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
Sep 3, 2013

Phenomenal benefits; resources too scarce

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Pros

The benefits are exceptional. 401k plans, stocks and bonuses are generous. Vacation time is top notch.

Cons

Staff are being worked to the bone because of the slashing of resources. As a result, talent is leaving the company (or being laid off to further "increase efficiency"). It's "Lean" gone horribly wrong.

2.0
Aug 28, 2013

Careful what you ask for

Recommend
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Pros

Good compensation, nice community (Thousand Oaks, Southern California). Integrated full-service business campus. Excellent research facilities.

Cons

Incredibly focused on the bottom line, to the detriment of the public health component of the business model. Extremely willing to sell expensive products, particularly to large number of patients, ~90% of whom may not receive benefit over other treatment choices or even no treatment at all, ~10% who may receive a clinical benefit, but also including some who might not experience benefit but do experience clinically significant adverse events. Strong supporter of higher dosages until safety profile precludes further dose increase. Harsh interpersonal environment driven by need to deliver on progress on goal (sell more drug), without significant consideration of societal needs or benefit, beyond that trickling down from incredibly well-compensated management. Positions itself as a benefactor of society, but definitely not the company it used to be, by about 6 times over.

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