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 353 reviews)); "Great people especially those that have been in the company for a bit of time." ((in 216 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 154 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 103 reviews)); "good pay and good work" ((in 97 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 63 reviews)); "Poor management and leadership." ((in 58 reviews)); "Was lied to by direct manager more than once." ((in 38 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

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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

Oct 15, 2009

Good place for summer Internship

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As an intern, everyone is very supportive and helpful in getting you started. I learned a lot at the internship.

Cons

Big company = lots of bureaucracy. Everyone specializes in their own thing, so there is less of an opportunity to do something that spans different specialties

4.0

Sep 25, 2009

A good place to work

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learning a tremendous amount for use in the industry career Many resources to learn state of the art biotech Excellent benefits - including THE BEST tuition reimbursement in the industry A place where people can spend their entire career

Cons

Tough to advance in one's career - too many very talented people and too few promotions Very tough for average performers to do well.

5.0

Oct 16, 2015

It analyst

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company Very happy here I was a contractor for 4 years and became an employee earlier this year. Very happy and work with great people

Cons

Can't think of any. Rumors of layoffs are frightening though

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