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 (55) , 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 353 reviews)); "Who would have thought you would meet so many great people working in an analytics lab." ((in 218 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 158 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 104 reviews)); "good pay and good work" ((in 95 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 60 reviews)); "We recently had overly optimistic forecasts for products & senior leadership poorly handled managing media relations." ((in 53 reviews)); "Was lied to by direct manager more than once." ((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.

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3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,051 total reviews)

Christopher A. Viehbacher

74% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Biogen has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,051 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

Jun 8, 2023

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Ci leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance good and awesome

Cons

Low bonus and low stock options

Biogen Response

Thank you for providing feedback. We're sorry to hear that you're not satisfied with our incentive and stock programs. Our compensation programs are a key component of our Total Rewards offerings. They are designed to provide market competitive salaries and performance-based incentives, focused upon both short and long-term vehicles. Our programs are reviewed on an ongoing basis to ensure that our incentives across all levels and reward horizons are competitive both within the industry and within the market for the work being performed. Thank you for all you do, and please don't hesitate to reach out to talentfeedback@biogen.com if you would like to provide any additional details.

5.0

Jun 4, 2023

nice

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice place to work in

Cons

i don't know actually, lol

4.0

Jun 3, 2023

Review

Senior territory business manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good perks and reputation, local culture is fantastic

Cons

Difficult to get certain promotions

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