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 with a lot of paid vacation; big push from management on work/life balance" ((in 362 reviews)); "Who would have thought you would meet so many great people working in an analytics lab." ((in 214 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 163 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 101 reviews)); "Good pay and nice colleages" ((in 87 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 62 reviews)); "We recently had overly optimistic forecasts for products & senior leadership poorly handled managing media relations." ((in 56 reviews)); "It is absolutely true that if you have a good manager, he/she will support you, challenge you, and promote you." ((in 38 reviews)); "Clueless upper management." ((in 29 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

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(2,048 total reviews)

Christopher A. Viehbacher

73% approve of CEO

51% 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Jun 1, 2015

Manufacturing associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, the name for now but don't hold you breathe

Cons

Stuck in their own ways, Politics just politics. Things DO NOT GET DONE because leads, supervisors and managers are too busy BSing each other. This place is just toxic. After the smoke effect clears out on how great Biogen is, you will realize that you aren't valued and they don't care about you. Only goals is to get as much out of you. They will not reward you unless you are part of their click.

3.0

May 15, 2015

Great mission to help patients. Awful politics.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is trying to make a difference in the lives of people Great pay/benefits

Cons

Politics, politics, politics. If you ever want to get promoted, you better pray you are in the right clique and have the right pedigree.

2.0

Dec 12, 2023

Hard Pass

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and benefits package. Nothing else.

Cons

Senior leadership is inept and filled with Biogen "lifers" who have no legitimate experience outside of the company. They lack the vision and skillset to improve anything, while patting themselves on the back and giving each other promotions. Meanwhile, smart people who do the work languish with zero recognition and eventually leave. The rare person who is promoted is done so only out of kissing you know what. It's a perfect recipe to destroy a company, which is exactly what's happening.

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Great mission to help patients. Awful politics.

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