project coordinator

project manager

software engineer

marketing representative

production coordinator

Almac Group

Typical day at Almac, was Horrible! being yelled at by certain Coordinators,Managers,Supervisors. And then,hearing about other co workers getting yelled at too! it was Work place Harrassment constantly! about everything you did while working there!  For instance!,you were Not allowed to even go to the bathroom 45 min before your lunch time! or you needed a Dr's note stating that you could. out of all the dept's there in the building. Production was the only dept to received points! all departments didn't even have the point system! you received points for being out,being late,or missed punches.Even,when you were in the hospital! 1/2 a point!  When co workers bully you the managers do nothing about it..! and they say it is your fault! ,or your hearing things ! Even after,you have Witnesses! it goes on for Yrs!  and it was not only one Co-worker .there were others. Even HR does nothing.! about bullying and have the other person Fired for it!  And try to stop your Unemployment!  Then,one day the witness calls you and say they were in the office and spoke to the manager about the truth what really happened that night with another bullier.in the wash room.After,you were just advising the bullier to do there job correct..That it was there Fault Not yours! And you didn't yell at the co-worker either..But,the manager say's to the co worker "Just keep it Quiet between me and you"..... Well, the coworker called me one day and spoke to me about what was said in the office between the manager and him..And I am so glad he did! I promised him..I would keep Quiet about it..Because,I know what would have happened to him.! But,I am Tired of Keeping this quiet for many yrs..This is about Me!...it was All a Big lie !and many people need to hear the truth..of why,I really lost my job..! I worked there almost 9 yrs! was an Excellent worker..!  and then,it was Gone all from a bullier,who went to the Manager and didn't speak the truth! and a Manager who wanted to get rid of me.! the wrong way! Buy Lying!   But,,ya know what they say..The truth shall set you free!  I am Much happier now! and I am Also Cancer free!

I enjoy working for my present employer. The reason I am searching out new employment is more about my finances and the shift I am currently working. I am trying to get a first shift position and possibly increase my financial situation at the same time.

A typical day of employment at my job is I arrive at 1:10 p.m. for a 1:30 p.m. start go down the pharmacy for the second shift meeting with my supervisor and my co-workers on my shift. We discuss the work load and what orders are priority for processing. After the meeting I go the get my cart and go get job packs or orders from the bin. I get a scanner and plastic bins for the orders. I then begin to pick orders throughout the pharmacy, cold room, and warehouse. I think the one of the most important things I learn is that you can always learn something new and teamwork is crucial in having a successful business. The hardest part of the job is wanting to get everything done all the time because you just wanna show that you are a big part of the team and you wanna come through in a big way at the same time saying I gotta slow down and take my time because your name is on your work and the team is depending on it being right. So you have to pick your times to know when to slow down and take a deep breath. Then I realize gotta stay focused and keep working. The most enjoyable part of my job is some of the great friendships I have gained and great people I have meant over the years.

Almac is a good company to work for if you want to start a career in the pharmaceutical industry.  They offer training to teach employees the basics of the pharmaceutical industry and you learn the intricacies as you do the job.  There are a lot of tenured employees working at the company who are able to teach newer employees the ropes, and for the most part people are willing to help others.  If you're a good worker, management comes to expect a lot from you.  People who are not good at their jobs are not expected to  improve which can be incredibly frustrating when you work on a two person team and you're the only one picking up the slack.  A mocking motto is that the only thing you're rewarded with for doing a good job is more work.  Most people at the company are very nice and can make the stress of the job and sometimes extreme hours worked bearable.  Upper management doesn't always listen to employee concerns until it's too late and they're threatening or actually leaving the company.

The manager I worked for was a micro manager to the nth degree.   He made insulting comments and played one employee against another.  This manager had never managed people before and it clearly showed in his professionalism.  I can’t say the whole company was bad.  I don’t think that it is the case, but my manager was the worst I have ever had in my career.  I am sure if I had a different manager to wok with and a different program manager it would have been different.   I had weekly meetings with my boss where he would say that he spoke with and named the individual.  Then he would say they said you did this and that wrong last week.  I had to deal with that in a weekly basis for seven months.  That is not a culture that anyone could’ve thrived.   The quality of work life at this company really depends on the manager and the people you work with.  It is a large company and there are great people
To work for, but unfortunately I did not work with those people.  The pay and benefits were good and a lot  of the people are really nice.

On a typical day at work I Provided customer service for supporting clinical study sites participating in clinical trials utilizing IVRS/ IXRS technology for centralized subject enrollment, randomization and drug inventory management.
• Ensured project timelines were met and project required tasks were performed according to standard operating policies and procedures (SOP’s). 
• Ensured that IVRS/ IXRS specific issues were addressed thoroughly and communicated to the client and project team members.  
• Ensured timely execution of scheduled project data diagnostic reviews. Ensured accurate and timely delivery of scheduled project reports to project sponsor. 
• Participated in project specific client teleconferences. Provided IVRS/ IXRS site user training to clinical study site staff and new employees. Worked on EDC projects and volunteered in Call Center.

I learned more on how global clinical trials work and obtained more knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry.

A pharmaceutical packaging facility. 
The pay is good and benefits are great. 
In Production:
The majority of the production team is great to work with. Good place to get some experience. Overtime is offered quite a bit and is sometimes forced. Often deal with unrealistic expectations.
In the Office:
Other departments are generally fine to work with.
Site operations are extremely inefficient through own fault.
Management over seas call all the shots, which can make things difficult.
It is a revolving door for middle management/leaders. New ones come in with aspirations, eventually realize they have no control and leave.
Quite a few incompetent leaders who use good employees as scapegoats and a select few leaders who are stand up individuals. Management will acknowledge employees time to time after a successful project. 
All that said, there's some good and bad, but it's a decent place to work if you have thick skin to get through the bad.

Almac has many opportunities available with so many jobs. However, it is nearly impossible to get one without an employee referral. The differences in the two applications (with vs. without a referral) is astonishing, and quite frankly should be illegal. Additionally, with the company being so large, it lacks any respect for individual employees. I attempted an application to a full time position after an internship, and was denied the job for not being in my previous Almac position for a year- my previous position being a 3-month internship. There was barely an effort on Almac's side to properly review my application, and an elaborate HR cover up for about a month. My last attempt to reach out was ignored, like so many others. 
The internship was horrible. Production is a sea of people with nothing left to do but gossip since there's no work. You cannot do anything to advance. Management does not care about its employees.

Benefits are great and the people can be very nice unless they are having a bad day and decide to take their stressful levels of work on one another. CT GL's not professional enough and need additional training  regarding professionalism, and over looking others. Management are late for meetings which does not show a good example for the rest of the employees, and being prepared  for meetings.
Work and family life is hard to balance as sometimes long hours are needed. 
Overall, This is not a fair place of employment as it is clearly known special treatment  to certain employees. 
Stress levels are high in Almac and they need to figure out a way to balance this out so management does not speak to others in a negative, unprofessional way. Some GL's go by the hand book and others do not. One statement is said and then they say the complete opposite never stick to consistency.

My typical day at work would start with going over incoming trouble tickets that had come in overnight and seeing that they were properly prioritized and dealt with accordingly.  In addition to constantly learning about new fixes for bugs in our computing system, this taught me that there is not only one to fix a problem and that what worked in the past my require you to think on your feet for another solution.  Management had a lot of turn over which was challenging.  My co-worker were very busy, but we would pull our resources together to come up with a viable solution.  The hardest part of the job was due to the fact that we had multiple departments that used different operation systems and applications and servers.  The most enjoyable part of the job was the satisfaction of fixing a problem so the employee could go about their day.

As a pharmaceutical contract company which is privately held this is a pretty good company to work for.  They have very good benefits and seem to be concerned for their employees work/life balance.  Based out of N. Ireland, this year they aligned the US branches to have 20 days PTO to be closer to what the UK branch has.  The climate within Almac is fairly good and most people seem to like their job.  I have heard that they prefer to hire from within and so far have seen people around me get promoted.  They require you to remain in your position one year after starting before applying for other positions, so I am now able to start looking for advancement opportunities.  I was hired well below my skill level and so hope to advance fairly soon.

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