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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Thermo Fisher Scientific reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(12,620 total reviews)
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Marc N. Casper

68% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Thermo Fisher Scientific has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 12,620 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Thermo Fisher Scientific 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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13K reviews
3.0
May 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Big pharma with multiple sites around the world that one can leverage standardized SOPs and workflows.

Cons

Bureaucracy tends to slow down progress, very slow approval systems, quick to shutdown sites with short-term vision. Much lower salaries that other pharma companies in the Bay area.

4.0
May 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Established processes, good work-life balance, remote work, clear delineation of responsibilities.

Cons

Very corporate, strong push to use AI, too many cooks in the kitchen, which leads to lack of a feeling of ownership. They say they “pay for performance” but I’m a top performer and I only get the standard 2% merit raise. Lack of clarity on benchmarks to meet for promotion/raises.

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