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      Amgen

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      Amgen reviews

      3.8

      65% would recommend to a friend

      (4,203 total reviews)
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      Robert A. Bradway

      77% approve of CEO

      65% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      Amgen has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,203 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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      4K reviews
      4.0
      Oct 6, 2013

      Great company to work for

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Wok life balance, culture and values

      Cons

      less growth opportunity, cutting R&D budget

      4.0
      Oct 5, 2013

      Operations professional, a decade plus and counting

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Opportunities flow out of relationships built through excellent work and team oriented collaboration. The Amgen values align well with my own. I've been fortunate to be in parts of the corporation that hold the values in high esteem. The Thousand Oaks campus is easily taken for granted. Beautiful landscape, a nice gym, and several extensive cafeterias to choose from. On site conveniences like discounted dry cleaning drop off/pick up and car wash are helpful. Time off with 17 or 18 paid holidays (including 1 week summer and winter shutdowns) plus 3-6 weeks vacation time (depending on seniority). I particularly like the shutdowns, because you can actually take time off and not worry about falling behind.

      Cons

      Amgen doesn't do the best job at recognizing or rewarding top staff. I've seen many examples of staff finding promotional opportunities externally. Upon threat of losing key employees, Amgen then steps up and matches external offers. This seems especially true at executive levels. "You have to move out (or threaten to do so) to move up". Empowerment of staff for decision making is a recognized weakness, but I'm happy to see the most substantial effort in over a decade to make real improvements in this area.

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