Is Amgen a good company to work for?

Amgen has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 5,450 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 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Amgen. This rating has decreased by 1% 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 (160) , Director (118) , Senior Associate (110) , Manager (101) , Scientist (92) , Sales Representative (80) , Project Manager (77) , Manufacturing Associate (74) , Intern (72) , Associate Scientist (54) , Engineer (53) , Senior Scientist (50) , Associate (49) , 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 743 reviews)); "People are great and knowledgeable ." ((in 354 reviews)); "Amgen is a great place to work with good benefits and even better culture" ((in 289 reviews)); "Every mgr I've had has exemplified the Amgen values of putting the patient first and promoting a good work/life balance." ((in 255 reviews)); "pay is good and fair" ((in 219 reviews))

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

"Poor management not fare assessment" ((in 171 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorganizations which seemed to be due to planning issues and moving work overseas." ((in 93 reviews)); "All senior leadership claim they have no power and none of them can make a decision on their own." ((in 67 reviews)); "audit group is known to work long hours including weekends and evenings (more so than other departments)" ((in 44 reviews)); "lack of career development and growth" ((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 are the top reviewed Amgen locations?

Thousand Oaks , Juncos , Tampa , Los Angeles , South San Francisco , West Greenwich , Cambridge , 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

64% would recommend to a friend

(4,206 total reviews)

Robert A. Bradway

77% approve of CEO

66% 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 4,206 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

5.0

Jun 7, 2024

They take care of their staff

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work options; Summer and Winter shutdowns; excellent benefits

Cons

I have been here for many years, the only cons I have experienced is if I had a manager that was not supportive of their team

Amgen Response

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Thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear you're enjoying your time at Amgen and hope your positive experience continues. Please do not hesitate to reach out to contact amgen@careers.pure.cloud with any questions or feedback for our team.

5.0

Jun 6, 2024

Lean in a Great Way

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

West Greenwich site was an extremely well run, well lead, and well oiled machine yet still was able to pivot on a dime. It was impressive how coordinated initiatives and manufacturing campaigns would be executed at the facility. As a member of the process development organization it was empowering how much you could do as an engineer. It is a very science driven organization and they heavily pressed on their Lean agenda so you could implement a lot of innovative changes in an actually agile manner. Teams were really collaborative and cordial even in the most heated of technical situations which made it a great meaningful working environment.

Cons

It took forever to get promoted. The general attitude was that you needed to do several rotations at the same level as well as move you and your family around the world multiple times before you get considered for the next level. Because that's how a lot of the senior leadership got there, there was an expectation that the rank and file would do the same. The leanness of the company has a negative impact on the illusion of work-life balance. There were a lot of single points of failure because so many things would run through one individual who hadn't taken a vacation day in months.

5.0

Jun 6, 2024

There are areas for improvement

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a good atmosphere to work in.

Cons

There are areas for improvement

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