Is Biogen a good company to work for as a Associate Scientist I, Technical Development?

Associate Scientist I, Technical Development professionals working at Biogen have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 80 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Biogen employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Associate Scientist I, Technical Development Jobs at Biogen now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Associate Scientist I, Technical Development interview questions at Biogen .

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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 374 reviews)); "Great people especially those that have been in the company for a bit of time." ((in 214 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 151 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 100 reviews)); "good pay and good work" ((in 94 reviews))

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

"Poor management all over the building." ((in 78 reviews)); "Seem to have frequent layoffs" ((in 62 reviews)); "We recently had overly optimistic forecasts for products & senior leadership poorly handled managing media relations." ((in 55 reviews)); "It is absolutely true that if you have a good manager, he/she will support you, challenge you, and promote you." ((in 37 reviews)); "Clueless upper management." ((in 31 reviews))

Biogen Associate Scientist I, Technical Development reviews

3.4

66% would recommend to a friend

(80 total reviews)

Christopher A. Viehbacher

49% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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Associate Scientist I, Technical Development employees have rated Biogen with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 80 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate Scientist I, Technical Development professionals have a good working experience there. Biogen is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Associate Scientist I, Technical Development professionals compared to other employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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3.0

Jun 13, 2016

Uncertainties for long-term strategy

Scientist i

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Pros

Great scientists: smart, helpful and collaborative Great benefits: excellent 401K and vacation time, as well as a solid starting salary

Cons

Recent uncertainty: a layoff in drug discovery in 2012 lead to massive rehiring. Since 2013, there were almost monthly reorganizations/title/department changes within drug discovery. After a banner year in 2014, employees were told to tighten their spending habits for changes ahead. This lead to another round of massive layoffs in 2015. The uncertainties regarding what was going to happen dropped productivity of everyone and lead to a lot of useless fear and speculation. After the layoff, there has been much confusion as to how the company will restructure itself. The layoff of personnel, although not random, was more arbitrary than not.

5.0

May 10, 2016

Work with good scientists, great culture

Scientist

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Pros

I enjoyed working with all of my research colleagues. They were great scientists who worked well together. Biogen does not have the pressure cooker philosophy that other research companies have. Benefits are awesome! Summer hours on Friday, free bonus week off for December. No punching the clock, just get the work done.

Cons

Discoveries from the research group are not high priority for the organization. In fact, most assets are discontinued due to the reflexive nature of senior management. During my time at Biogen, I worked on oncology, immunology, and neurology projects. The first two fell out of fad with management during my tenure so all of my work was shelved or sold off. If you look at Biogen's pipeline and products, very few were entirely discovered in house. Promotions are VERY slow at Biogen.

2.0

Mar 12, 2016

WAS the best to work

Scientist

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Pros

Good science in research with state of art equipment. Nice fringe benefits such as socials, company events & stocks; Awesome health insurance options. Nice buildings.

Cons

Constant restructuring and small layoffs every 2-3 years. Company is run like large pharma and not a biotechnology company. Politics within groups, managers promote personal favorites. Lack of work-life balance.

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