Does Universal Cells pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Universal Cells employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Universal Cells. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Universal Cells?

32% of Universal Cells employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Universal Cells 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Universal Cells?

Research Associate (4) , Research Associate II (3)

What are the cons of working at Universal Cells according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management and bad everything else" ((in 3 reviews))

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2.6

32% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)

24% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Diversity and inclusion

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Culture and values

2.3

Senior management

Universal Cells has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Universal Cells employee rating is 26% below average for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

18 reviews

2.0

11 May 2025

Good pay, that’s it

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits are very good compared to other companies. Upward mobility is decent.

Cons

Sub-par science Bad communication Bad management Ambiguous goals The company is owned by a Japanese company and ran by Japanese people. They bring people from Japan to management and they hardly speak any English. They try to implement Japanese work culture which is not a good fit for American culture.

4.0

15 Apr 2025

Not much mobility

Research associate ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Depending on your manager, can be a great work/team environment. Good PTO and sick leave benefits. Good compensation.

Cons

Not great for mid-career growth. Difficult to get promoted despite performing at a more senior title due to ‘optics’. Corporate strategy changes often and doesn’t seem to have a lot of clear direction. Corporate tasks like objective setting start very late and end early making it difficult to accurately plan goals and rate performance but actual payout takes months after end of the fiscal year.

3.0

10 Mar 2025

okay

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

the way was decent and good science

Cons

poor leadership and management and direction

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