account manager

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compliance manager

director of compliance

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LUNDBECK

At work, my time is divided between preparation, lab work, analysis, and research.  I worked together with my mentors to set up and carry out various experiments, and also learned how to use cutting-edge software to analyze the data we generated.  To give an overall assessment of the internship, I thought there was a perfect and natural progression from study by observation, to starting to work under supervision, to total freedom of experiment design and carrying out the work.  By the end of my three months, although I wasn't allowed to actually choose the exact methods, the design setup and analysis was completely left up to me.  Moreover, each experiment required a thorough lab write up afterwards, which I did independently.  During the last week of each internship, I gave a presentation summarizing the work I did over the summer, which I was able to prepare and practice with my supervisor.  I believe that I learned something new and valuable each summer, and getting experience being treated as an individual member of a lab group instead of simply a coffee-maker like certain other internships would do allowed me to develop as a professional.

I had the great misfortune to work at Lundbeck approximately two years ago. I worked under an executive who grossly misrepresented the role, not to mention refused to have effective communication which made things more difficult. There were many times that I worked past my normal shift, as there tended to be a lot of "Emergencies" that my boss would wait to literally the last five minutes before I was supposed to leave. The straw that broke the camels back, was that for the first time in many years, I decided to work on my birthday (big mistake!). Mind you...I had left at my normally scheduled time, since I had dinner reservations with family and friends. I came in the next day, and all my boss could say was "I needed you. where were you"? I replied that it was my birthday and I left at exactly the time I was supposed to leave. I retorted with a snarky response, that I have worked plenty of overtime to make sure things were taken care of. It was an implied culture that even if you are supposed to leave at 5pm for example, that it's apparently an unwritten rule, that you should stay at least two hours later then your scheduled hours. Horrible work-life balance!!!!

Research Scientist 

Held primary responsibilities to identify potential disease biomarkers, develop cell-based in vitro disease model to screen compounds and indicate the detection platforms for biomarkers measurement.	
•	Planned and performed research for biomarkers identification for in vitro and in vivo studies. 
•	Developed novel in vitro assays to measure biomarkers, including macrovesicles shedding, prostaglandins and cytokines release in primary cells to study cellular and molecular mechanisms of purinergic receptors signaling in inflammation and neuropathic conditions; established kinetics, mechanisms of action and IC50 values.
•	Actively involved in collaborations with CRO to complement in-house project activities.
•	Generated key proof-of-concept data to support project teams investigating how dysregulation of the immune systems contributes to neuroinflammation.
•	Trained associate personnel with expertise in in vitro molecular biology and cell function and signaling.

Lundbeck has hired very talented professionals from both large and small pharmaceutical companies. Lundbeck is able to harness all of the great experiences from the marketplace and throw out all of the things that pharma is known for...internal competitiveness, always posturing with upper management and do anything to break down your peers just to get ahead. Lundbeck wants and needs employee ideas and input to shape the culture and procedures. Leaders listen and most importantly all employees are aligned to a common goal....Lundbeck's success. Great place to work, opportunity for advancement and everyone is willing to support one another so everyone is successful. If your passionate about working in pharmaceuticals, Lundbeck is the best place to go for a CAREER where you can succeed.

Formerly a great place to work, but culture changed and several important products did not meet end points.  Benefits and pay are very good, but it comes at a price.
Inexperienced upper and middle management with loads of negative gossip and back stabbing.  HR department is awful and unhelpful.  If you report inappropriate behavior by reps or management they seem to ignore problems instead of addressing them and have reputation of never standing behind the reps.  Terrible, wildly inexperienced, and unprofessional regional director.   Despite what is presented, promoting from within is almost nonexistent.  Too bad because when I started, I loved my job.  Be very wary and if you accept any positions within Lundbeck, it's best to keep to yourself and trust no one.  Truly sad to say.

I work with a great team that is experienced and knowledgeable as well as allowing me to share my feedback from my experiences. The organization is inclusive and diverse offering multiple employee resource groups to be a part of and for the organization to support.

The team of colleagues I work with are amazing and offer such great experiences. It's a fun group of individuals and we bring a lot to our roles as well. We work as a team and help out where needed. My ideas and feedback are heard and where possible improvements made based on feedback shared.

The passion from our employees to help patients with brain diseases is also evident and contributes to the great overall organization work culture.

Lundbeck is an excellent company with top tier products to help patients with mental illness. The support and leadership in the home office is excellent. The problem is the direct managers who treat seasoned sales people like its their first job. On field rides they feel like they need to "save" the call, and act like this is the last time your going to see this HCP. They are too concerned with selling aggressively and making the HCP feel uncomfortable. They would rather spend 3-4 hours studying analytics and spreadsheets than going on calls. Not all Area managers were this way, but mine was and several others are, so beware.

Lundbeck wanted to expand it's footprint into the U.S. in the area of psychiatry.  Culture was what they hung their hat on.  The company has proceeded to lose its way with non stop metrics, trackers and constant field rides and unattainable goals (30% growth is not good enough ). 

Co-workers are great, but are slowing being beat down.

Hardest part of the job is constantly having to submit reports and be on endless conference calls.

Most enjoyable part of the job is calling on physicians and playing a role in patients getting their life back.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Territory size, compensation & benefits.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Very, very poor management, from the top down.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Certain nationwide areas seem to cultivate a toxic work environment. Post 2020, the amount of online & field work balance is unrealistic for success

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Email, training assignments prior to every work day, before being able to take to the field to work actual workload.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing.  It is filled with cronyism and leadership tolerates personal relationships that create conflicts with others. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Never a clear vision; poor expectations and a horrible onboarding/training process. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very toxic.  One is either in or out.  If you are not in with the cool kids you are subject to bullying 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very busy with meetings.  Minimal time with direct reports.

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