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 360 reviews)); "Who would have thought you would meet so many great people working in an analytics lab." ((in 221 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 160 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 98 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 78 reviews)); "Seem to have frequent layoffs" ((in 58 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 28 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

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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 2,050 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 9, 2018

HR

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good colleagues and cross functional collaboration

Cons

Senior management at C-level.

3.0

Mar 6, 2018

Sr. Director

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very innovative spirit. Therapies are interesting and support a real patient need.

Cons

Too much politics, lack of clear decision making, reorganizations happen all the time

3.0

Mar 5, 2018

Slowly moving out of Cambridge

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are great and historically the salaries have been as well. Everyone works well together in a team atmosphere and there is very little in fighting. Managers do not silo their departments.

Cons

Decision making has slowed down in the non-R&D areas since the Michel has taken over as CEO and Paul as head of Operations. It is apparent the organization is slowly moving all non-R&D jobs out of Cambridge but need to get to a point of critical mass in the new locations to be able to make the full transition. These plans have created a culture of paralysis within the other areas of the organization which impacts efficient decision making.

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