Biogen Associate Scientist I, Technical Development reviews

3.2

54% would recommend to a friend

(102 total reviews)
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Christopher A. Viehbacher

45% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Associate Scientist I, Technical Development employees have rated Biogen with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 102 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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102 reviews
5.0
Apr 11, 2019

Wonderful

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great science, culture, benefits, raport

Cons

I have no specific cons

4.0
Feb 18, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great culture, nice people, solid science - Decent compensation - Lots of career opportunities in various functional areas

Cons

Upper management is pushing out both Biogen people and Biogen culture

2.0
Aug 17, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work hours, summer hours, Thursday happy hour, enough money (generally) to purchase equipment, average pay + bonuses

Cons

There is a general problem with management - they don't/won't/can't manage! Little interest in people's career development, advancement, or dealing with issues. There's a 'go along to get along' mentality among the management teams. Always a reorg coming around the corner and people scrambling for cover. Managers are unable/unwilling to articulate their vision, if it even exists. Morale issues in Technical Development - people lie/cheat/steal to get ahead and this is encouraged by the current administration. People steal the work of others and claim it as their own while management refuses to address the issue even when provided with overwhelming evidence. Company takes surveys and then ignores the results/comments. VP's don't want to hear anything negative and the line management refuses to communicate issues upwards as it might reflect poorly on them. Numerous groups don't believe in cultural/ethnic diversity and these managers use this to their advantage to bully and intimidate subordinates. These managers won't delegate any responsibility to their team then complain about how busy they are, won't reply to emails, or VM's. They also refuse to take accountability when deliverables are late or just plain wrong. Some dept heads won't hire the best candidates if they feel like 'threatened' (i.e, 'I am incompetent and they might take my job') by the skills/talents/experience of a prospective employee. Thus you're left dealing with people who can't execute, which leads to a variety of issues. Wasn't always like this but the culture has changed following numerous reorganizations, which often don't make any sense. Place is like a ghost town in the summer - people have checked out and often 'work from home'.

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