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 698 reviews)); "People are great and knowledgeable ." ((in 352 reviews)); "Amgen is a great place to work with good benefits and even better culture" ((in 308 reviews)); "Every mgr I've had has exemplified the Amgen values of putting the patient first and promoting a good work/life balance." ((in 259 reviews)); "pay is good and fair" ((in 211 reviews))

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

"Poor management not fare assessment" ((in 172 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 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 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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2.0

Sep 7, 2008

Sr. management is arrogant and doesn't listen or delegate

Director

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Pros

Compensation: salaries and bonuses are generally above industry averages 401K match: Amgen provides up to 10% match on 401K contributions Resources: Usually no problem getting what you need to get the job done Talent: They have recruited some of the best and brightest, but haven't followed through with career development Locations: Research sites in Thousand Oaks, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle and Germany

Cons

The Sr. Management (ED and above) have their own hidden agendas that result in decisions that confuse rather than empower the staff reporting to them Recent change of focus of Sr Management on process rather than progress The research staff is paranoid and not empowered in the decision process

2.0

Sep 4, 2008

- Amazingly generous fat cash cow but shallow organization and career builder

Fp&a senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Compensation: Free money for the quality of work required - Politics: If you are good at playing politics, you will thrive - Benefits: it frankly beats so many other places when it comes to 401k, health, gym, time off, flex work

Cons

- Politics: Recognition and Rewards are driven by who you know not what you achieve - Little correlation between achievements/contribution and recognition/promotion - Too many bad apples promoted: high positions belong to those who are patient enough; the brightest elements tend to leave, despite the great benefits

4.0

Aug 29, 2008

Amgen will never be the same

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Top notch science will always be a core value

Cons

Cambridge is out of the loop

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