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

(404 total reviews)

Christopher A. Viehbacher

76% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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5.0

Jul 15, 2021

Great Place to Learn Manufacturing

Manufacturing supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and benefits, plenty of job opportunities, equal-opportunity, advanced technology, knowledgeable workers

Cons

Have to get used to constant change

2.0

Jul 12, 2021

Understaffed and underpaid

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people! I work with some of the brightest, most collaborative people.

Cons

Very understaffed in many groups. This is leading to burnout. To compound the issue, Biogen hasn't been very generous with raises. For example, annual increases seem to be about 2-3 % for solid performance. Promotion raises are 1-3%. Over time, this leads to being under compensated. Most people who have been here a long time are leaving because they are able to get significant salary bumps elsewhere.

5.0

Jul 12, 2021

Intellectually stimulating and dynamic atmosphere - perfect job for growth

Senior scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

1. Science (and data)-driven decision making 2. Working with great colleagues provide valuable chance to learn and grow 3. Allowing researchers to come out of comfort zone and experience new domains. 4. Great compensation and benefits package

Cons

1. Have to deal with lot of negative mass media and critics 2. Heavy turn over - it might be just the nature of this business

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