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 362 reviews)); "Who would have thought you would meet so many great people working in an analytics lab." ((in 225 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 152 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 100 reviews)); "good pay and good work" ((in 96 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 57 reviews)); "We recently had overly optimistic forecasts for products & senior leadership poorly handled managing media relations." ((in 56 reviews)); "Your success or failure is based on your direct manager." ((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

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

1.0

Oct 19, 2015

Culture of fear

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Money. Nothing else but money will compensate for working at this company

Cons

No life balance, no confidence or trust in management. High levels of tolerance of poor leadership

3.0

Sep 16, 2015

Patient Service Coordinator

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits including the employee stock purchase program

Cons

Culture has changed. A lot of micromanaging and very strict about attendance policy.

2.0

Sep 14, 2015

case manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are very good and low priced

Cons

Upper management sucks!! They need to be trained

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