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

Nov 20, 2015

Solid Company, Great Future

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Biogen focuses on patients and science. Employees are vested in the future of the company and care about making new therapies for unmet needs. Very flexible work environment and great benefits.

Cons

Too high of expectations can lead to burnout.

4.0

Nov 19, 2015

Quality

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits with a lot of paid vacation; big push from management on work/life balance

Cons

Work from home not offered in every department (depends on manager); Layoffs at least every 5 years

4.0

Nov 15, 2015

Sales

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Richter Gedeon NyRt is a good generic company . Many good and dedicated colleagues to work there. There are also innovative products. Gynecological portfolio is very good, and top of Hungary. New therapeutic options.

Cons

Many products, many people, the size of their feeling sluggish and slow, many administration , no flexibility, I like to people management, but at the moment I medical representative

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