Is it hard to get hired as a Principal Scientist at Amgen?

Principal 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 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

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based on 4 ratings - Updated Dec 3, 2025

Average interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

How others got an interview

100%
Applied online
Applied online

Interview search

4 interviews

Principal Scientist Interview

Dec 3, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Negative experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Amgen (Boston, MA) in Jun 2025

Interview

Applied online, Got hiring manager interview, Seemed was greatly interested in experience and expertise. Moved into panel interview. Seemed interaction with each of panelists quite well, and very positive response, then no response to follow up, neither from interview coordinator or hiring manager, Liked completely muted and disappeared from the world for months before a final decline message.

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Why are you interested in this job?

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Principal Scientist Interview

Oct 4, 2023

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Amgen (Thousand Oaks, CA)

Interview

The interview went well and the regular interview questions were asked. I specific work experience related to the position was shared with the hiring manager. However, I am not sure about the next step for the role I applied for.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

What's the trend of the industry, in your opinion?

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Principal Scientist Interview

Aug 25, 2021

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I interviewed at Amgen

Interview

Over the phone for a first screen interview. Then an interview dinner, followed the next door by a full day of one-on-one and group interviews, including a candidate seminar. The day ended with a second interview dinner for 12 hours of continuous interviewing.

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