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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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,581 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 3,581 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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1.0

Nov 1, 2019

TERRIBLE PLACE TO WORK!!! MANAGEMENT IS TERRIBLE AND UNQUALIFIED!!

Quality control analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None related to the job itself. The only perk of the company as a whole is the food court and the state-of-the-art facility.

Cons

Management only cares about themselves. They will make your life miserable for no reason, changing your schedule, forcing you to work scheduled overtime and long hours in terrible working conditions. The culture of Takeda/Shire is the worst that I have ever seen!

1.0

Jan 25, 2019

Dead-end

Senior financial accounting analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work-life balance - more life than work. Generous vacation/holiday policy, half-day Fridays. Good benefits package.

Cons

Very little opportunity for growth. No transparency about future of the company. Management does little to motivate employees and recognize talent.

2.0

Nov 17, 2018

Great work horrible culture incompetent leadership at Oncology business unit

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work Good benefits Allow for work life balance

Cons

Depressing environment Leadership treats people really badly Incompetent leadership New hires are causing political stir and can’t be trusted

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TERRIBLE PLACE TO WORK!!! MANAGEMENT IS TERRIBLE AND UNQUALIFIED!!

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Great work horrible culture incompetent leadership at Oncology business unit

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