Does Vir Biotechnology pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Vir Biotechnology employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Vir Biotechnology. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Vir Biotechnology?

24% of Vir Biotechnology employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Vir Biotechnology 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Vir Biotechnology?

Scientist (10) , Director (6) , Research Associate (4) , Associate Director (3) , Manager (3) , Project Manager (3) , Senior Manager (3) , Senior Research Associate (3) , Anonymous (2) , Research Associate II (2) , Scientist II (2)

What are the pros of working at Vir Biotechnology according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and science." ((in 12 reviews)); "Great benefits and highly skilled workforce." ((in 11 reviews)); "Many colleagues are great to work with aside from only being allowed to speak when spoken to by top leadership." ((in 4 reviews)); "Competitive salaries and emphasis on company culture" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Vir Biotechnology according to real employee reviews?

"HR also has no leadership and vision." ((in 10 reviews)); "lack of monitoring of managers" ((in 3 reviews)); "New CEO is all about the bottom line and the culture is rotten." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Vir Biotechnology layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Vir Biotechnology layoffs and their outlook for job security at Vir Biotechnology in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Vir Biotechnology locations?

San Francisco , Saint Louis , California City

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Was the perfect job .... until the day it wasn't - Scientist Vir Biotechnology Employee Review

2.0

Apr 29, 2022

Scientist

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Pros

Company is lead by an amazing CEO, who strives for strong ethics. The leadership team is highly motivating and inspirational. I loved working here, loved the mission, and loved that my work was saving lives during the pandemic.

Cons

Despite an amazing company, my supervisor seems to have been a bad apple. After more than a year of reinforcement that my contributions were respected and needed, my supervisor and an HR rep surprised me one day, and asked for my resignation just 15 days before the estimated arrival of my first child. I did amazing things here, and strongly disputed that I ever had a performance issue. HR didn't help, and just took my supervisors word for everything. No investigations. I was given the choice of a performance-improvement-plan right in the middle of the month my partner is supposed to be giving birth, or resignation. I later found out that the plan was in works for 2 months. From this I can only conclude that the timing was intentional. Absolutely cold-hearted and cruel.

Vir Biotechnology Response

Vir is proud of the generous benefit and leave programs offered to our employees, including working parents. We hold ourselves accountable to treat one another with fairness and respect. Therefore, we take comments of this nature very seriously. We can confirm that we took proper steps to evaluate the concerns raised and respectfully disagree with how the circumstances have been characterized.

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5.0

Sep 18, 2024

Manager

Recommend

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Pros

Collaborative teammates and a pleasant work environment made this a wonderful place to work. Competitive benefits and salary, with exciting products in the pipeline.

Cons

The company has turned away from putting resources into infectious disease and towards oncology. Not a negative per se, but something to be aware of.

3.0

Jun 19, 2026

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Pockets of highly competent scientists, professionals and all-around lovely people. Interesting science, promising platforms and pipeline.

Cons

Toxic, chaotic workplace culture due to understaffing and inexperienced management, leading to a wave of resignations from highly critical roles, despite two promising assets in the clinic and more in the pipeline. Staff speaks out but senior leadership does not care.

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