Disappointing organisation - Director BioNTech Employee Review

1.0
Apr 22, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

it was a very nice place to work, in the past unfortunately. salary and career development attractive, but all gone now! I do not see any positive items to mention here anymore.

Cons

poor / unexperienced top management, absence of corporate culture, hand-full of unexperienced SVPs are the only ones trusted by founders, who decide for every thing and on behalf of every one. Real experienced people (still in the company) play low keys to keep jobs and CYA. Salaries are not competitive anymore, career progression, very limited at most! The dream is gone, but still sleeping and looking at the past. Stock price went down so badly, trust in the company is gone, from market, only a take-over from one of the big 5 (for the technology, only) will happen in 3 to 5 years. This may take place earlier if FDA/EMA inspectors ring the bell before...

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BioNTech Response
2y
Hello, and thank you for your review! It’s invaluable to us to learn of positive colleague experiences and those that fall short of expectations. Insights like these contribute greatly to the changes and improvements we can make. On this note, please accept our apologies for the experience you described. This falls short of our standards and what our team members can usually expect. Thank you once again for sharing, and we wish you continued success. Kind regards, Your BioNTech Talent Acquisition Team

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Pros

Great place to start your career

Cons

Working with people outside your time zone

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BioNTech Response
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Dear Colleague, Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate it! We’re also most pleased to learn of your positive experience and to know you feel satisfied with BioNTech as an employer. Insights of all kinds from the people of BioNTech are what helps us grow with you, and we value learning what is working well and where there is room for improvement. We welcome further feedback in the future. Kind regards, Your HR Team
2.0
Jun 9, 2026
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CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People here genuinely want to do the right thing and come up with new therapies for patients. The company does want to do what is right for its employees as changes are ongoing. Site leadership tends to try and shield the employees from the chaos at the global level and senior leadership, and there is good experience present at the lower levels of the company.

Cons

Senior leadership is very inexperienced, especially when it comes to making decisions, and sticking with them. Priorities are constantly changing and it can be infuriating at times, especially when the same team members are working on the different projects at the same time with the same priorities. Some days it feels like management is a a dog chasing cars, and does not know what to do when it finally catches one. There used to be a great culture at sites in the US. The company has underwent multiple layoffs and site closures over the past year, so the culture here has been negatively affected by the constant barrage of negative news and constant changes. There is a concerted effort to prioritize the activities at the company for the future, but we will be going through a lot of growing pains as the company reorganizes. Ultimately there is a bright future in store.

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BioNTech Response
6d
Hello, Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us! Your feedback is important, and the insights from our colleagues help us navigate the current situation. We understand that the upcoming changes may create uncertainty. These decisions were not made lightly but were carefully considered and made as part of our company-wide strategy. We are doing our best to address all concerns, questions, and feedback. Thank you again for your transparency. Best regards, Your HR-team
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