BD reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(5,312 total reviews)
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Tom Polen

68% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

BD has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 5,312 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
May 26, 2026

Weak leadership and high turnover overshadow benefits

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Standard benefits, hybrid office policy.

Cons

Weak senior leadership sets the tone. Constantly shifting priorities, and regular cuts to headcount - rather than take experienced employees and move them, they wipe the slate clean and start with new hires. The churn brings in new people who are impressed by the BD name and history. The good ones quickly become disillusioned by the inefficient systems, absurd politics, and surprising lack of ethics. Bottom line, a good place to park while you look for another job. *Some individual businesses are better than others, proceed with caution if you are looking.

3.0
Feb 6, 2026

It would suck if it weren't for the money

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lively, challenging, great co-workers (mostly), you know you're making an impact on science and health world, you learn a lot (sink or swim),

Cons

Empty vessels make most noise and get into positions of power. Working in this company has been an object demonstration of how ambition and focus trumps ability and intelligence. At the levels I worked, it's not about doing your job, but performatively doing your job and then a bunch of other irrelevant stuff that puts you in the spotlight.

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