Crown Bioscience Reviews

2.8

32% would recommend to a friend

(108 total reviews)
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John Gu

15% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Crown Bioscience has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 108 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Crown Bioscience employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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108 reviews
1.0
29 Sept 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The employees at CrownBio San Diego are great, friendly, and fun to work with. Managers (especially those who are more on the upper end and have clique-like attitudes) are a totally different story. Medical insurance benefits are nice.

Cons

Management has serious issues - there is favoritism and unrealistic goals. Work load is not fair nor is spread out evenly. The management team stays together in their own group and does not interact with other employees. Some are loud in the office and make it feel like a hostile work environment that is not enjoyable to be in. Others keep to themselves, which actually make them seem unapproachable at times. When you do reach out, they don't lend a hand to help, but rather just make you feel like you don't know anything about your job and you should've known how to do it in the first place. The whole team had no sense of accomplishment, good work goes unnoticed and employees are undervalued and underpaid. The free lunch is a joke, food is sub-par, repeated and just not worth the "benefit" they make it seem. Employee turn around is huge, it almost feels like a temp agency.

1.0
11 Jun 2018

Great Science, But Radioactive - Stay Away

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are many great, talented people working hard in spite of management. There are good opportunities to learn skills, but it has to be self-motivated or based on necessity as you will not get career development. The most toxic business leader and their crew were recently "promoted" out of the way, which will give those left some breathing room.

Cons

Promotions in the business group were often based on loyalty and politics, not merit. Inept people with no experience were praised or made managers and good people jump ship. The turnover in the last year was staggering, and recruiters shun the company making it difficult to hire new talent. The company makes big promises , but they rarely deliver. It is mostly a few apples, but the executives are aware and allow it to continue to protect their payouts. Human resources is non-existent and complaints are usually ignored. Staff learn that your either accept things will not change or you leave.

5.0
14 Jun 2016

Curing Cancer!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

This company moves fast because there is a lot at stake. We have large pharma clients and ultimately patients who are waiting for us to produce successful results. Hard to think if a more compelling mission. The work is challenging because cancer is tricky. The employees who are engaged are smart and fantastic co-workers. We do a lot of things together and I learn a lot from them. Management operates with the expectations you find in a start-up, but we have the benefits of a huge company (better than any I have ever had - even at a large company). It is perfect balance for me. They have adapted to the changes of being acquired by a large company and have put in more structure than they had prior to that. That is great for some people and harder for others.

Cons

This is not a job for everyone. The people who succeed and have fun here fit in one of three categories: 1. passionate about science and the cause of oncology research 2. driven - naturally hardworking and curious 3. problem-solvers (technical and inter-personal) If you are looking to just come in to collect a paycheck or for someone to solve your problems, you'll be over-challenged at Crown.

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