Is Alkermes a good company to work for?

Alkermes has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 558 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 (33) , 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?

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Alkermes reviews

4.5

90% would recommend to a friend

(490 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 490 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

490 reviews

3.0

Dec 21, 2015

Fast paced programming team

Sas programmer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Free beverages (coffee & hot chocolate), great cafeteria, nice people in the cafeteria, receive 30% discounts dinning at cafeteria, nice gym inside of building, close to BSC, nice pond near office, walking trails around the pond and in the woods

Cons

Overlapped timeline, lack of project level leadership, awful commute, no weekly WFH day, no stock bonus below certain level, relative new programming team and even the whole biometrics team

5.0

Dec 18, 2015

Working at Alkermes is winning the science jackpot

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Premiere pipeline that matters to every aspect of society: mental health, addiction, depression, etc.... As a scientist, having the opportunity to interact directly with the patients we work for is life changing and the science is beyond fun. With our continued success, I believe that we will someday look back and realize that what this relatively small organization accomplished was unprecedented in Pharma. If your motivation equation is heavily weighted towards people, pipeline and purpose, this will be the ride of a lifetime!

Cons

If you don't enjoy organized chaos, Alkermes may be a tough place to work. Like every organization in the world, there are pockets of people that do not perform to a high standard and perhaps there are pockets where mediocrity is tolerated. Our goal at Alkermes is to have high turnover in these areas and for 6 years I have seen Alkermes put in the effort to make progress, albeit more slow than some may like but ALWAYS with the desire to do the right thing.

5.0

Dec 15, 2015

Great company to work for!

Manufacturing associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great environment, great people with alot of room for self improvement. You can work hard and climb the ladder in no time.

Cons

networking is a must, if you play the game you will succeed.

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