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 365 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 162 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 96 reviews)); "Good salary and benefit." ((in 83 reviews))

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

"Poor management all over the building." ((in 80 reviews)); "We recently had overly optimistic forecasts for products & senior leadership poorly handled managing media relations." ((in 56 reviews)); "Seem to have frequent layoffs" ((in 52 reviews)); "Was lied to by direct manager more than once." ((in 41 reviews)); "Clueless upper management." ((in 31 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

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 2,048 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

Dec 9, 2011

Great

Qc associate i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Family, Great Benefits, Great Atmosphere

Cons

five words five words five

5.0

Nov 29, 2011

Superb experience, plenty of opportunities

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment, good benefits, clear vision

Cons

None to mention at this point

3.0

Nov 7, 2011

Good company, big tho

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Versatile workplace most of the time

Cons

Tough commute, enjoyable work though

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