Ichnos Sciences Biotherapeutics SA

-The dishwashers and the coffee machines most of the time. -Some talented people overexploited by incompetent ones

Ichnos Sciences as an innovative biotech has managed to collect and gather all the bad aspects from Industry and Academia. The blaming culture, threats, micromanagement, bullying, lies, nepotism lead to a very toxic working atmosphere. Management is ruling by fear, the focus is made on business continuity instead of Science. Perks and salary are very few in comparison with the pressure, high workload and tight timelines that the employees have to deal with. Some of them are close to burn out and many have thought or even already applied outside. The Covid19 lockdown period was not very well handled, no clear guidelines. the lack of information and inconsistency have generated doubts and anxiety amongst people. On top of that, fake positive comments have been made up to restore the company poor image. Do a favor to yourself, do not waste your time in applying here. This is not worth it.

Nothing is working well, just the happiness of people when they leave their workplace at the end of the day...

A lot of things have to be improved, may be everything in fact. First HR people can learn to communicate efficiently with the employees in place of posting fake positive comments on Jobup and taking time also to answer to these fake comments. Leadership team is not able to lead people, just organizing regular useless meetings, thinking about their personal ambitions. Without any strong scientific background, it is impossible to cure disease... Mobbing, working under pressure, offering days off but asking for business continuity during Xmas break (nice joke), focusing on timelines only and forgetting the basis of scientific rules (in fact make science according to timelines), are daily events at Ichnos. Working atmosphere is really toxic, and nothing is done to improve it despite numerous negative feedbacks from the majority of employees.

Nice colleagues, a lot of great scientists in the operational teams, but not in the leadership team. Nice place to work inLausanne (Biopole). Most of the competent people are applying elsewhere or even thinking to create their own company.

Everything has been said in most of the comments. (the oldest ones, not the recent ones written by Human Ressources Team). Everything should be improved. Managers are not supporting their teams, are not taking their responsibilities. Poor Leadership team; bad communication, not competent, lack of honesty and equity. No real innovation in science; leaders are more focused on respecting the deadlines than doing great science. Horrible work environment; a lot of pressure by managers and leadership team. Run away.

Great colleagues and nice view from the kitchen and the lab.

The overall atmosphere is toxic at ichnos biopole. A significant number of employee are close to depression and burn out caused by the management. Leadership always ask more and more without recognising their employees. There is a clear lack of equity between employee, depending on grade, department and politics. Employee are not promoted according to what they are proving, and are not empowered in their jobs. Communication and transparency should greatly be improved for the sake of the company. Science wise leadership are focusing on doing what is done historically without innoving. Feedbacks are not well welcomed. Leadership are focused on finding who is wrong instead of finding a solution. Policies are not flexibles. Management is not capable of taking decision causing multiple delays in project even if the deadlines are really tights (best case scenario). Projects are constantly delayed causing a lot of stress, employee are constantly working in an emergency environment. Salaries are low for Switzerland and Lausanne area.

Nothing except some great colleagues. The view of the labs.

Everything needs to improve in the discovery group in Lausanne at the Biopôle. From the science itself to the leadership team. Salary is low, management don't trust employees. Employees are stressed because of the tight timelines. Team leaders don't support their teams. Lack of experience The general environment is horrible.

-Certain laboratories are very well equipped -Colleauges are nice and welcoming

-Toxic behavior of higher-up managers (bullying, miscommunication with their teams, rudeness) -Work/life balance can be really bad depending on position and project -Projects tend to meet constant obstacles or get abandoned -Salary is a joke for Swiss standards -If you do not speak French, communication with a lot of colleagues can get difficult

There some nice people. La Chaux-de-Fonds is not that bad is you like snow.

Very poor senior management at La Chaux-de-Fonds site. A lot of incompetent people in position of responsibility. Too much politics, too little science. Ideas are not tolerated. Thus site is going not where fast. Projects constantly running into problems, blame culture. If you don’t belong to the favored few, not future regardless of effort or performance.

Some colleauges are nice Labs are well equipped Cool coffee machines

Low salaries Toxic management by the higher ups Projects always going wring and abandoned HR support is almost nonexistent Employees are either not caring anymore or burnt out

A big investment on research to increase the workflow of new treatments.

- Salary - Low prime - no 13rd month paid - no illness insurance participation - Management - lowest 2nd pillar