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?

69% 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 (99) , 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) , Project Manager (16) , Research Scientist (16) , Associate Scientist (15)

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

"Great benefits and really good HR." ((in 375 reviews)); "Great people especially those that have been in the company for a bit of time." ((in 221 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 151 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 96 reviews)); "good pay and good work" ((in 88 reviews))

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

"Poor management all over the building." ((in 83 reviews)); "Seem to have frequent layoffs" ((in 62 reviews)); "We recently had overly optimistic forecasts for products & senior leadership poorly handled managing media relations." ((in 57 reviews)); "Your success or failure is based on your direct manager." ((in 40 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.

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3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(2,048 total reviews)

Christopher A. Viehbacher

73% approve of CEO

51% 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 2,048 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

Oct 16, 2014

Great culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best Biotech companies to work for in the area

Cons

Training can be better streamlined

4.0

Aug 29, 2014

Has 1 year experience with Bioge Idec client

Siebel architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-Life balance and a positive Environment

Cons

slight leadership improvement and personal growth

4.0

Aug 28, 2014

Biogen - Cambridge

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Location is great Work can be rewarding Benefits are outstanding Hours are good Flexible work arragngements

Cons

Promotions same as every where who you know Silos exists like every where else, best to like who is in yours Weak performers don't deal with them Politics - same as else where Team Spirit - some groups better than others

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