Culture & Environment
Allergan Today
Allergan Inc with headquarters in Irvine, California, is a technology-driven global health care company that develops and commercialises speciality pharmaceutical products for the eye care, movement disorder and dermatological and medical aesthetics markets. In over 100 countries world-wide, Allergan markets products that deliver value to its customers, satisfy unmet medical needs and improve patients’ lives.
Founded in 1948, Allergan has over 7,000 employees world-wide. Allergan is a pioneer in speciality pharmaceuticals research, with a strong pipeline of products and technologies related to specific disease areas such as glaucoma, retinal disease, dry eye, pain, movement disorders, and retinoid technology platforms with applications in psoriasis, acne, photo-damage, metabolic disease, and various types of cancer. For further information visit the Allergan.com website. Annual Reports and Investor details can be found in the Investors and Media section.
In 2006, Allergan acquired Inamed to develop and expand its medical aesthetics business focussing on breast, health and facial business including our Vistabel product.
Allergan will remain unique in the speciality pharmaceutical industry in terms of its internal discovery-through-development capabilities and our world-wide selling and marketing reach. It will continue to build strong world-class franchises in ophthalmology, neurology, medical aesthetics (dermatology) and possibly other speciality areas.
Visit our website at www.allergan.com.
Allergan in the UK
Allergan Limited was incorporated in the United Kingdom in 1977. Our new office location is in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, employs around 350 staff and we also have accountability for a further 36 employees across Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. We are a speciality pharmaceutical company, essentially involved in sales, marketing, clinical research, regulatory affairs, medical affairs and health economics.
Mission, Vision and Values Statements
Our Mission, Vision and Values Statements provide our strategic foundation.
Allergan’s Mission is:
- To develop a unique level of understanding of our customers in order to implement operational strategies that provide the greatest value for our customers and stakeholders
- We will become the partner of choice for ever better healthcare through the value of our technological innovation, industry leadership, partnering skills and relationships, world-wide infrastructure, research and manufacturing capabilities
Allergan’s Vision is:
- We’re an innovative, technology driven, global healthcare company that develops and commercialises speciality pharmaceutical products for the ophthalmic, neurological, dermatological and other speciality markets. In over 100 countries worldwide, Allergan markets products that deliver value to customers, satisfy unmet medical needs and improve patients’ lives
Values and culture of Allergan; what makes us different.
Allergan's Corporate Values:
- Reward success
- Drive innovatio
- Treat people with respect and dignity
- Results driven
- Patient and customer focused
- Employees are the #1 asset
- Fast entrepreneurial
Allergan's Corporate Culture:
- Competitive
- Challenging
- Open communication
- Encourage diversity in thoughts and peopl
- Changing/evolving
Allergan is successful because of its reputation in the market place for the quality and efficacy of its products and for the value and principles that guide our business relationships, including a strong sense of ethics. We have a long history of balancing our economic, social and environmental responsibilities to ensure our business activities never put profit above the health and safety of our patients and employees.
We respect the dignity and diversity of all our candidates and employees. We continually strive to provide our employees with work that is challenging and rewarding in an environment that is safe and pleasant to work in.
The Allergan culture can be summed up by having the following:
- Crystal Clear Strategy
- Communicate our business proposition effectively & regularly
- World Class Talent
- Hire Well
- Develop and Retain Talent
- Individual Accountability
- Reward and Manage Performance
- Excellence in Execution
- Build very specific plans and manage the detail
- Teamwork
- Clearly define roles and responsibilities
Customer Service
Allergan is committed to meeting and exceeding customer expectations and to delivering quality in all aspects of its service. We pride ourselves in being able to respond quickly, efficiently and effectively to all customer enquiries and queries, both internal and external.
Recruiting for Growth
To meet the expectations of the above we seek to recruit people with:
- Past relevant experience - with the size and growth plans we have we need people to have many of the skills required to start adding to the role they have applied for almost immediately
- Drive and enthusiasm - a willingness to make a difference in a growing organisation
- The ability to work both autonomously and within teams
- Flexibility and adaptability with the ability to be productive in a rapidly changing environment
- Computer literacy
The desire and ability to grow their professional and technical skills Allergan is committed to fostering a friendly and productive environment, one which discourages all types of discrimination. All employees are expected to conduct their business with honesty, integrity and the highest ethical values. The continuing success of Allergan depends on our ability to deliver technology driven specialty pharmaceutical products which improve patient’s lives though honest and ethical business activity.
Allergan has succeeded because we have a commitment to excellence and a determination to be the foremost speciality pharmaceutical company in the world.