Does Biogen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Biogen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Biogen. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Biogen?

71% 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 362 reviews)); "Great people especially those that have been in the company for a bit of time." ((in 218 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 150 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 102 reviews)); "good pay and good work" ((in 99 reviews))

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

"Poor management all over the building." ((in 84 reviews)); "Seem to have frequent layoffs" ((in 59 reviews)); "We recently had overly optimistic forecasts for products & senior leadership poorly handled managing media relations." ((in 58 reviews)); "It is absolutely true that if you have a good manager, he/she will support you, challenge you, and promote you." ((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.

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3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,050 total reviews)

Christopher A. Viehbacher

74% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Biogen has an employee rating of 3.9 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

Dec 29, 2016

Overall great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, mission and benefits

Cons

Politics, lack of defined career advancement

5.0

Dec 21, 2016

Great benefits!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Biogen has some of the best benefits in the biotech industry.

Cons

After a massive hiring period there is always a layoff period

3.0

Dec 7, 2016

sales leader

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pipeline. good people for the most part. solid product performance and desires to do right by employees.

Cons

significant senior leadership changes over last two years. culture is undefined. products are market leading however growth expectations are not fully understood and this causes negative impact.

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