BD R&D Program Manager reviews

Ineffective senior and middle management in Medical Surgical Systems (the largest division) is a major obstacle to innovation and growth (there are a few notable exceptions of great managers but they are isolated or relatively new). Management is more interested in preserving the status-quo: their old comfortable positions and connections. All projects are simply cost-cutting projects or minor improvement projects. There is a great fear of doing anything new. Managers pretend that they support innovation, but their record is really poor - nothing innovative in the last 5 years. It is time for a new R&D leader. R&D engineers in Medical Surgical Systems completely distrust management. More than 50% of Medical Surgical R&D engineers left during the last 5 years (have you noticed that R&D always has job openings?). The R&D job is not challenging. Engineers and scientist with advanced degrees are often asked to do the most trivial jobs. Many people left because they were afraid of loosing their skills or/and they realized that nothing will change.

Hamstrung by its own suffocating bureaucracy; too many big shots holding too many meetings but still slow to make decisions, often inconsistent from month to month, and making decisions that are "too safe" vs. aggressive competitors; difficult to advance due to a high level of internal politics.