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 378 reviews)); "Great people especially those that have been in the company for a bit of time." ((in 225 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 148 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 98 reviews)); "Good salaries mos like above average" ((in 94 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 60 reviews)); "We recently had overly optimistic forecasts for products & senior leadership poorly handled managing media relations." ((in 56 reviews)); "Was lied to by direct manager more than once." ((in 42 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

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

4.0

May 31, 2024

Good Experience

Maintenance engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing company, Well established structure and processes, Good and Best practices are in place in almost all processes of the company, well developed way of working, highly skilled staff, opportunity to work with international profiles, high level of responsibility based on the manufactured products and GMP processes in places

Cons

Small scope of work for each employee, one role represents specific tasks or responsibility

Biogen Response

As a former employee, thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback. I'm happy to see that you appreciated our well established processes and highly skilled staff. Even though you've already moved on to your next endeavor, any additional feedback you can provide is always helpful, please don't hesitate to reach out to talentfeedback@biogen.com. Thanks for your time at Biogen and best of luck. - Dennis, HR

4.0

May 30, 2024

Great company

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing entry level job with room for growth

Cons

Commute, layoffs and shifting priorities

4.0

May 28, 2024

Decent

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learning opportunities and money are good

Cons

Line management can be random

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