I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Biogen (Research Triangle Park, NC)
Interview
Had to interview through kelly staffing, then with biogen. Then after working there 1.5 years, had to interview for the job I already had been doing to move to full time. It was me vs several other contractors that had all been working there for only a couple full time positions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lots of general questions and one guy even grilled me and asked about parts of the process I never got to see and even asked chemistry questions like definition of pH and isoelectric points of ionic chromatography
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Biogen (Research Triangle Park, NC)
Interview
The interview process was brief, round robin style with 4 managers and 4 interview candidates, 15 mins with each manager. Be able to elaborate on anything you put on your resume, examples of skill use and definitions of processes. The interviewing managers were all very nice and professional but two of them had poker faces the entire time and were very intimidating. They seemed to appreciate my positivity and enthusiasm, the other candidates were quiet with no expressions and seemed scared, I don't think they made it. Overall positive experience. Questions were fair and not meant to be tricky. Have questions to ask for each person! From application to interview took 2 weeks, from interview to offer took 1 week, from offer to first day took 1 month.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you know about Biogen?
Define what being a leader means to you.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Biogen in Sep 2011
Interview
I was a temp at biogen for about 8 months before a permanent spot opened up. I interviewed for the permanent spot to change my temp status. I applied through internal job postings and got an email from the HR rep responsible for setting up the interviews. She gave me a time and place for the interview in one of the other buildings. The interview was set up as a panel interview and I interviewed with 3 managers/supervisors for the department I was interviewing for.
Typical questions included "What do you do if there was a deviation on floor?" "Tell me about a time you were pressured to do a process in a non-compliant manner." "Tell me about a time you went above and beyond." Once the interview was over, I left the room and the managers stayed behind to discuss what went on.