Biogen reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,052 total reviews)
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Christopher A. Viehbacher

76% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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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2.0
Mar 12, 2016

WAS the best to work

Recommend
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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.

1.0
Mar 11, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Great health benefits, good pay. Company has a great reputation and the work helping patients is morally invigorating.

Cons

Extreme micromanagement, promotion based on who you know, no clear expectations since new policies are added that hurt employees performance capacity and allows the company to save money by not giving you the raise you worked for.

1.0
Mar 10, 2016

Downward spiral

Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, fabulous core groups to support research

Cons

I was at Biogen for five years. In the beginning, my department was stocked with scientists who had brilliant ideas, and they had the support they needed to carry those ideas to fruition. I left when the scientific creativity was sacrificed for political agendas.

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