Senior Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Biogen with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Manager roles take an average of 40 days to get hired, when considering 15 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Biogen overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Biogen as a Senior Manager according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 24%
Drug test: 14%
Group panel interview: 12%
Background check: 12%
Presentation: 6%
Skills test: 6%
Personality test: 2%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Biogen
Interview
Generally unscripted interviews with individuals. Some behavioral questions ("Tell us about a time when you...") but not frequent. More so detail on what attracted you to the role, and what are you most proud of in your career, and what will make you successful in challenges in this role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When an interviewer tells you that you might need to change personnel to get the job done. Just sends a bad vibe of culture that replacing someone is easier than reforming, challenging, or improving them.
Panel interviews and a presentation. Long process spread out over multiple weeks. Got to meet everyone who I would work with in this function. Overall, nice to meet the whole team but also could get tiring to reintroduce myself with each panel.
It was all online, spoke with the HR contact first. Then had panel interview remote. Lots of questions about the culture, company values, mission, etc. Great energy from the interview panelists.
The first part of the interview process was the phone screen (<30 minutes) with HR, next is 30 minute phone screen with hiring manager, and last is the 4-5 hour interview which includes multiple 1:1 interview plus a 15 presentation and panel Q&A.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Provide an example of an instance where you "failed" or did not succeed and how you would manage it now.