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 372 reviews)); "Great people especially those that have been in the company for a bit of time." ((in 224 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 157 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 99 reviews)); "good pay and good work" ((in 90 reviews))

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

"Poor management all over the building." ((in 77 reviews)); "Seem to have frequent layoffs" ((in 64 reviews)); "We recently had overly optimistic forecasts for products & senior leadership poorly handled managing media relations." ((in 55 reviews)); "Was lied to by direct manager more than once." ((in 39 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

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

Jan 30, 2010

Great dynamic, young culture, friendly environment.

Associate scientist i

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Pros

As the title says, the people there are fantastic. The company itself focuses a lot on making sure their employees are happy whether it is having fitness fairs, cheap gym membership, health food fairs, summer hours (where you work an extra hour M-Th and then get to take a half day on Friday), etc. The culture is young and dynamic. Overall a wonderful place to work.

Cons

They tend to hire mainly contract workers instead of full time workers, and transitioning from contract to regular employee takes a lot of diligence and only happens rarely. Summer hours also do not apply to some departments such as Process Development.

1.0

Dec 20, 2009

I wish I never joined Biogen

Principal scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good pay and benefits. Flexible work schedule.

Cons

Never had a support of my manager. Too much stress at work will forec me to quit.

3.0

Oct 28, 2009

Good Place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Biogen Idec is a pretty laid back company. There is a lot of freedom, and the employees are nice and willing to help each other.

Cons

Not too many downsides that I experienced. Only problem is that the company hasn't been doing too well is the recent past.

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