Is Biogen a good company to work for?

Biogen has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 2,630 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 3.9 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 358 reviews)); "Great people especially those that have been in the company for a bit of time." ((in 215 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 159 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 103 reviews)); "Good salaries mos like above average" ((in 90 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 60 reviews)); "Poor management and leadership." ((in 56 reviews)); "Your success or failure is based on your direct manager." ((in 37 reviews)); "Clueless upper management." ((in 29 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

(2,051 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 2,051 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

Jun 20, 2016

Pharmacuticals cut back on patient services

Patient services

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

International company, good benefits. Pay scale comparable with other pharma jobs.

Cons

Last year (2015) company decided to stop providing patient support through phone calls and and went with a sales focused approach. All about the shareholders and bottom line. Talked a good game about work/life balance and career advancement but not really available. Day they laid off patient service department, company laid off hundreds of employees across the globe in a "restructuring" move.

4.0

May 13, 2016

Great company overall, but not without some issues

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Focus on work-life balance, most employees are highly intelligent people who are easy to work with, great products that make a difference in people's lives, environmentally focused.

Cons

C-Suite and board of directors appear to lack a consistent vision and strategy, which makes for numerous restructures, sudden changes to company focus, budget turmoil, etc, that results in high level of uncertainty for past several years.

5.0

May 10, 2016

Work with good scientists, great culture

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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.

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