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 360 reviews)); "Who would have thought you would meet so many great people working in an analytics lab." ((in 209 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 158 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 100 reviews)); "Good pay and nice colleages" ((in 100 reviews))

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

"Poor management all over the building." ((in 76 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 54 reviews)); "Was lied to by direct manager more than once." ((in 40 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.

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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

4.0

Nov 23, 2021

Unstable organization

Scientist i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relatively good compensation and benefits Good resources and support system

Cons

Position titles lower than other companies

5.0

Oct 29, 2021

Place to work

Principal scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Innovation, flexibility, appetite for risk

Cons

There is lack of options to progress the Career, both vertically and horizontally.

2.0

Sep 8, 2021

Too big for the own good

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Great pipeline. Spends a lot on RD

Cons

Micro manage. Thinks way to much of themselves and hires way to many people.

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Manufacturing Associate III

Research Triangle Park, NC

$26 - $34 /hr

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Research Triangle Park, NC

$26 - $41 /hr

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