Is Amgen a good company to work for?

Amgen has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 5,446 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

(4,203 total reviews)

Robert A. Bradway

77% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Amgen has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,203 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).

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4K reviews

2.0

Jul 25, 2025

Pros and Cons - Job Seekers Beware

Hr professional

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Total compensation depending on role, and good benefits

Cons

Interesting conversations had with talent acquisition staff regarding their points of view on hiring. Regarding integrity, be sure to do your homework on the Pros as well as the Cons—there's plenty of public data out there and this is definitely not an exhaustive list of the flavor of cons that I'm not proud about as an alum: - $2.2M settlement for discrimination - Title VII David Fredericks v. Amgen, Inc. - $762.1M settlement for illegal kickbacks - United States ex rel. Kelly v. Amgen Corporation - etc., etc.,

Amgen Response

11mo

We appreciate your review, value your feedback, and we take these concerns very seriously. While you have provided a great deal of detail, if there is anything additional that you would like to share about your experience, please contact amgen@careers.pure.cloud. It is our sincere goal to prevent similar feelings in the future, and reviews are instrumental in our ability to implement change. Thank you for taking the time to bring these concerns to our attention.

3.0

Mar 31, 2025

Good benefits, complacent and slow paced environment

Biostatistics manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, like weeklong summer and winter shutdowns, 401k matching, and remote work. Fellow staff are highly educated and experienced. Good work life balance. Several of my colleagues are able to take care of their kids and still get all their work done.

Cons

Pay is just OK. Very few chances for career advancement and development. Upper management wants to replace US based staff with AI and offshoring. Slow decision making and general lack of urgency or innovation. Management is careless. Job expectations are unclear.

Amgen Response

1y

We appreciate your review, value your feedback, and we take these concerns very seriously. While you have provided a great deal of detail, if there is anything additional that you would like to share about your experience, please contact amgen@careers.pure.cloud. It is our sincere goal to prevent similar feelings in the future, and reviews are instrumental in our ability to implement change. Thank you for taking the time to bring these concerns to our attention.

4.0

Feb 21, 2025

Cutting Edge Science, Right Sized Company for Cross Disciplinary Engagement

Senior principal scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has a great corporate culture. Folks really enjoy being here, feel connecting to our broader mission, and the scientific innovation is second to none. The benefits and pay are respectable.

Cons

Teams can be unaligned at times and Silo’d. It takes the right individual mindset to bridge those gaps. If you are the type of scientific mindset that is able to think macro and think about the big picture you will do well here. Resources do tend to be constrained, and currently the workload is heavy … with a broad expectation that AI/Automation can help bridge the gap (without a significant investment in additional staff). Not sure if that vision is realistic.

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