Skip to contentSkip to footer
  • Community
  • Jobs
  • Companies
  • Salaries
  • For employers
      Notifications

      Loading...

      Elevate your career

      Discover your earning potential, land dream jobs, and share work-life insights anonymously.

      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      BPS Bioscience

      Is this your company?

      About
      Reviews
      Pay and benefits
      Jobs
      Interviews
      Interviews
      Related searches: BPS Bioscience reviews | BPS Bioscience jobs | BPS Bioscience salaries | BPS Bioscience benefits
      BPS Bioscience interviewsBPS Bioscience Research Associate interviewsBPS Bioscience interview


      Glassdoor

      • About / Press
      • Awards
      • Blog
      • Research
      • Contact Us
      • Guides

      Employers

      • Free Employer Account
      • Employer Centre
      • Employers Blog

      Information

      • Help
      • Guidelines
      • Terms of Use
      • Privacy and Ad Choices
      • Do Not Sell Or Share My Information
      • Cookie Consent Tool
      • Security

      Work With Us

      • Advertisers
      • Careers
      Download the App

      • Browse by:
      • Companies
      • Jobs
      • Locations
      • Communities
      • Recent posts

      Copyright © 2008-2026. Glassdoor LLC. "Glassdoor," "Worklife Pro," "Bowls" and logo are proprietary trademarks of Glassdoor LLC.

      Company Bowl sample

      Want the inside scoop on your own company?

      Check out your Company Bowl for anonymous work chats.

      Bowls

      Get actionable career advice tailored to you by joining more bowls.

      Followed companies

      Stay ahead in opportunities and insider tips by following your dream companies.

      Job searches

      Get personalised job recommendations and updates by starting your searches.

      Research Associate Interview

      1 Mar 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Diego, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at BPS Bioscience (San Diego, CA)

      Interview

      First there was a phone screening, and then an in-person set of interviews with HR, manager, team member, and director. Most of the interviews were under 30 minutes. It takes up a good portion of the day. There was plenty of parking. The pay was very low for the expectations given in the interview. Speaking with the members of the actual team, it felt like the actual responsibilities may not have been very research oriented. Based on the job description given, it sounds like the menial tasks described is actually 99% of the work. A friend who used to work there told me that during the hiring process, they are always trying to guess your age and marital status. I felt like I performed well but was told to wait for a response later, which I never received.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They asked me to expand on specific lab work I had done in university lab courses.
      Answer question

      Other Research Associate interview reviews for BPS Bioscience

      Research Associate Interview

      3 May 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Diego, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at BPS Bioscience (San Diego, CA)

      Interview

      Very unprofessional. Have interviewed with them twice, only to be completely ghosted after being brought in for a long panel interview both times. Interview was first with a team of junior staff, then a team of senior staff, then the department director, and then the HR person, followed by a facility tour. Staff seemed nice. Multiple red flags were raised during my questions to the junior staff. The company seems to pay lower than industry average in terms of wages, and makes up the rest through quarterly bonuses. However, They can lower/withhold bonuses completely to maintain their margins during quarters of poor performance. Benefits are pretty minimal with the standard dental/vision/health with a lower 401k match of 4%. Amount of Holidays are nothing special if not low. Company seems to be very hierarchal, with junior employees seemingly only there for the manual labor. Promotions seem rare and not merit based, but seemingly on maintaining companies internal pyramid structure and finances. Based on my questioning, it seems that even If you have been an RA1 for two years, you will have no chance at being promoted to RA2 if there are one too many RA2s on staff, or the company doesn't want to give you the raise that will come with a promotion. The career progression at this company looks quite minimal. Additionally, The company is a CRO, meaning their performance is entirely dependent on the state of the market. They do not seem to specialize in any one area of biologics, opting to instead to try to keep up with emerging research trends, hopping around from one area of research to the next (I.E. STEM cells one year, therapeutic antibodies the next, siRNA the next, etc.). ---Key Takeaways--- - The company underpays - The Company Seems to take advantage of junior staff with the promise of bonuses that may never be given and growth opportunities that may never come. - Overall very unprofessional interview process, taking up hours of my day with long back-to-back interviews only to disappear afterword with zero communication, not even an automated rejection. - Disorganized - No clear goal - Benefits are nothing special

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Standard technical and personality questions
      Answer question
      1

      Research Associate Interview

      3 May 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Diego, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BPS Bioscience (San Diego, CA)

      Interview

      Very unprofessional interview process. I have interviewed twice with them for two different roles and they have completely ghosted me both times. Zero Communication, no updates, nothing, not even an automated rejection email. Interview consisted of an initial email contact, followed by a long panel interview with the junior staff, followed by the senior staff, followed by the director of the department, and then finally the HR person. After the interview, they will sometimes give you a tour of all of their facilities. Technical, personality, and logistical questions are all asked. They seem to also underpay employees with the promise of quarterly "bonuses" which bring up the pay to about industry average, however can withhold these bonuses at any point to maintain their profit margins! Benefits package is quite minimal besides the standard health/vision/dental, with the 401k match being on the low end with only 4%. They do not seem to treat their employees well (especially junior level)! Promotions seem to be rare, as they are based not on merit, but instead based on maintaining the internal pyramid structure and the companies financial status. The company seems very unprofessional, disorganized and cheap overall.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Standard technical and personality questions
      Answer question

      Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

      avatar
      Johnson & Johnson
      4.1★Compensation and benefits
      avatar
      AstraZeneca
      4.1★Compensation and benefits
      avatar
      Novo Nordisk
      4.1★Compensation and benefits
      avatar
      Roche
      4.1★Compensation and benefits