No Career Development - Anonymous employee Biogen Employee Review

1.0
Nov 8, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits used to be above and beyond but everyone else has caught up. So not so much anymore

Cons

No career development especially within PO&T. There is no equity (how's that buzz word for you HR?) when compared to other departments. People are leaving and all for the same reason: no upward mobility, or career development and also for the other reason people leave managers, not companies. When inquiring about upward mobility management is pretty much offended. Decades of worth of experience no matter internal or external are disregarded. They want you to work for the promotion but never actually execute. There's a small groups among ALL PO&T functions that have the luxury of moving up in title and opportunities in a very short amount of time but not for most. It is held over your head that you have been "X" title for "Y" years in manner to say we want to promote, so work harder and use more of the internal buzz words, but we actually won't promote you. In short, I'm disgusted and should have left sooner. Any mid level career candidates I would highly avoid Biogen. Junior candidates, get a couple years of solid experience and get out.

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Biogen Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share such detailed and constructive feedback. We’re glad to hear you value our competitive benefits, diverse career paths, and the opportunity to learn from experienced colleagues, as well as perks like our on-site amenities. We also sincerely appreciate your candid input on promotion timelines, and compensation. We recognize how important it is to reward high performance, remain competitive in the market, and provide efficient tools that enable our teams to do their best work. These are areas we continue to evaluate and improve through ongoing reviews of our talent processes, compensation programs, and technology investments. Your insights and suggestions are incredibly valuable as we evolve, and we encourage you to continue sharing feedback to help us strengthen the employee experience and support long-term growth and success. Any additional feedback you can provide related to your experience is always helpful. You can do so confidentially by emailing talentfeedback@biogen.com. - Maria, HR
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