. This is especially damaging when unqualified people are promoted to a management position. I've encountered some of the most immature, ineffective managers here. * Terrible physical space (loud, small cubes, low cube walls, sub standard computer equipment). If you are interviewing there, ask to see where you will be sitting. * People with no ambition and little desire to work can get by with that because of HR's conservative stance towards termination. This is demoralizing to those of us with high work standards.

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