Be ware. Extreme racism even w/ nice DE&I visuals. - Clinical Development Scientist AbbVie Employee Review

1.0
18 Jun 2022
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Pros

You have a job Benefits are decent Looks good on your resume Some nice people If you can overcome racism, it probably okay…

Cons

Fake innovation- they just buy up smaller companies and market the product. Don’t expect to be listened to. Racism Bullying culture Incompetent - lack of standards and congruence and depending of whether you’re in the “in” club this can be used as a weapon. If you’re a Black woman and not Director level and above, RUN. They will mentally torture you otherwise.

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1.0
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Pros

Big Pharma Name Recognition: Having Allergan/AbbVie on your resume provides industry visibility.

Cons

Extreme Governance & Bureaucracy: Allergan is paralyzed by red tape. There are far too many governance layers just to get basic regulatory strategies vetted out. Flawed Compliance Infrastructure: Product approvals are heavily dependent on documentation. However, current records are completely inadequate. Management fundamentally fails to understand how these systems are interlinked. Unqualified & Absentee Leadership: The leader with department oversight completely lacks the expected knowledge and experience for this level, making her a massive liability. She is rarely in the office but knows exactly how to work the system. She aggressively pushes for unnecessary, in-person regulatory meetings solely to accumulate personal travel points rather than to mitigate actual business risks. Disastrous Transition Management: The leadership transition wreaked total havoc across the department. Negligent HR Department: HR shows zero interest in investigating why good talent is leaving the company. Alarming Job Security Signs: It is a massive red flag when a leader encourages employees to apply for roles entirely unrelated to their expertise, or receiving automated AI notifications about job openings outside your department.

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