Is Amgen a good company to work for?

Amgen has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 5,445 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at Amgen to a friend and 65% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Amgen have been left by employees working as Postdoctoral Fellow , Internship and Summer Intern .

Does Amgen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Amgen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Amgen. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Amgen?

65% of Amgen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Amgen 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amgen?

Senior Manager (160) , Director (118) , Senior Associate (110) , Manager (101) , Scientist (93) , Sales Representative (80) , Project Manager (77) , Manufacturing Associate (74) , Intern (72) , Associate Scientist (54) , Engineer (53) , Senior Scientist (50) , Associate (48) , Senior Engineer (44) , Data Scientist (31)

What are the pros of working at Amgen according to real employee reviews?

"By working there as a full time employee you will work on a beautiful campus and receive great benefits." ((in 708 reviews)); "People are great and knowledgeable ." ((in 349 reviews)); "Amgen is a great place to work with good benefits and even better culture" ((in 279 reviews)); "Every mgr I've had has exemplified the Amgen values of putting the patient first and promoting a good work/life balance." ((in 254 reviews)); "pay is good and fair" ((in 214 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Amgen according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management not fare assessment" ((in 177 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorganizations which seemed to be due to planning issues and moving work overseas." ((in 96 reviews)); "All senior leadership claim they have no power and none of them can make a decision on their own." ((in 65 reviews)); "audit group is known to work long hours including weekends and evenings (more so than other departments)" ((in 45 reviews)); "Upper management is biased." ((in 42 reviews))

What are employees saying about Amgen layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Amgen layoffs and their outlook for job security at Amgen in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Amgen locations?

Thousand Oaks , Juncos , Tampa , Los Angeles , South San Francisco , Cambridge , West Greenwich , Seattle , San Francisco , Longmont , New York , Boston , Chicago , Dallas , Deerfield , Newbury Park , Washington , Boulder , Atlanta , Holly Springs , Woburn , New Albany , Providence , Camarillo , Fremont , Rockville , Louisville , Houston , Simi Valley , Columbus

Amgen reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(4,202 total reviews)

Robert A. Bradway

77% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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Amgen has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,202 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amgen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

2.0

Mar 29, 2013

Replacing FTE with contractors

Specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company still pays bonus and RSU for FTEs.

Cons

Laying off FTEs almost every other month in the past 6 months that I am aware of, and the company hires contractors for those positions.

3.0

Mar 17, 2013

7 years of services with good performance evaluations and compensation then suddenly down-sized due to "restructuration"

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation and benefits. Comfortable working environment. Strong logistic support to do your work. Solid pipeline with potential and good economic future.

Cons

Over the past 10 years, Amgen has grown from an innovative and nimble company to a top-heavy, process-driven organization with little opportunity for personal growth and advancement. Ruthless profit-oriented management imposing sudden and frequent down-sizing episodes that destroy the careers and lives of many very productive people, regardless of their good performance and contributions.

2.0

Feb 8, 2013

The ship is going down! Get out while you can.

Senior marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are competitive. Location is desirable for families and because of weather, but there are no other companies in the industry within 50 miles. Name recognition can be helpful in pursuit of other jobs. Many nice people sill work at the company.

Cons

Unethical conduct Management looking out for #1 Lack of career development and no attempt to improve the situation despite 4 years of negative feedback from staff. Disinterest in staff as human beings Focus on bottom line and process, not on quality or patients

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Jobs at Amgen

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Replacing FTE with contractors

7 years of services with good performance evaluations and compensation then suddenly down-sized due to "restructuration"

The ship is going down! Get out while you can.

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