Is Amgen a good company to work for?

Amgen has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 5,413 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 714 reviews)); "People are great and knowledgeable ." ((in 346 reviews)); "Amgen is a great place to work with good benefits and even better culture" ((in 297 reviews)); "Every mgr I've had has exemplified the Amgen values of putting the patient first and promoting a good work/life balance." ((in 266 reviews)); "pay is good and fair" ((in 198 reviews))

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

"Poor management not fare assessment" ((in 176 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorganizations which seemed to be due to planning issues and moving work overseas." ((in 99 reviews)); "All senior leadership claim they have no power and none of them can make a decision on their own." ((in 63 reviews)); "audit group is known to work long hours including weekends and evenings (more so than other departments)" ((in 49 reviews)); "Upper management is biased." ((in 44 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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4K reviews

1.0

Jul 12, 2018

Senior Manager

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Impeccable regulatory reputation. Amgen’s above and beyond approach (which is a con since it’s impossible to distinguish how much is done because of regulatory requirements and how much is done because Amgen likes to over complicate things) more than prepares you for moving on to another company!

Cons

I loved Amgen when I started working there 15years ago but it’s become such an incredibly toxic environment in every aspect! It’s so sad to see what it’s turned into. If Amgen thinks the open office concept will fix the culture, they’re sadly mistaken. Salaries are absurdly low! I got a $35k raise when I left Amgen! The longer you stay, the more underpaid you are!

3.0

Apr 3, 2023

Was there 15+ years. Started amazing, but went downhill

Sr manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

IT started as one of the best companies to work for, by far. But market dynamics and the new exec team focused too much on cost cutting. Every year, something would be cut. A benefit here, a tax break there, ESPP, long term shares. Eventually the pay & benefits were simply not competitive and i got fed up and left for over double my former compensation. Combine that with some toxic bosses over the years, and, well, the best will leave for greener pastures.

Cons

Too many idiots. Toxic leaders afraid of real talent. People like that go into big companies to hide. Amgen is one such company. Lots of people from B and C rated schools, and it shows, in way too many positions. A's hire other A's. B's hire C's, and C's hire F's. That's Amgen.

2.0

Jan 4, 2023

Medicinal Chemistry - okay science, low pay/titles

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance. 401k match.

Cons

Pay and titles not competitive with Pharma/Biotech industry. Amgen significantly underpays compare to equal sized competitors, ~10-60%. Especially considering expensive Thousand Oaks/Ventura/LA area. There are been many people leaving the Medicinal Chemistry group for higher offers, and more on the way. The Medicinal Chemistry group is offers PhD-level graduates with no Post-Docs the Senior Associate Scientist title, which is crazy, especially with low starting salary. It's no wonder why so many empty hoods. Good candidates are going other places. Career advancement is slow, but they will talk of fast promotions during interview process. There is lot of talk about the best science in industry at Amgen but there only been one small molecule drug that make it to market in the HISTORY of Amgen. A common saying you will hear a lot is Amgen is research based because research is on bottom.

Amgen Response

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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. 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. Again, thank you for bringing this to our attention.

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