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      Amgen

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      Amgen reviews

      3.8

      64% would recommend to a friend

      (4,185 total reviews)
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      Robert A. Bradway

      75% approve of CEO

      65% 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

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      Amgen has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,185 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
      1.0
      Oct 24, 2014

      The most dreaded employer. Period

      Senior manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I see that it gets rated as the top company with glass door. - may be because it has a free gym. I really don't see another big pro

      Cons

      Can't trust anyone. Most are scared to death trying to survive the next layoff. Culture is extremely insensitive. No holiday parties, no lunch outings, no nothing. Everyone is forced to talk about strategy, and science based processes. Everyone tries to pretend they are smarter than Booz, BCG, Bain as these firms are all embedded in company's culture but honestly speaking the employees can't figure out simple processes or manage the easiest controls. Policies are written by some robots and usually have no relevance to reality. Everyone and I mean everyone is super fake

      1.0
      May 6, 2014

      Sinking Ship

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Generous benefits, 2 paid shutdowns, flexible schedule

      Cons

      Disorganized leadership, culture based on fear, lack of decision making ability. DIA decision making model implemented in some departments, not others. Shrinking budgets, continually asked to do more with less. Employees spin their wheels and aren't empowered to accomplish results. Morale is at an all time low. What used to be a good place to work isn't anymore. Limited room for advancement. Amgen no longer puts patients first, Bradway sees to it that stockholders are kept happy. Bradway is in a position to gut the company and take a big payout when he's done.

      1.0
      Sep 30, 2023

      Overworked

      Global clinical trial manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Stock Options, Sign on Bonus, Yearly raises, ergonomic support, 2 weeks off not included in the 25 days of your PTO

      Cons

      Too Demanding, Overworked, Under appreciated, No work life balance, too many meetings that could be an email, HR is awful - says one thing to get you to sign the contract and goes back on what you signed to keep you at their company, no department talks to the other department, not enough training/onboarding. I talked to a recruiter, onboarding specialist, HR, and my manager just to find out what to do on the first day.

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      Amgen Response
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      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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