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 with a lot of paid vacation; big push from management on work/life balance" ((in 362 reviews)); "Who would have thought you would meet so many great people working in an analytics lab." ((in 214 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 163 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 101 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 80 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 56 reviews)); "It is absolutely true that if you have a good manager, he/she will support you, challenge you, and promote you." ((in 38 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

4.0

Jun 4, 2013

Great Company going through many changes

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company dedicated to improving lives of patients Benefits/Compensation Flexible working arrangements

Cons

Changes to culture/atmosphere Layoffs Moving to an open workspace environment

4.0

May 16, 2013

Been working at Biogen for 5 years

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly competitive salary, good benefits, flexible working approach, some very nice people

Cons

Changing landscape, changing business model

4.0

Mar 10, 2013

Great benefits!

Qc associate ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, good learning environment, and intelligent co-workers.

Cons

Less opportunities for growth, unless you leave your group and grow within the company.

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