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 and really good HR." ((in 364 reviews)); "Great people especially those that have been in the company for a bit of time." ((in 219 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 157 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 100 reviews)); "good pay and good work" ((in 93 reviews))

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

"Poor management all over the building." ((in 77 reviews)); "Seem to have frequent layoffs" ((in 60 reviews)); "We recently had overly optimistic forecasts for products & senior leadership poorly handled managing media relations." ((in 58 reviews)); "Was lied to by direct manager more than once." ((in 39 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

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

5.0

Aug 28, 2016

Manufacturing Lead

Manufacturing lead

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Benefits are very attractive and nearly unmatched by other bio companies

Cons

Company Instability and a weak product pipeline

5.0

Aug 25, 2016

Working at Biogen

Senior desktop support specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Wonderful environment of people who share their knowledge and experiences

Cons

Can not think of any

5.0

Jul 28, 2016

Manufacturing Associate Contractor

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great salary and atmosphere. Biogen truly cares about its employees whether permanent, contractor, co-op, or intern. They invest time in developing their employees by offering many easily accessible resources.

Cons

The con for me would be the layoff in October 2015. It happens in business but it's not a pleasant event to experience even if you are not part of the layoff.

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