Is Amgen a good company to work for?

Amgen has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 5,415 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 64% of employees would recommend working at Amgen to a friend and 66% 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 3.8 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?

64% 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 (158) , Director (118) , Senior Associate (107) , Manager (102) , Scientist (93) , Sales Representative (80) , Project Manager (77) , Manufacturing Associate (72) , 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 713 reviews)); "People are great and knowledgeable ." ((in 358 reviews)); "Amgen is a great place to work with good benefits and even better culture" ((in 290 reviews)); "Every mgr I've had has exemplified the Amgen values of putting the patient first and promoting a good work/life balance." ((in 251 reviews)); "pay is good and fair" ((in 209 reviews))

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

"Poor management not fare assessment" ((in 176 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorganizations which seemed to be due to planning issues and moving work overseas." ((in 90 reviews)); "All senior leadership claim they have no power and none of them can make a decision on their own." ((in 67 reviews)); "audit group is known to work long hours including weekends and evenings (more so than other departments)" ((in 43 reviews)); "Upper management is biased." ((in 42 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 Amgen locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Washington , Boston , Rockville , Warwick , San Francisco , New Albany , Denver , New York , Juncos , Atlanta

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3.8

64% would recommend to a friend

(4,179 total reviews)

Robert A. Bradway

74% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

Amgen has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,179 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

Mar 20, 2009

Great place to work, but no room for advancement.

Administrative coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, easy-going environment, people are generally happy.

Cons

Favoritism among employees; these staff get special treatment. Excessive spending even in times of economic downturn.

2.0

Mar 19, 2009

The good and bad.

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits I think are pretty good especially compared to other employers I have had experience with. They have a really good 401K program which has a 5 percent match in addition to a 5 percent core contribution. The facility has 2 separate shut downs in addition to the regular allotted vacation time which allows the employee at least 5 weeks off per year. The campus is set up well and their gym is a nice to have as a resource. The end of the year bonuses seemed to be pretty generous. There are a lot of opportunities to get involved in other groups and learn new things.

Cons

There are some difficult personalities that you need to work with. There was a hiring freeze which did not allow for transfer to different departments. In hiring, they seemed to look for the candidate with the most of everything regardless of the position they were filling which lead to getting board quickly. There also seemed to be many positions that shouldn't even be there in the name of efficiency.

5.0

Mar 17, 2009

A great place to work.

Senior training manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company treats their employees very well. Excellent executive management.

Cons

Sometimes work/life balance is skewed to the wrong end.

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