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 and really good HR." ((in 367 reviews)); "Who would have thought you would meet so many great people working in an analytics lab." ((in 219 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 158 reviews)); "Good pay and nice colleages" ((in 95 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((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 58 reviews)); "It is absolutely true that if you have a good manager, he/she will support you, challenge you, and promote you." ((in 41 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

3.0

Feb 16, 2016

Biogen

Senior manager, medical affairs

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good people to work with

Cons

management is very confused and leadership is lacking

4.0

Feb 12, 2016

Not the company it once was...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has good pay and and a robust benefits package. People are passionate about their jobs, smart and talented. They offer a nice sabbatical benefit for employees who've been with the company for 6 years or so.

Cons

Culture has changed over the years. Years ago it was a smaller company, more entrepreneurial, people encouraged to take risks. Questionable promotions all around. Unfortunately, a lot of promotions are based on who you know, not what you know.

2.0

Feb 11, 2016

Totally different company since my 2002 hire date...

Senior qa manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and overall compensation (especially . Nice work environment (offices, cafe, etc.) but there are some buildings that are very dated (depressing cube environment).

Cons

Has become a typical BIG PHARMA corporation. Bureaucratic, top heavy (there seem to be a lot of VPs), the culture is very insular, senior management seems very self interested. No work/life balance - expectations are high if you want to succeed (HR person emphasized this "...since we are a premium employer"). Stability is gone - major layoffs in 2011 and 2015 (localized layoff in R&D in 2014).

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