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 and really good HR." ((in 368 reviews)); "Great people especially those that have been in the company for a bit of time." ((in 211 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 158 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 98 reviews)); "good pay and good work" ((in 88 reviews))

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

"Poor management all over the building." ((in 76 reviews)); "Seem to have frequent layoffs" ((in 60 reviews)); "We recently had overly optimistic forecasts for products & senior leadership poorly handled managing media relations." ((in 58 reviews)); "Was lied to by direct manager more than once." ((in 42 reviews)); "Clueless upper management." ((in 32 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

Biogen reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,052 total reviews)

Christopher A. Viehbacher

76% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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

Biogen has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,052 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Biogen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

3.0

Jul 28, 2023

Biogen's culture declining

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I really enjoyed working for Biogen. The culture was so nice before the new CEO came. I learned a lot and have good managers.

Cons

Uncertainty. With the new CEO there are lay offs all the time and sometimes reorganizational changes don't make sense... They seem to be making decisions based on cost instead of vision.

Biogen Response

2y

I'm sorry to hear that recent changes have negatively affected your experience here. Sometimes challenges can be unavoidable, especially during moments of change in the business. As our strategy pivots, it's our goal to provide employees with the clarity and support that they need to succeed during times of change. If you have additional ideas of how we can best support you and your colleagues, I encourage you to reach out to us at talentfeedback@biogen.com. Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. - Dennis, HR

5.0

Jul 25, 2023

Good company

Senior associate scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and health benefits.

Cons

Company has frequent layoffs without notice.

2.0

Jul 25, 2023

Used to be a great employer before 2023

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are still people here who care and want the company to succeed. The benefits are still good (for now), and the managers who haven't been laid off yet still make an effor to see their employees succeed.

Cons

Biogen used to be focused on helping patients, but ever since Chris Viehbacher took over the focus is all on money. We've started a "Fit for Growth" program that seems focused on making investors happy at the expense of patients and employees, and looking at our stock price right now we can't even do that. Communication is mostly ominous these days and gives me almost no faith that this place is going to be somewhere that people want to work moving forward, assuming the manufacturing plant isn't spun off or sold entirely.

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