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      Amgen

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      Amgen reviews

      3.8

      64% would recommend to a friend

      (4,179 total reviews)
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      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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      Reviews by job title

      4K reviews
      4.0
      Nov 18, 2008

      Great place to work.

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great pay and family focused environment (annual bbq's, family events, etc.). Young culture also present, definitely an entrepenuereal ambiance present. Has not converted to large cold big corporate culture yet, but is showing signs of this transition. Many opportunities for someone proactive who wants to develop other expertise, but this depends on individual ability to reach out to other departments.

      Cons

      Long hours. Constant access via blackberry, laptop, mobile. Slowly moving towards large corporate mentality. Meaning there is a movement towards compartimentalizing each department. This affects intercompany mobility and is starting to affect individuals from further developing in areas not originally hired for.

      2.0
      Nov 5, 2008

      Pays OK but where's the beef?

      Senior scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Amgen has a lot of money for now and it is more stable than other companies in this industry. The pay is supplemented by generous bonuses and most people don't kill themselves to do their job so even a small amount of extra work stands out.

      Cons

      You get bucketed very quickly and there is no way to move up very high in the organization from very low no matter what you do. These people got lucky with a few very profitable drugs but are totally clueless about drug discovery. You will not learn from your superiors -- you will teach them.

      4.0
      Oct 29, 2008

      Generally satisfied

      Senior associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Amgen is good promoting work life balance. The Thousand Oaks campus is nice. And the annual compensation packages seem to be generous.

      Cons

      Amgen has shown poor communication decisions made by HR and senior management. Multiple locations make it difficult to communicate and collaborate and colleagues across the country.

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