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.

Biogen reviews

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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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

3.0

Apr 21, 2014

Dynamic company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Culture keeps you happy. Great coworkers. Great benefits. Lots of opportunities to establish yourself. Excellent work/life balance. Great social hour. Flexible attitude.

Cons

Too much beaurocracy. May be hard to advance in some departments. Previous management should get most of the credit for current success of drugs. Buildings are pretty but was it necessary since we are keeping Weston? Upper management has lost touch with the common employees even though you are now located in Cambridge. Too many large and single layoffs, leaves us feeling insecure.

4.0

Aug 8, 2013

5 years with Biogen Idec, great stepping stone

Patient services coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great employee benefits, deep pipeline

Cons

Growth potential is limited, a lot of office "gossip" in the normal culture, high turnover in upper management

2.0

May 24, 2013

Looks great from outside the company...

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great salaries, benefits, some wonderfully smart, dedicated people work at Biogen Idec.

Cons

The company has become very political, recent hires are interested only in lots of money and promotions. Some of the worst managers I have ever seen work at Biogen Idec. No sense of teamwork anymore.

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