Slow, inefficient organisation - Principal Scientist GSK Employee Review

3.0
Apr 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working Most colleagues are friendly Big organisation with lots to learn.

Cons

Flexible working can lead to poor work life balance when working across time zones. Frequent reorgs. Limited resources. Inefficient/slow processes. Old laboratories. Leadership team detached from reality of scientist experience. Slow progression.

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Cons

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3.0
Feb 23, 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay, good company to have on resume. GSK is always advancing in science and technology, so the work can be interesting.

Cons

Work/life balance, contractors are treated as second-class to FTEs. Site is always at capacity so there is no automatic conversion to FTE and roles rarely open. It is hard to move up and develop here. People seem very unhappy when you walk through the open office. Also, open offices make it very hard to get anything done due to constant noise.

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GSK Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience – we take your feedback seriously. We can only achieve our goals if everyone feels they have the opportunity to thrive.
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