Is Amgen a good company to work for?

Amgen has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 5,415 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 64% of employees would recommend working at Amgen to a friend and 66% 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 3.8 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?

64% 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 (158) , Director (118) , Senior Associate (107) , Manager (102) , Scientist (93) , Sales Representative (80) , Project Manager (77) , Manufacturing Associate (72) , Intern (70) , 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 698 reviews)); "People are great and knowledgeable ." ((in 352 reviews)); "Amgen is a great place to work with good benefits and even better culture" ((in 308 reviews)); "Every mgr I've had has exemplified the Amgen values of putting the patient first and promoting a good work/life balance." ((in 259 reviews)); "pay is good and fair" ((in 211 reviews))

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

"Poor management not fare assessment" ((in 172 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorganizations which seemed to be due to planning issues and moving work overseas." ((in 90 reviews)); "All senior leadership claim they have no power and none of them can make a decision on their own." ((in 60 reviews)); "Upper management is biased." ((in 42 reviews)); "audit group is known to work long hours including weekends and evenings (more so than other departments)" ((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 Amgen locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Washington , Boston , Rockville , Warwick , San Francisco , New Albany , Denver , New York , Juncos , Atlanta

Amgen reviews

3.8

64% would recommend to a friend

(4,179 total reviews)

Robert A. Bradway

74% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

Amgen has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,179 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Mar 28, 2023

Toxic leadership

Clinical program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Abundance of opportunities to learn, great learning resources, some good people and leaders, remote and flex ways of working,

Cons

Too many processes, too much governance that are slow to make decisions, creativity and out of the box strategic thinking hindered by fear and too many SOPs, hire consultants to improve structure and processes but they only give back what we have already done or talk a lot and say little creating more churn, increasing pockets of toxic leadership that continue to get promoted, absolutely no psychological safety whatsoever!

1.0

Jan 2, 2023

Stop bragging and following mediocre efforts for popularity

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance Flexibility Well thought out projects

Cons

No career growth Lot of tools and processes and SOPs Ton of politics Low pay Unnecessary propaganda and Sr management constant thirst to push company popularity by giving interviews etc but not focusing on critical things. They should understand that popularity is a by product for keeping employees happy company policies

Amgen Response

3y

Thank you for sharing your experience. It is our goal to create an atmosphere where our employees feel supported, and reviews are instrumental in our ability to implement change. Please know that our team can be reached at amgen@careers.pure.cloud if you would like to share more about your experience. Again, thank you for bringing this to our attention.

2.0

Jun 21, 2022

mixed experience - ultimately awful

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pretty good salary and benefits, nice campus (Thousand Oaks headquarters)

Cons

Constantly changing focus and reorganization, lots of wasted effort and money on aborted initiatives, lots of corporate "speak" without real change/action/commitment. Most critically ---- and what lead to my ultimate departure ---- a corporate re-org left me with a new manager who was determined to eliminate me and other team members. Despite a year of best efforts to improve the situation (along with futile efforts to enlist help from HR), leaving Amgen was the only option. Some people seem to thrive at Amgen. Most coworker friends I know personally have lots of negative experiences at Amgen and ultimately have left because of seasonal corporate restructuring or other impedances to growth and advancement. Leaving Amgen was the best decision I ever made and on the other side has been tremendous growth, opportunity, and fulfillment -- in terms of career, finances, and quality of life.

Amgen Response

3y

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.

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