BD reviews

Salary is sub-par. Pharma and Bio-tech companies blow them out of the water from this perspective. 1950s mentality: This is the "good old boys club". Upper management is full of middle-aged to old men. Advancement to any upper-management level requires having an in with someone. Performance and results will not get you there. Departments are much like silos: depending on which area you work for, you may or may not be known throughout the company. When I worked there, 95% people I met had no idea my department existed. Overall, BD is a good company but they're overdue for a step into the 21st century with how business is run in a global setting.

1) What make BD strong today makes it weak in future. Competitor is willing to charge a lower profit margin and take market share gradually from BD. Many BD products are commodities or becoming commodities. China and India companys make the same stuff and their selling price is below BD's production cost. The entry to US and EU market is only protected by FDA and EU regulatory and the mis-steps by competitors. But they learn fast. 2) How to compete? This is really the biggest weak point of BD. BD is not capable developing a new product internally. Any new ideas is more likely be killed internally than even taking traction. Internal procedures are setup to protect patients/customers safety, that is correct. However, it leads to R&D and Quality to doing nothing -thus patient is impossible be hurt by a new product does not exist.