The Definition of Dysfunctional - Recensione dipendente - Dipendente anonimo presso Formation Bio

1,0
14 mar 2025
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

If you don't like the strategy it'll change in 2 weeks. It's a very easy place to hide if you don't want to work hard.

Svantaggi

There is an alarming lack of knowledge and experience among decison makers about how to run a drug company. Worse yet, inflated egos prevent these decision makers from listening to people with actual experience. This lack of experience manifests itself in constantly changing strategies and priorities making it nearly impossible for teams to actually be productive. The lack of experience also manifests in unrealistic objectives and viewpoints that are disconnected from reality. The culture is dominated by gossip and favoritism. Those in the inner circle get preferential treatment and access to resources for pet projects even when it makes no sense. High levels of frustration among top performers has caused a high level of turnover. AI is the solution for everything. There is no actual thought put into where it actually makes sense to deploy AI. There are just multiple teams working on random demos and point solutions that generally have no practical use case. There are a few interesting things that are being developed, but they're usually poorly thought-through versions of applications that are available elsewhere.

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5,0
18 mag 2026
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Formation Bio has been one of the more intellectually engaging places I’ve worked. The company moves quickly, and there’s a strong focus on solving hard problems in a practical way rather than just following how things have traditionally been done in biotech. The people are a big reason I’ve enjoyed working here. Teams are generally collaborative, thoughtful, and open to new ideas. You get a lot of ownership and visibility early, which can be challenging at times but also creates real opportunities for growth and learning.

Svantaggi

Like any fast-growing company, priorities can shift and there’s some ambiguity that comes with moving quickly. It’s probably not the right environment for someone looking for a very structured or slow-paced organization. But if you enjoy building, learning, and having impact immediately, it’s a rewarding place to be.

5,0
15 mag 2026
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

The ambition is real. Formation acquires clinical-stage drug assets and uses technology to develop them better. Which means the work touches actual medicines for actual waiting patients with an emphasis on innovation. The technology stack built internally is more ambitious than what I've seen at companies five times our size, and the company enthusiastically embraces new approaches and ships real workflows with it. Smart, low-ego colleagues genuinely want each other to win. Leadership is unusually willing to bet on novel structures and rewrite the org when the work demands it.

Svantaggi

You will feel the pace. Formation is trying to do something that hasn't been done before in biopharma, which means ambiguity and change is persistent - playbooks get written as we go, and that's not for everyone. If you need a fully-formed process to operate inside, this isn't the place yet.

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