Santarus Reviews

I worked at Santarus full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Small company environment allows you to gain experience and exposure to many different areas of the pharmaceutical industry. If you work hard and build advocates you can be a part of many different committees i.e. sales compensation, sales training and development etc. and build your skill sets

Cons – When times are good you can be lulled into thinking that you are a highly valued team member. Like most pharmaceutical companies there are challenges i.e. products going generic, lost court cases etc. Hard work, self sacrifice, and top performance will not save you if a patent is lost etc. There is just not enough revenue streams to endure a product miss.

Advice to Senior Management – More attention needs to be given to the field. Home office rules all here and the people on the front lines will usually take the brunt of any cutbacks, failed marketing plans etc. Additionally, the leader of HR and Sales Training has way to much influence over sales operations and the organization. Additionally there is a surprisingly high amount of gossip originating from the top. Because of this the home office does not have the trust of the front line employees.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Santarus

Pros – Good people, work life balance

Cons – small product portfolio, primary product lost patent dispute - overturned too late

I worked at Santarus

Pros – Very little red tape, exciting place to work.

Cons – Small company, at risk for take over.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Santarus

Pros – Small Pharma has it's advantages

Cons – Very Limited Pipeline is a problem

Advice to Senior Management – You need to find partnerships with other companies that have permanent value to the company. Don't keep diversifying and stay a GI company.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Santarus

Pros – Encouragement to the general work force

Cons – Crazy decisions that have seemed to hurt the company.

Advice to Senior Management – Communicate more appropriately and honestly with the work force.

I have been working at Santarus

Pros – High base salary for the start up people.

Cons – Very low bonus structure.
Don't get paid for certain managed care plans.
Meetings very low budget.
Very little promotional funds.
Incompetent management in most areas of the business.

Advice to Senior Management – Be honest with the employees. Pay your sales people what they earn and stop taking away scripts just because you didn't negotiate well.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend