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 374 reviews)); "Who would have thought you would meet so many great people working in an analytics lab." ((in 213 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 154 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 101 reviews)); "good pay and good work" ((in 96 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 57 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 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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Jul 2, 2023

Great talent/ culture / promising future

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great talent/ culture / promising future

Cons

Sometimes people don’t get hold accountable

4.0

Jul 1, 2023

Culture is changing

Quality control senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

New CEO streamlined the pipeline

Cons

Upper management is not transparent. Reorganizations and layoffs

3.0

Jun 29, 2023

Needs a leadership make-over

Human resources

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The quality of the people who work there - caring, skilled, and highly competent Competitive compensation packages Working on innovative and novel therapeutic areas Great reputation within the industry

Cons

There is little commitment to good leadership on the part of senior leaders, and so leadership isn't valued much. It gets lip service but few resources committed to developing leaders, holding them accountable for good leadership, and creating a strong incentive to stay at the company. There is more of an attitude of buying talent than developing from within. This is why it's a great place to come and learn a role or function, but then leave for opportunities elsewhere. Senior leadership is consistently rated low in engagement scores.

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