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

5.0

Nov 29, 2022

Strong emphasis on growth and development

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to grow within your role while stretching into other areas. There are many opportunities to stretch into different roles and follow your passions. Strong leadership in place to help you navigate and plan your own personal development. Strong focus and emphasis on patients.

Cons

Formerly, there was a concern in direction - but with the new CEO named, we look forward to a clearer picture of future trajectory and focus.

Biogen Response

3y

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. I'm happy to hear your experience at Biogen has been fulfilling and you have been able to follow your passion. Career development and internal mobility is an important focus for us, which is why we developed programs like Orbit, for temporary work assignments, and our Biogen University learning portal. I'm equally excited about our new CEO and the future trajectory of our organization. If you would like to provide any additional feedback, please reach out to talentfeedback@biogen.com. -- Dennis, HR

1.0

Nov 24, 2022

Full of lies and liars

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Nothing much to say here

Cons

Products that are lies from Alzheimer to others. Bribery, shareholders who sued the company and to complete it all a CEO that was fired by a previous company Great going company

2.0

Sep 20, 2022

Pay your people

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great coworkers, nice campus with cafeteria, gym, and on site day care. Flexible work schedule.

Cons

Significantly underpaid compared to other analysts in the area. Lie and say that we are competitive yet everyone is leaving for significant salary increases. They say we are not on a hiring freeze yet have empty positions for over 2 years.

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