Biogen reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(2,048 total reviews)
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Christopher A. Viehbacher

74% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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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2.0
Jun 4, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company has had a ton of success over the past 2 years. It a very exciting place to work and the salary, stock, benefits are great. There is a new focus on science and the company is throwing resources at R&D. If you're in the right group, you will see a lot of flexibility in work arrangements (WFH, telecommuting, etc)

Cons

Management is, for the most part, awful. There is constant infighting, finger pointing, and political jockeying. Also, the bureaucracy is both crushing and worthless. A good 30% of the staff are here only because they are too vested in the stock plan (golden handcuffs). If you are applying, have a long timeframe. HR is slow and borderline useless. Expect rude comments, arrogance, and lack of communication and follow-through. In my experience, I have seen 3-6 months from first interview to offer. You will also get low balled in salary and title.

2.0
Jul 16, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance Great people especially those that have been in the company for a bit of time. Not so sure about the new ones especially the new top management. Has been a very transparent organization (this is changing under new management) Fabulous benefits

Cons

Has transformed into a highly bureaucratic organization. New management at the top is encouraging this and is rapidly turning the company into a highly silo'ed and bureaucratic organization where titles and political astuteness are more important and better recognized than intellectual contributions. Company is becoming more of a political warfare zone rather than a place to work. Something needs to be done now. New linear organizational structure limits potential for career growth. People in critical/responsible roles have limited to no experience in the job. Others who do the work thus suffer. No leadership from middle management. They are just stuck up on titles. Consider your options carefully before accepting an offer from the Regulatory Affairs CMC group. Reg CMC management lack fundamental technical knowledge and thus even simple decision making takes for ever and many departmental policies/decisions seem to lack clear rationale. Company relying heavily on prior management decisions that are only now beginning to finally bring results. No evidence of leadership from new management who seem not very focussed on securing the future but for short term decisions to boost stock price. The value addition to the organization in firing hundreds of employees, cutting core therapeutic areas and new culture of "NEXT" remain questionable. Narrow pipeline or products are disease focussed rather than therapeutic area focussed.

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