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?

70% 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 (100) , 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) , Internship (16) , Project Manager (16) , Research Scientist (16)

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

"Great benefits and really good HR." ((in 361 reviews)); "Great people especially those that have been in the company for a bit of time." ((in 217 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 160 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 98 reviews)); "Good pay and nice colleages" ((in 89 reviews))

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

"Poor management all over the building." ((in 76 reviews)); "Seem to have frequent layoffs" ((in 59 reviews)); "We recently had overly optimistic forecasts for products & senior leadership poorly handled managing media relations." ((in 57 reviews)); "It is absolutely true that if you have a good manager, he/she will support you, challenge you, and promote you." ((in 37 reviews)); "Clueless upper management." ((in 30 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

70% would recommend to a friend

(2,050 total reviews)

Christopher A. Viehbacher

74% 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 2,050 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

2.0

Mar 12, 2016

WAS the best to work

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good science in research with state of art equipment. Nice fringe benefits such as socials, company events & stocks; Awesome health insurance options. Nice buildings.

Cons

Constant restructuring and small layoffs every 2-3 years. Company is run like large pharma and not a biotechnology company. Politics within groups, managers promote personal favorites. Lack of work-life balance.

1.0

Mar 10, 2016

Downward spiral

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, fabulous core groups to support research

Cons

I was at Biogen for five years. In the beginning, my department was stocked with scientists who had brilliant ideas, and they had the support they needed to carry those ideas to fruition. I left when the scientific creativity was sacrificed for political agendas.

4.0

Mar 5, 2016

high pressure, good compensation

Logistics specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits, excellent colleagues and good compensation package, nice offices, nice coffe area, nice travel, nice projects good training provided etc etc

Cons

very high workload, loads of politics better know who you are talking too, managment skills are not good enough for a company this size

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