Associate Scientist III 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 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Scientist III roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Associate Scientist III according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
Background check: 20%
One on one interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 13%
Drug test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Skills test: 7%
Personality test: 3%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Biogen (Cambridge, MA) in Jan 2021
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter in early December then promptly had two interviews; one call with the recruiter and another via Microsoft Teams with two different hiring managers. Before the holidays, I was invited to interview with the entire team at Biogen virtually in early January. This interview was essentially a replacement for a regular on-site interview. The interview consisted of a 45min seminar and then a sequence of ~6 face-to-face interviews with two other people at Biogen. They asked questions pertaining to my research, skills, and work experience. They mostly wanted to know how I operate/function in the lab and how I got along with my former and current lab mates -- basically checking if I could fit into their culture at Biogen. The last few interviews sessions consisted of a current scientist at Biogen talking about their independent research and another giving a virtual lab tour.
After everything was said and done, the senior recruiter reached out and told me that they would keep me posted about my application status; it was overwhelmingly positive. After a week, they reached out again about references. Then a week after that, an offer was made. The entire process took about ~2 months.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you plan out your day in lab?
Did you get along with your PI?
When you encounter a problem, how do you go about solving it?
What interests you in this position?
I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Biogen (Cambridge, MA) in Aug 2016
Interview
Interviewed by phone first and a couple weeks later went on-site. Everyone was pleasant and accommodating. I was required to do a 30 minute presentation for the group I would be working with. Everyone asked questions and were very interested about my work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation when things didn't work as you expected them to work and how did you reacted?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Biogen (Cambridge, MA)
Interview
Phone screen with recruiter followed by a phone interview with hiring manager (45 min). The on site interview will be a whole 7-8 hour day where you will meet all members of the department.