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?

69% 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 (99) , 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) , Project Manager (16) , Research Scientist (16) , Associate Scientist (15)

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

"Great benefits and really good HR." ((in 353 reviews)); "Great people especially those that have been in the company for a bit of time." ((in 216 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 154 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 103 reviews)); "good pay and good work" ((in 97 reviews))

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

"Poor management all over the building." ((in 80 reviews)); "Seem to have frequent layoffs" ((in 63 reviews)); "Poor management and leadership." ((in 58 reviews)); "Was lied to by direct manager more than once." ((in 38 reviews)); "Clueless upper management." ((in 31 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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3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(2,048 total reviews)

Christopher A. Viehbacher

73% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

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 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,048 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

2.0

Feb 6, 2020

Great benefit but TERRIBLE management

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good employee benefits (and that's the only thing).

Cons

* The base salary is not competitive. * The performance evaluation is totally unfair. If you are not a white then don't expect to be promoted, what a shame the giant in biotech has become so cocky and discriminative.

2.0

Jun 7, 2019

So many issues with promoting/hiring bad bosses

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is ok. Benefits such as medical, dental etc. are good. If you land in th right department with the right boss, it's great.

Cons

The quality group is in complete disarray and their management doesn't care how that impacts others nor does he have any idea what that group does. Biogen has a bad habit of letting bad bosses thrive because "no one said anything", not realizing these same bad bosses retaliate by using people's bonus as a reason to say nothing. Here's hoping the next layoffs take some of the trash out

4.0

Apr 3, 2019

Dead End

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, culture, benefits. Work-life balance. Diverse work environment.

Cons

Incompetent CEO, never present, and the people he hires don't really care about their staff, company values, and they don't communicate. The company is moving in the wrong direction and the opportunity to grow, develop and get promoted is almost non-existent. Even if you are exceptional, you are most likely not given a chance. The company is constantly loosing their best people to other competitors. 2% annual merit increases.

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