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 375 reviews)); "Great people especially those that have been in the company for a bit of time." ((in 221 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 151 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 96 reviews)); "good pay and good work" ((in 88 reviews))

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

"Poor management all over the building." ((in 83 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 57 reviews)); "Your success or failure is based on your direct manager." ((in 40 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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2K reviews

3.0

Aug 3, 2017

Changing culture and not really for the best

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent work life balance but high expectations to be available at odd hours if a project demands it. Good benefits and fair compensation (aligns with industry)

Cons

Reorganizing and consulting company analyzing processes...how can you analyze something that is a moving target? People are constantly looking over their shoulder because they are paranoid about the next layoff which has been clearly coming based on CEO stating there is a goal to streamline processes and a consulting company analyzing processes that have been in a state of flux for a couple of years...

1.0

Jul 13, 2017

Horrible place to work at.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefit, smart scientist at the time when I joined.

Cons

Every year re-org, employee is horribly treated! High level managers never care!

2.0

Mar 25, 2017

Work hard, play hard culture has changed to work hard culture

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good science and great location in Cambridge. Modern office spaces and facilities are good. Genuine interest and concerns for patients.

Cons

So many time I have heard "this is the Biogen way". Do not propose any changes, do not criticise processes or anyone who has been with the company longer than you have. You have only been employed to confirm the Biogen process is the best. When I joined I thought this the greatest company ever.... now "tightening the belt" means that all fun has gone. There used to be Newspapers, Christmas parties, monthly birthday cake celebrations, breakfast social meetings, brown bag training lunches, external meetings, training events and travel between sites to meet colleagues. All this has now stopped. Everyone now lives in fear for their jobs and keeping head down. In three years every person I have befriended has gone or been let go.

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