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 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 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 377 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 151 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 101 reviews)); "Good pay and nice colleages" ((in 91 reviews))

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

"Poor management all over the building." ((in 79 reviews)); "Seem to have frequent layoffs" ((in 59 reviews)); "We recently had overly optimistic forecasts for products & senior leadership poorly handled managing media relations." ((in 59 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

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

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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

4.0

Mar 19, 2013

Good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High level of science, exposure to outside scientific advances, great culture, excellent benefits and compensation, great career advancement opportunities

Cons

Frequent lay-offs, Frequent changes of mission, goals, plans, vision. Negative inside competition

4.0

Oct 3, 2012

Good company with lots of opportunity - should have several new drugs on the market in the next few years.

Patient services coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, yearly bonus, contests/cash incentives, employee stock purchase plan, generous vacation and sick time George Scangos, the CEO is developing a great culture.

Cons

leadership/management can be slow to act.

3.0

Sep 20, 2012

Overall good company, but management is not very engaged with employees. Runs very lean and works people very hard

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly intelligent people to worth with. Great and outstanding benefits

Cons

No work life balance. Very cost conscious, and always have to do more with a lot less.

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Jobs at Biogen

Associate Manager, Supplier Diversity and Sustainability

Manager, Informed Consent Management Oversight Lead

Manufacturing Associate II/III – Cell Culture (Nights)

Research Triangle Park, NC

Associate Director, Access Management Service Delivery- Cybersecurity

Sr. Principal Biostatistician

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Good company with lots of opportunity - should have several new drugs on the market in the next few years.

Overall good company, but management is not very engaged with employees. Runs very lean and works people very hard

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