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 364 reviews)); "Great people especially those that have been in the company for a bit of time." ((in 219 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 157 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 100 reviews)); "good pay and good work" ((in 93 reviews))

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

"Poor management all over the building." ((in 77 reviews)); "Seem to have frequent layoffs" ((in 60 reviews)); "We recently had overly optimistic forecasts for products & senior leadership poorly handled managing media relations." ((in 58 reviews)); "Was lied to by direct manager more than once." ((in 39 reviews)); "Clueless upper management." ((in 29 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

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(2,050 total reviews)

Christopher A. Viehbacher

74% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Nov 1, 2023

Great people, time of change

Medical science liaison (msl)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits in addition to normal healthcare, dental, etc People are innovative and collaborative Opportunities to explore and gain experience in other careers in the company while you are there

Cons

Leadership is in change and unclear how they will come out Becoming more bureaucratic

Biogen Response

2y

Hello, and thank you for leaving this review. I agree that we've got some amazing opportunities for career development here, alongside good people who want to help each other to succeed. If you have any other thoughts about your experience, and/or what could make Biogen better, then reach out to us at talentfeedback@biogen.com. Thank you for all that you do! -Dennis, HR

3.0

Nov 1, 2023

Meh

Rare disease account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has a decent reputation.

Cons

The company fills your time with conference calls, most of which are not important, non-stop that are incredibly disruptive to the flow of the day and distracting.

4.0

Oct 31, 2023

Good company

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee orientation and good job, good life

Cons

Facilities not available zero growth

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