Is Alkermes a good company to work for?

Alkermes has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 559 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 90% of employees would recommend working at Alkermes to a friend and 83% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Alkermes have been left by employees working as Manufacturing Associate , Territory Business Manager and Director .

Does Alkermes pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Alkermes employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Alkermes. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Alkermes?

90% of Alkermes employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Alkermes 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Alkermes?

Territory Business Manager (34) , Director (14) , Associate Director (13) , Manufacturing Associate (12) , Manager (11) , Scientist (9) , Intern (8) , Manufacturing Associate II (8) , Research Scientist (8) , Research Associate (5) , Sales Representative (5) , Senior Research Associate (5) , Senior Scientist (5) , Validation Engineer (5) , Manufacturing Associate I (4)

What are the pros of working at Alkermes according to real employee reviews?

"European company so good benefits and vacation." ((in 80 reviews)); "People are nice and focus on work rather than politic." ((in 57 reviews)); "Alkermes has a great culture and I respect the people I work with." ((in 49 reviews)); "Good benifits and pay" ((in 37 reviews)); "Good salary and rewards" ((in 16 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Alkermes according to real employee reviews?

"The poor management lets this place down badly, and that's when you can get them to show up." ((in 24 reviews)); "Poor leadership and communication in the organization" ((in 12 reviews)); "The training received was a bit farcical at times with the general practice being to drop 20" ((in 8 reviews)); "You cannot become a manager or director here unless you already are one from prior experience." ((in 7 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Alkermes layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Alkermes layoffs and their outlook for job security at Alkermes in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Alkermes locations?

Waltham , Wilmington , Boston , Cincinnati , Chicago , Indianapolis , New York , Akron , Cambridge , Newark , Salt Lake City , Charlotte , Dallas , El Paso , Jordan , Chattanooga , Nashville , Cleveland , Columbus , Anaheim , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Bridgeport , Seattle , Tacoma , Providence , Philadelphia , Pittsburgh , United , Baltimore

Alkermes reviews

4.5

90% would recommend to a friend

(491 total reviews)

Richard F. Pops

97% approve of CEO

83% positive business outlook

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4.6

Diversity & inclusion

4.6

Compensation and benefits

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.3

Career opportunities

4.2

Senior management

Alkermes has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 491 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Alkermes employee rating is 28% above average for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

491 reviews

3.0

Sep 26, 2022

Company direction is not quite there

Researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of great people involved in the company. Not quite a startup, but also not big to be considered big pharma

Cons

Some large groups stay together because they used to work together previously at a prior company. Those who should be promoted, are cast aside in favor of favoritism.

3.0

Sep 13, 2022

PTO/remote saves poor management decisions

Case manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work schedule and extremely generous amounts of PTO. If you do your job well you should be able to get through the day with relative ease. There are some great people that work here.

Cons

They keep cutting employees and adding more work. The job is slowly looking more and more like a call center.

3.0

Jul 21, 2022

Good Benefits, Bad Management

Operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sadly, like seemingly so many employers these days, a great job and potentially excellent lifelong career is offput by horrible management. The compensation is really good as are the benefits. The work is rewarding and not physically strenuous. Gained a lot of experience here but eventually padded my resume and moved on to greener pastures.

Cons

The poor management lets this place down badly, and that's when you can get them to show up. Lack of decision making and critical thinking, and sometimes seemingly no common sense. Also management seems to separate themselves from the work, especially when things do not go as planned, and this hurts everyone. This on top of no real clear policy and an old and outdated handbook leads to a lot of vagueness in its interpretation as well as its abuse in favor of management. You'll be fine if you come in, keep your head down, and mouth shut.

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