Working at Ventana Medical Systems in Oro Valley, AZ: 3 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Oro Valley, AZ Area

"As an individual contributor things were pretty good for me until around 2019. A new "heavy handed" high level manager was hired and numerous engineers and some good managers were let go for spurious reasons. This changed the atmosphere dramatically. Everyone was in fear that maybe they would be next. Ventana is a decent place but there have been a few managers that got away with treating people poorly for far too long before they themselves were let go. Marketing makes far too many decisions ignoring the input from the scientists and engineers. This resulted in a number of failures and where scientists and engineers were blamed for not speaking up and the marketing people were promoted. There was supposed to be a culture of speaking up but everyone was aware there might be consequences if you did."

What do you like about working at Ventana Medical Systems?

"My objectives are generally clear and defined, and I feel like I am adding to the company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure that you like the people that you will be working for as well as the job that you will be working on."

What don't you like about working at Ventana Medical Systems?

"The organizational structure sometimes makes accomplishing certain tasks difficult or impossible."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would reorganize several of the departments and create better work/issue flow."

What do you like about working at Ventana Medical Systems?

"It's a fast paced environment that gives people enough autonomy to perform their jobs in the best way they know how too and see fit."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be aware that it is a process and that much of the process is in place to make certain that you are a good fit for the team and that the team is in turn a good fit for you."

What don't you like about working at Ventana Medical Systems?

"The only thing I could seriously take issue with at my current employer is the lack of a clearly defined way to progress professionally."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To clarify what each employee could do to be promoted and/or to develop a compensation plan that is directly tied to employee performance."