Thermo Fisher Scientific
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    69%
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    61%
    Employees recommend this employer to friends
    Work/Life balance
    3.1(22 ratings)
    Career development
    3.3(22 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    3.3(22 ratings)
    Management
    2.8(22 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.5(22 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    2.5(2 ratings)
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    2.0
    Senior Demand Planner
    Dec 2025
    West Region4 to 5 years in the role, former employee
    Strong global perspective in US MNC, overshadowed by EOQ pressure and hierarchical politics.
    The good thingsWorking in an MNC like TMO cab provides valuable exposure to international operations and a broader global perspective. It allows opportunities to collaborate with diverse teams across regions and gain insights into advanced life sciences industries
    The challengesThis company experiences intense "EOQ" periods, where there is significant pressure to meet sales or operational targets. This often leads to expectations of OT, despite the emphasis on work-life balance. Additionally, office politics can be present, with some internal conflicts and management styles that feel more hierarchical, similar to Eastern corporate cultures.
    3.0
    Technician
    Jun 2025
    Gul Circle West Region3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Working in TF reviewI would say there is a good work-life balance and a great team to work with, along with a decent salary. However, the management keeps pushing for higher output even though they know there's not enough manpower. I think that's quite common, so I would rate the company as average.
    5.0
    QC Test and Maintenance Engineer
    Apr 2025
    Gul Circle West Region2 to 3 years in the role, former employee
    Good learning experience to work in Thermo Fisher QC Lab
    The good thingsThe Working environment was very good and all my colleagues are friendly.
    The challengesToo far from my home
    5.0
    Scientist II
    Jul 2023
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    R&D experience with 6+ years of expertise in cell biology
    The good thingsBest work-life balance, Lean management, Internal career opportunities, Bonus payments
    The challengesNo significant challenges.
    4.0
    Manufacturing technician
    Jul 2023
    Singapore3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Working together as a team to make miracle
    The good thingsGood colleagues, fun bosses, get to know a lot of people when working as a team.
    The challengesTight time-line to fulfil
    1 person found this helpful
    3.0
    Manufacturing engineer
    Apr 2023
    Singapore5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    high expectations, low appreciation
    The good thingsJob opportunity and knowledge is easily fed if you are willing to look for it. Promotion may be easy depending on luck but salary isn't comparable to job load.
    The challengesDemand is high, changes are frequent. Very fast pace and changes in priorities lead to no focus. Messy.
    3 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Buyer
    Nov 2022
    Resourceful • Excellent negotiation skills • Analytical • Strong networking skills • A team-player who is also independent
    The good thingsA good team that can work as a teams
    The challengesStressful working environment..
    1 person found this helpful
    2.0
    Site Specialist
    Jul 2021
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    No recognition for hard work
    The good thingsFlexible working hours. Good customer relationship makes working life better.
    The challengesLittle to no career progression. Poor management.
    2 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Account analyst
    May 2021
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Overwork and stressful
    The good thingsGood and helpful colleagues.
    The challengesMore staff/ headcounts
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Part time staff
    Apr 2020
    Singapore3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Poor work environment
    The good thingsNothing worth reporting
    The challengesNo clear work boundary. Messy, each function looks after their own interest. There are incompetent staff being promoted to supervisory level, largely influenced by certain function.
    3 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Software developer(RND)
    Feb 2020
    manger are arrogant, non professional ,
    The good thingsthe product are big size and you can learn lots embedded related thing. The product are mostly genetic therapy related. so the jobs are exciting. You cam learn about sensor , pump control, motor and many more.
    The challengesvery challenging job. always need to complete as fast as possible. Expectation is very high.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Marketing manager
    Feb 2020
    Singapore3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Great company to work for
    The good thingsopportunity for job rotation, clear direction from leadership, inclusive culture and high integrity. Colleagues are helpful and get good exposures to various projects.
    The challengeshigh intensity, company has high expectation and matrix culture can be hard to navigate and you need an open and collaborative mind in order to do well here.
    2.0
    Production technician
    May 2019
    Seniority, complains and boot lickers get their way here.
    The good thingsProvide a platform for fresh entry levels to work.
    The challengesBad management of resources. Company prefers employees that listen and not question.
    2 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Field service engineer
    May 2019
    Field Service Engineer
    The good thingsYou are working on very good and high-end equipment. Working for the betterment of society
    The challengesManagement is not good, Pay standard is not as per market
    2.0
    Scientific Support Specialist
    May 2019
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Not appreciated.
    The good thingsI'm not sure what the good things are, but I'm going to go ahead with the D&D and the holiday dinners
    The challengesIt'll be better if the company does appreciate staffs who does work efficiently and comes to work early everyday to get things done.
    2 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Talent acquisition specialist
    Mar 2019
    Singapore1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Fast paced, dynamic with great exposure & learning opportunities
    The good thingsThere is not a single day I do not feel challenged and satisfied with work done. Can be pressurizing with tight timelines in some scenarios, plus complexities interacting cross-functionally and cross-regionally in terms of processes, systems, guidelines. But end of the day adds a lot of invaluable experience and honing of soft skills.
    The challengesPressure cooker, intensive, fast paced and dynamic. If you are not resilient you may find it challenging to succeed here. Always needing to be on your toes, on top of things to manage expectations/problems requires strong soft skills and business partnering mindset.
    5.0
    Sales manager
    Jan 2019
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    Good company with great growth prospects
    The good thingsFriendly colleagues who want to make the 2030 vision work
    The challengesGrowth targets are challenging
    5.0
    Human Resources
    Jan 2019
    Singapore3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Great place to learn with ample career options!
    The good thingsEmbraces work-life balance, leaders take time to communicate regularly, annual employee involvement survey is taken seriously. Several company and department-wide initiatives and activities to engage and involve employees.
    The challengesHigh intensity, diverse, fast-paced and high expectations on deliverables and work performance.
    5.0
    Intern
    Aug 2018
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    Get to learn about the real working environment
    The good thingsGood working environment
    The challengesNone so far
    3.0
    Scientific Support Specialist
    Feb 2018
    Good place to work but low salary
    The good thingsGreat working atmosphere. Great for fresh graduates who wants working experience
    The challengesSalary is on the low side
    4.0
    Scientific Support Specialist
    Sep 2017
    Singapore3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Good Company
    The good thingsCareer progression
    The challengesSalary
    5.0
    Senior intern
    Jul 2017
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Great
    The good thingsAs an intern you gain very valuable experience
    The challengesCan be quite challenging for persons who find it difficult to get organised Fast-paced community
    4.0
    Process Automation
    Mar 2017
    Good company to work
    The good thingsEuropean multinational
    The challengesNone
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