Is Biogen a good company to work for?

Biogen has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 2,632 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at Biogen to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Biogen have been left by employees working as Intern , Co-Op and Scientist I .

Does Biogen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Biogen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Biogen. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Biogen?

71% of Biogen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Biogen 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Biogen?

Associate Director (100) , Manager (55) , Senior Manager (54) , Director (53) , Scientist (49) , Manufacturing Associate (40) , Intern (36) , Senior Scientist (25) , Patient Services Coordinator (24) , Co-Op (20) , Senior Associate Scientist (19) , Scientist II (18) , Internship (16) , Project Manager (16) , Research Scientist (16)

What are the pros of working at Biogen according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits with a lot of paid vacation; big push from management on work/life balance" ((in 370 reviews)); "Who would have thought you would meet so many great people working in an analytics lab." ((in 214 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 166 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 94 reviews)); "Good pay and nice colleages" ((in 92 reviews))

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

"Poor management all over the building." ((in 77 reviews)); "We recently had overly optimistic forecasts for products & senior leadership poorly handled managing media relations." ((in 57 reviews)); "Seem to have frequent layoffs" ((in 55 reviews)); "Was lied to by direct manager more than once." ((in 40 reviews)); "Clueless upper management." ((in 30 reviews))

What are employees saying about Biogen layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Biogen layoffs and their outlook for job security at Biogen in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Biogen locations?

Cambridge , Research Triangle Park , Boston , Durham , Raleigh , Weston , Morrisville , San Diego , Chicago , New York , Los Angeles , Charlotte , Cary , Houston , Waltham , Kansas City , Madison , Washington , Garner , Columbus , San Francisco , South San Francisco , Somerville , Jersey City , Newark , Salt Lake City , Boston , Brooklyn , Webster , Louisville

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3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(404 total reviews)

Christopher A. Viehbacher

76% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

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4.0

Aug 26, 2013

Lots of resources, changes strategy frequently

Clinical operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Smart people -Great benefits -Nice facility -Opportunities to expand experience outside of one's department

Cons

-Frequently changing operational strategy and culture messaging -So much focus on improving processes that actual work can suffer or be confused -Cultural norm to work from home at night (to keep up with amount of work) -Difficult to be promoted (i.e., I worked in my role for an entire year before I was officially given the title and matching salary)

4.0

Jul 22, 2013

Right Direction, but needs tweaks.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company mission is about improving life for neurology and hemophilia patients. Compensation is good. Insurance is good. Spending money for buildings and upgrades. Let you have the tools (software,training etc.) to be successful. Some good leaders, but... (see cons) CEO who does not grandstand, but transparently states the facts and the vision.

Cons

Drama, heroics, and chest thumping are values. Culture requires blowing sunshine at all times. Frowned upon to ask about factual data underlying a pretty PowerPoint slide. A good individual contributor does not always make a good manager or director.

4.0

Jun 29, 2013

Diversify Management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, pay (competitive), work life balance (improving with some departments offering greater flexibility than others)

Cons

Lack of diversity in management (mid-level & senior). Promotions are far between ((avg 3-5 years) and based more on time served vs consistent high performance and demonstrated performance at the next level.

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