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 been stable over the past 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 373 reviews)); "Who would have thought you would meet so many great people working in an analytics lab." ((in 215 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 155 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 95 reviews)); "good pay and good work" ((in 90 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 59 reviews)); "We recently had overly optimistic forecasts for products & senior leadership poorly handled managing media relations." ((in 57 reviews)); "It is absolutely true that if you have a good manager, he/she will support you, challenge you, and promote you." ((in 40 reviews)); "Clueless upper management." ((in 32 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

1.0

May 8, 2024

TERRIBLE, BULLYING MANAGEMENT

Sas programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good PTO, benefits, holiday time

Cons

The management is awful. They are rude, mean, belittling, and they micromanage. If you complain, they call you sensitive. If you make a mistake, you get yelled at. The person that yells at you gets a slap on the hand and it gets brushed off because they are "stressed" as if that somehow makes it acceptable.

3.0

Apr 23, 2024

Great Total Comp / Poor Culture

Senior associate scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Healthcare and bonuses are good

Cons

Morale is low so it's hard to be excited to come to work

Biogen Response

2y

Thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback. I'm happy to hear that you enjoy our compensation and benefit packages. I'm sorry to hear that morale has been low on your team. I hope with the rollout of our new culture underway, and most of our strategic shifts now in place, things will start to balance out for your team as we look forward to a year of execution. Your feedback is vital for us to improve, and if you have any additional thoughts or suggestions, please don't hesitate to reach out to talentfeedback@biogen.com. Thanks for all that you do. - Maria, HR

3.0

Apr 9, 2024

Imbalance in oversight and expectations

Associate scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smaller scale work environment. Can work independently.

Cons

Minimal oversight and guidance in vivarium program. SOPs aren't followed, individuals aren't held responsible.

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