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Missed Opportunity - Anonymous employee Catalyst Biosciences Employee Review

2.0
23 Mar 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

HR and the effort they put in toward company employees. Even in the pandemic, we received care packages and swag. The organization has grown rapidly bringing in more industry experts with good background and experience.

Cons

Everything else at this company 1. CEO – He appears to be direct, no holding back kind of guy. There is a strong push on employees being local and on-site. He also seems a bit removed from the company and employees. 2. Culture – The culture is about a select few at the top making the decisions and the rest hoping this information trickles down. Decision making is slow or ineffective in addition to constant direction changes based on what appears to be someone’s whims. This results in the individual contributors feeling paralyzed and unsure and this company appearing disorganized to the external vendors. The organization also has issues with delegation/outsourcing. A few senior players have no issues with being aggressive and intimidating to get their way. 3. Sr Management team – As is the case everywhere, this company has good players and not so good players. The Sr Management team has some serious “bulldozers” who have no problem seeking limelight, jumping into other depts workstreams and just coming down to work at individual contributor levels. 4. Efficiency – There is none, spinning our wheels constantly. Decision making is between the extremes of “4 Sr. folks in a room” and “one big family decision” Overall, the good people are overshadowed by the not so good people. If you want to spread your wings, contribute and want a fast paced environment, this is not the place for you. Look elsewhere. What you will find here is constant revisiting of decisions, constant justification of your actions, and a non-collaborative, siloed environment. Good luck getting anything done here.

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5.0
25 Sept 2022
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Pros

Everyone is very friendly and always willing to help and talk with you.

Cons

Did not always fill me in on what was going on within the company.

5.0
28 Oct 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Catalyst Biosciences is a small company with a team that works diligently on advancing the company's programs. The co-workers genuinely care for each other and want the company to succeed. The workforce brings the diversity and depth of experience in all the different disciplines, including drug development and all the G&A functions. Colleagues check in frequently on the projects and ask whether they can be helpful. This is a place where providing feedback to the management team is welcome. I have seen employees bring up ideas on improving processes, changing the status quo. Employees' voices are heard and the management team considers each employee's feedback.

Cons

I do not have specific items that I would like changed. Catalyst is a good place to join.

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