Is Amgen a good company to work for?

Amgen has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 5,425 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 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 3.8 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 (159) , Director (118) , Senior Associate (108) , Manager (102) , Scientist (93) , Sales Representative (80) , Project Manager (77) , Manufacturing Associate (73) , 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 722 reviews)); "People are great and knowledgeable ." ((in 344 reviews)); "Amgen is a great place to work with good benefits and even better culture" ((in 296 reviews)); "Every mgr I've had has exemplified the Amgen values of putting the patient first and promoting a good work/life balance." ((in 261 reviews)); "pay is good and fair" ((in 210 reviews))

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

"Poor management not fare assessment" ((in 179 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 64 reviews)); "Upper management is biased." ((in 45 reviews)); "audit group is known to work long hours including weekends and evenings (more so than other departments)" ((in 41 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

64% would recommend to a friend

(4,185 total reviews)

Robert A. Bradway

75% 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 4,185 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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4K reviews

1.0

Oct 5, 2021

Highly political, terrible management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice gym on-site Some good people

Cons

Extremely political Suffocatingly hierarchical Cut-throat Two-faced Arrogant Relationship-driven to the point of toxicity - it's who you know and who likes you. This can protect and promote incompetence, sociopathy, and perpetuate a hostile working environment

Amgen Response

4y

Thank you for sharing your experience. It is our goal to create an atmosphere where our staff members 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.

1.0

Sep 6, 2021

Manufacturing Matters

Manufacturing associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It’s a clean work environment.

Cons

I have never felt so unappreciated while working for a company. Upper level management only cares about the remote and desk workers. There is zero room for growth in manufacturing associate. The work environment is very toxic everyone talks bad about one another. Stressful place to work for low pay. New staff with no experience get hired at higher pay rate than current experienced staff is making. They even took away the free coffee.

Amgen Response

4y

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.

2.0

May 16, 2021

Toxic Corporate Environment

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

On campus gym Ability to work w/ the best and latest instrumentation Ability to learn whatever you want flexible hours

Cons

The company has been taken over by back stabbing corporate ladder climbers. This company used to make the top 100 best places to work. Not for quite some time has it made this list. Despite having "being data driven" as one of their core values, they continue w/ the archaic forced ranking paradigm which has been shown endlessly to be counter productive and greatly impacts moral. Though I never was in the bottom ten percent, twice yearly review process was counter productive to Amgen's aims and only served to hinder collaboration between employees and groups.

Amgen Response

5y

We appreciate your review, value your feedback, and take these concerns very seriously. While you've provided a great deal of detail, if there's anything additional you would like to share with our team, please reach out to 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 again for taking the time to bring this to our attention.

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