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

1.0

Oct 28, 2024

Toxic destructive management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues are great. Good team spirit

Cons

Awful managers at VP level. Nasty demeaning destructive people- out of date and able to spout out “buzz words” just no substance behind them.

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. If you would like to remain anonymous, please contact Amgen’s Business Conduct Hotline at 1-888-376-5574 or https://amgenbch.tnwreports.com to report your concerns. 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

Oct 27, 2024

Field reimbursement

Field reimbursement manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They provide Great product training

Cons

Too many manager ride alongside and it upsets offices

Amgen Response

1y

We appreciate your review and value your feedback for our team. If there's anything additional about your experience that you'd like to share with us, please contact amgen@careers.pure.cloud. Again, thank you for reaching out today.

3.0

Oct 27, 2024

WLB is great

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wlb is great. A lot of autonomy depending on your team.

Cons

A lot of red tape and contracts.

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