Does Biogen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Biogen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Biogen. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Biogen?

70% 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, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Biogen?

Associate Director (100) , Manager (54) , 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 362 reviews)); "Who would have thought you would meet so many great people working in an analytics lab." ((in 225 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 152 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 100 reviews)); "good pay and good work" ((in 96 reviews))

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

"Poor management all over the building." ((in 78 reviews)); "Seem to have frequent layoffs" ((in 57 reviews)); "We recently had overly optimistic forecasts for products & senior leadership poorly handled managing media relations." ((in 56 reviews)); "Your success or failure is based on your direct manager." ((in 39 reviews)); "Clueless upper management." ((in 28 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.

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3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(2,050 total reviews)

Christopher A. Viehbacher

74% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Biogen has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,050 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 Farmacéutica y biotecnología industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

4.0

Mar 6, 2024

Good Company, Lots of Growth

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Management depending on your team isn't too bad - Engineering team is very good and great at communicating - Opportunity to work on multiple projects and engage at different levels within the engineering, chemistry, and bio department - Lots to learn and new ways of implementing drug developments within the

Cons

Cons: - You will learn a lot on the job by yourself - You will work late based on the project you are on - Multiple task multiple experiments due to the requirement of the project - Compensation can be always be higher

4.0

Mar 6, 2024

Great Place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Salary and employee benefits (ex. annual shut down, sabbattical leaves for a month after every 6 years), flexible work hrs, diversity .

Cons

Turbulence / on going re -org due to decreased revenue in recent years and slow recovery.

4.0

Mar 4, 2024

Review for Biogen

Senior application specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with. Challenging environment.

Cons

Not as well organised as they could be.

Biogen Response

Thank you for leaving a review. I'm happy to hear that you enjoy the wonderful people we have at Biogen. With the rollout of our new culture underway, an emphasis is being placed on decision-making, thinking broadly and driving results. This shift will hopefully result in the empowerment of staff and increased transparency. If you have any additional feedback, please feel free to email talentfeedback@biogen.com. - Jelena, HR

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