Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Amgen with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Scientist roles take an average of 39 days to get hired, when considering 54 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amgen overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amgen as a Scientist according to 54 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 18%
Presentation: 15%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 12%
Drug test: 7%
Skills test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Amgen (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2013
Interview
1.Applied via Amgen website.
2.Being contacted by hiring manager (Executive director of the Dep.).
3.Being invited for on-site interview. very intensive 2 days of interview with all people on site and in other location (1:1 meeting) + 1 hr presentation + 1 hr Chalk-talk.
(I felt format-wise it was very similar to academic interview.)
4.Another phone call from the head of the dep. for 45 mins of science talk.
5.The Hiring manager did reference check via direct phone calls (45 mins for each of my reference people: 3 refs).
6.Being invited for the 2nd on-site interview only with the Executive directors of the Dep. + Head of Dep. Being asked so many tough science questions. The Head tried to evaluate my scientific in-depth knowledge in general.
7.A recruiter contacted me and background-check initiated
8.Being offered the position
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I did not expect 1 hr chalk-talk during interview (topic: design of exp. to find out a drug candidate for a disease). I got informed about the topic a day before afternoon (only had couple of hrs to prepare for it, did my best and tried to enjoy it).
Very professional, smooth process from telephone interview to onsite. Easy to apply online. On-site interview is tough with hiring manager. Generally takes 4-6 weeks to know the result after onsite interviews.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amgen (Thousand Oaks, CA)
Interview
Applied online at the company's website. The recruiter contacted me three days later via email. We set up a phone call which lasted about 30 minutes. Overall, it was a pleasant conversation.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amgen in Jan 2025
Interview
The hiring process consisted of three rounds, but it felt rushed and lacked transparency. The HR phone screen and hiring manager call were scheduled back-to-back with no prior notice. After the final onsite interview, which required two days of travel and a six-hour on site interview. they ghosted me after two weeks. I get that no response usually means rejection, but failing to follow up after such an extensive interview process is just disrespectful.