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Pfizer's FSP is described as having a toxic work culture that overworks employees, with frequent mid-study system changes causing issues for sites.

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RedditSep 23, 2026By u/Working_Row_8455

r/clinicalresearch

Sponsor/FSP Rankings

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Alright y'all This is how it's gonna work. I'm going to do a ranking of sponsors & their FSPs. Then you guys will tell me your opinions and I'll create a new updated post. Basically, the higher the number the better it is. Roche FSP : absolutely top tier, European founded company with European work culture Amgen FSP : pretty good, just a lot of metrics Teva FSP AbbVie FSP : can be good but workload has gotten higher over the years Merck FSP Bayer FSP BMS FSP AstraZeneca FSP: can overwork you, especially if you work for AZ directly Novartis FSP: can be bureaucratic and systems are clunky J&J FSP: lots of misalignment between teams Novo Nordisk FSP Takeda FSP Regeneron FSP: can overwork you and very political Incyte FSP Biogen FSP Gilead FSP Moderna FSP: a platform without a product Pfizer FSP: Will overwork you and toxic culture Sanofi FSP Eli Lilly FSP: Will overwork you, the least liked FSP Of course, it boils down to your team, LM, and CRO, but this a general ranking from what I’ve read on Reddit.

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  • [comment u/zorojirou] Working with Pfizer as an FSP is so toxic! My sites always complain about the systems getting changed midway and this has happened in so many studies. The work culture is toxic with the leadership knowing very little about onsite monitoring and how it actually works.

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  • ““Pfizer FSP: Will overwork you and toxic culture” = 100% true”

    u/ResearcherStandard8024 points · Sep 23, 2026View

  • “There is zero world/alternate universe in which anyone who has worked in the Amgen FSP in a clinops capacity, especially in their weight loss program, would rank Amgen as #1”

    u/ConsumeFudge20 points · Sep 23, 2026View

  • “You forgot GSK…”

    u/WhatSiteMaresRMadeOf18 points · Sep 23, 2026View

  • “Amgen closed the department that manages their clinical trial biospecimens and had dedicated staff for every study, and replaced it with a mailbox where a team in India picks up emails to work on and sends you what you ask for over a week too late and at like 1 am your time zone They also replaced 3 other CRO-staffed departments with teams in Mexico, South Africa, India, etc. None of their new”

    u/WeedleBeest16 points · Sep 23, 2026View

  • “J&J is shockingly not as prestigious as I thought it would be. About half of LTMS and CRAs have 0 clue of what theyre doing. Most FTE treats FSP poorly then continuously forget to review IP and LTMs only halfway review reports.”

    u/y2ksosrs13 points · Sep 23, 2026View

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