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 361 reviews)); "Great people especially those that have been in the company for a bit of time." ((in 217 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 160 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 98 reviews)); "Good pay and nice colleages" ((in 89 reviews))

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

"Poor management all over the building." ((in 76 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 57 reviews)); "It is absolutely true that if you have a good manager, he/she will support you, challenge you, and promote you." ((in 37 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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3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(2,050 total reviews)

Christopher A. Viehbacher

74% approve of CEO

52% 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 2,050 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

2.0

Nov 29, 2019

Not what it was

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits and great people. There are some great people working here but many are leaving.

Cons

Lower than industry pay, low annual salary increases (norm is 2%). Many leave because the salary and career growth is nonexistent.

4.0

Oct 14, 2019

Lots of change

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong communication of vision and mission. A lot of compassion for patients and focus. Opportunities to learn and explore if you seek them out.

Cons

Some groups, such as share services are not well supported, and struggle to provide services. Change is destabilizing. The recent departure of 2 senior leaders in R&D and in PO&T is cause for concern.

1.0

Sep 28, 2019

Why doesn’t Biogen hire former employees as consultants?

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Neither pro or con. Just an observation. Biogen’s policy is to not hire former full time employees back into a consulting space. Why? This is the most absurd, idiotic logic. Former employees who leave the company to pursue consulting can be a most valuable return asset. They know the in and outs of the company and there is no need for health benefits, 401k, etc., just direct pay and they can be terminated at any point. Sounds like a win-win situation for Biogen but again, top level idiots are running the show.

Cons

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