microbiologist

senior scientist

analytical chemist

laboratory technician

receiver

Boston Analytical

This was an ok job to gain cGMP lab experience. Mostly working on a computer all day. In the beginning, there’s too much down time to read SOPs. Many people worked past their shift and were not always compensated. OT usually isn’t offered but you’re still expected to complete your work. The training program was awful since trainers don’t have enough time or support. For QC, the work was very repetitive and boring. Outdated and often broken equipment, the micro lab was often loud and always a mess and not well stocked. Not much opportunity for advancement and you will be underpaid and overworked once you’re trained on advanced tests. Random layoffs were common. Management is not supportive, especially if they don’t like you and they expect perfection. They overly cater to clients with unrealistic expectations. Hardworking coworkers and if you aren’t “cool”, the workplace culture is toxic and you’ll be excluded. There were good employee benefits, good PTO, and free lunch on Wednesdays. Otherwise I would not recommend working there. 

Pros-
Most people here work their tails off. The culture among non- management is pretty good.  Time off is generous and quarterly bonuses (when attainable) are nice. Free lunch on Wednesdays and bonuses around Christmas.  The "Impressions" program is good for employee morale and helps coworkers build each other up and helps foster good relationships. 

Cons-
Upper management needs to start listening to the people who actually do the work.  Top-down decisions are made with little to no input from the people who know the job best. Persistent problems are dragged on and on and never resolved. Communication among the departments is non-existent.  People are constantly passing the buck and don't want to take responsibility for rectifying problems. High turnover rate and lack of training for new employees leads to shoddy work and constant revisions. Management should focus more on retaining talent and better pay than increasing profit margins for themselves. 

My experience at Boston Analytical was very positive. As a science-oriented person, I had endless opportunities for learning and personal development, which was rare for a contract lab. Unlike big pharma, the work here was very interesting and sometimes challenging because we received all kinds of requests from clients. The management was willing to spend in innovation and improving efficiency. I really liked my direct supervisor who was accommodating to all team members. The lab was GMP-compliant, clean and well organized. It was one of the best I've worked in. It can be fast pace sometimes like other contract labs but the satisfaction of completing projects up to standard or exceeding the expectation made it worthwhile. The coworkers here were a mix of young and experienced crowds, very friendly and welcoming. Overall, I highly recommend Boston Analytical.

Boston Analytical, recently rebranded to BA Sciences, was not a good place to work. Workers were constantly overworked without appropriate compensation, there was little room for upwards growth, promotions were held over workers’ heads for months or years at a time, managers did not trust workers to complete their work and micromanaged a ridiculous amount, communication was nonexistent at times, and lay offs occurred at random with little choice to stay within the company. But hey, at least we got lunch on Wednesdays.

I felt underpaid and under appreciated. Great place to learn about GMP and pharma but get out quick if you end up getting a job there because they will drain your personal life as much as they can unfortunately 

Intensely dysfunctional work environment that revolves around the GM. People are fired for disagreeing with the GM and yet others falsify data, get caught and retain their positions. 
Data is routinely modified on the back-end where there is no audit history and projects are built and tested in production environments. There is no change control, peer review or any checks on code that is built in production. I have been repeatedly chastised for speaking out and trying to implement any improvements in the process because it "is unnecessary  for a company this size."

Although you may see others looking like they are climbing upwards in this company, you will find it is just those who have created a social connection with those who are in leadership positions. If you aren't  "cool" or in the right social circle you will find yourself in a stagnant position. There are many good people who work here and I love my coworkers but we do feel taken for granted and as if we are not valued for our work. No matter how hard you work they will always want more 

great for new grads to gain experience, but the retention rate is very poor due to the incredible workload and lack of support. some departments have seen nearly full turnovers in the past year. they are desperately trying to retain employees by trying everything except hiring more to reduce the strain on the existing employees or paying experienced employees what they're worth.

I have been consulting for a few months in IT and I was thrilled to accept a position full time  I love this family oriented company,  they value your experience and opinions and celebrate collaboration  I could not be happier with the company and leadership.  The Management is thoughtful, meticulous, and well organized. The encourage and reward hard work. You can grow and advance here at this company

Before they were bought out, this was a great place to work.  Even though original owners are still on site, the moral and management is the worst I have ever seen.  They do not compensate, recognize or appreciate employees.  Constant turnover.  Pushed out all original employees to be replaced by low compensated college grads.  They are continually loosing clients due to poor management.  Would not recommend this company as a potential new employer.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Microbiologist 2 salaries reported	$60,000 per year
Senior scientist 3 salaries reported	$93,950 per year
Analytical chemist 5 salaries reported	$52,100 per year
Laboratory technician 2 salaries reported	$21.00 per hour
Receiver 1 salary reported	$19.00 per hour

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