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, 3.5 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 with a lot of paid vacation; big push from management on work/life balance" ((in 362 reviews)); "Great people especially those that have been in the company for a bit of time." ((in 218 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 150 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 102 reviews)); "good pay and good work" ((in 99 reviews))

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

"Poor management all over the building." ((in 84 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 58 reviews)); "It is absolutely true that if you have a good manager, he/she will support you, challenge you, and promote you." ((in 39 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.

Biogen reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,050 total reviews)

Christopher A. Viehbacher

74% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Biogen has an employee rating of 3.9 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

2.0

Mar 7, 2011

Overall a decent company, but management leaves much to be desired.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, most of the employees are nice and welcome new staff and are helpful, great starting work experience for biotech on resume.

Cons

Most managers are too caught up in their own world and they do not reward their staff for what they accomplish. Lower salary structure.

2.0

Dec 3, 2010

OK company to work for as long as you are ready to handle unexpected situations

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company offers great salary and overall benefits including 200% match to 401K, Tution reimbursement and stock options with long term incentives. So you will feel financially good as long as you are employed by the company.

Cons

Poor leadership, No definite direction, every new executive wants to drive the company their own way without thinking about its employees and how it was done in past. Top executives seem to beleive strongly in the philosphy that their way is always the correct way. Sad to see the employees being laid off, who have spent over 10-15 years at the company specially during this hard economic times. Financial profits are given more value than core human values. I definitely regret my decision now.

4.0

Jun 27, 2010

People make the company

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Employees are generally driven, fun and all focused on a common goal. Work is fun and challenging.

Cons

Zero vision from leadership in company. Changes made quickly and then detracted, causes the rest of the company to wonder if they are flipping coins based on latest financials.

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