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 (76) , 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 culture and puts patients first" ((in 276 reviews)); "The people at Takeda are generally great and we have always had pretty solid departmental budgets." ((in 267 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 197 reviews)); "Good company and values and pay" ((in 158 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 163 reviews)); "Poor leadership and managment of employees" ((in 76 reviews)); "Be prepared for frequent layoffs." ((in 62 reviews)); "Manager was terrible and she insisted on micromanaging everything." ((in 58 reviews)); "Poor upper management that micro manages" ((in 48 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

(3,582 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 3,582 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

2.0

Feb 7, 2012

ok

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation good, benefits good, good vacation policy

Cons

stressful work environment, managers looking for something to write you up on, poor communication.

2.0

Feb 5, 2012

Good for industry newbies

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

cutting edge therapies and studies decent pay

Cons

cronyism If not in the clique you don't advance no senior management communication

4.0

Jan 12, 2012

Great place as a full time employee

Research scientist(contract)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High quality researchers supported by management with direction and equipment to achieve short term goals -IT support excels and providing support and integration -Easily accessible to public transportation -Flexible work/life -

Cons

-Contract employment can lead nowhere, Long term contracts used to get around headcount issues -Development opportunities must be sought out -Somewhat stratified organization -Management long term goals not always communicated with actions that support words

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