Is Amgen a good company to work for?

Amgen has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 5,438 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at Amgen to a friend and 65% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Amgen have been left by employees working as Postdoctoral Fellow , Internship and Summer Intern .

Does Amgen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Amgen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Amgen. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Amgen?

65% of Amgen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Amgen 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amgen?

Senior Manager (160) , Director (118) , Senior Associate (109) , Manager (101) , Scientist (93) , Sales Representative (80) , Project Manager (77) , Manufacturing Associate (74) , Intern (70) , Associate Scientist (54) , Engineer (53) , Senior Scientist (50) , Associate (48) , Senior Engineer (44) , Data Scientist (31)

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

"By working there as a full time employee you will work on a beautiful campus and receive great benefits." ((in 711 reviews)); "People are great and knowledgeable ." ((in 352 reviews)); "Amgen is a great place to work with good benefits and even better culture" ((in 299 reviews)); "Every mgr I've had has exemplified the Amgen values of putting the patient first and promoting a good work/life balance." ((in 261 reviews)); "pay is good and fair" ((in 205 reviews))

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

"Poor management not fare assessment" ((in 169 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorganizations which seemed to be due to planning issues and moving work overseas." ((in 97 reviews)); "All senior leadership claim they have no power and none of them can make a decision on their own." ((in 60 reviews)); "Upper management is biased." ((in 42 reviews)); "audit group is known to work long hours including weekends and evenings (more so than other departments)" ((in 41 reviews))

What are employees saying about Amgen layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Amgen locations?

Thousand Oaks , Juncos , Tampa , Los Angeles , South San Francisco , Cambridge , West Greenwich , Seattle , San Francisco , Longmont , New York , Boston , Chicago , Dallas , Deerfield , Newbury Park , Washington , Boulder , Atlanta , Holly Springs , Woburn , New Albany , Providence , Camarillo , Fremont , Rockville , Louisville , Houston , Simi Valley , Columbus

Amgen reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(4,197 total reviews)

Robert A. Bradway

77% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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Amgen has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,197 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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Sep 28, 2020

Health economics manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a well positioned company with growth opportunities

Cons

Its a small company in the country,

Amgen Response

5y

Hello, thank you for your review! We're pleased to hear you're enjoying your time at Amgen. Please know, you can always reach out to us at amgen@careers.pure.cloud. to share more about your experience.

5.0

Sep 21, 2020

Great company to work for

Specialist is analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Looking after the employee, great ambiance, free gym on-site, great lunch

Cons

Work-life balance is very bad

Amgen Response

5y

Thank you for your review. We're glad you're pleased with your experience overall, but would like to learn more about how we can improve in the above areas. Please contact our team at amgen@careers.pure.cloud to share more about your experience. Thank you.

5.0

Sep 17, 2020

Good

Programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Quite good, inface, very good

Cons

Not many, if any, alsas no

Amgen Response

5y

Hello, thank you for your review! We're pleased to hear you're enjoying your time at Amgen. Please know, you can always reach out to us at talentacquisitioninquiries@amgen.com to share more about your experience.

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