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?

70% 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 (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) , Internship (16) , Project Manager (16) , Research Scientist (16)

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 356 reviews)); "Who would have thought you would meet so many great people working in an analytics lab." ((in 220 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 160 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 100 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 81 reviews)); "Seem to have frequent layoffs" ((in 61 reviews)); "Poor management and leadership." ((in 57 reviews)); "Was lied to by direct manager more than once." ((in 39 reviews)); "Clueless upper management." ((in 30 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

70% would recommend to a friend

(2,050 total reviews)

Christopher A. Viehbacher

74% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Biogen has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,050 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

May 4, 2015

Great company, bright future with solid leaders

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, great products, great people. I enjoyed working there for 5 plus years.

Cons

The HR group does not have a great reputation and it's lack of leadership is not helping make the company great.

4.0

May 1, 2015

Excellent benefits, not much room for growth

Senior medical writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are good; people are mostly nice to work with; work life balance is decent Company value is good - think about patient

Cons

Professional development is not good - they talk a lot about it but no real work; You can't expand your knowledge much, feels restricted

3.0

May 1, 2015

>11yrs of experience in Sales, Marketing & Patient Services in Pharmaceutical

Patient services manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the largest global bio pharmaceuticals with $9 billion turn over that develops, manufactures & markets in autoimmune, neurological & hematological segment

Cons

Newly developed position in the affiliate, with limited scope

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