Amgen reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(4,202 total reviews)
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Robert A. Bradway

77% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Amgen has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,202 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amgen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Nov 10, 2014

Good place to work, lots of change happening and future is unclear.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people who work there are great and the work is rewarding. The team environment is good and the teams were great to manage. The benefits are great and during the years I was there I had many opportunities to do different things and explore multiple roles. Up until early 2014 I would have rated the company 5 stars.

Cons

The company is undergoing significant changes and it is a difficult time to be in R&D, as the budget cutting is significant, particularly on the earlier (research, pre-phase 2) programs. In the last year that I was at the company there was a significant amount of change and it is not clear when that will settle down. With the restructuring and layoffs in the last few months there is a lot of negative energy at the company.

3.0
Nov 2, 2014
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Pros

Great people, campus. High-performing teams and expectations of excellence.

Cons

Lip service to values that are not followed in practice e.g. work-life balance, ethical competitiion, success via merit. Management is extremely thin-skinned and brooks no 'disconfirming information' that goes counter to financial marching orders. Overly aggressive and unrealistic outsourcing is going to cause major pipeline delays and financial damage.

2.0
Sep 3, 2014
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Pros

Great medical and vacation benefits; good salary and generous bonus; money to spend; beautiful area

Cons

All the "Pro" above will soon be gone (except the beautiful area) under the current management, which is extremely short-term and wall street focused; does not value employees or experiences; no work-life balance; highly political and toxic environment; lack of a solid pipeline; declined revenue

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