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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
      5.0
      Jun 11, 2008

      Fair and decent place to work at.

      systems administrator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent benefits despite cutbacks. Overall work-life balance is great. Compensation is above average. Many opportunities to expand knowledge and growth. If you want to learn how to do things right the first time, it's a good place to be.

      Cons

      Career-wise, mobility (vertical, horizontal) is limited. Current events have had a significant negative impact to business and organizational practice in the company. This has impact on morale, job satisfaction, more interoffice gossip/politics and job security.

      2.0
      Jun 11, 2008

      Amgen - a great stepping stone company

      Specialist - systems engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Amgen has a great 401K matching program, a stellar educational reinbusement program, good on-site training, and is a great place to work if you want to maximize your professional growth.

      Cons

      Amgen is IT hostile, so if you are an IT professional, look elsewhere. Compensation for IT is about 15-20% less than industry, with the company making up the gap with a performance based bonus....which is not guaranteed. Executive and Senior Management is completely incompetent and not equipped to make the decisions that they are making. The best decription of the Management style that predominates Amgen is 'highly immature'. Blame is the driver - not getting blamed while blaming others. The organiztion is highly political with employees that can play the politics correctly being promoted over staffers with better qualifications and experience. That being said, an internal promotion is the exception - not the rule - as an external candidate is always preferred. So, if you are expecting career advancement, Amgen is not the place for you.

      5.0
      May 29, 2008

      Amgen was, at one point, a great company to work for

      Automation department
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits and reasonable salary. Everyone that works there is highly competent, and the job you are doing really makes a difference.

      Cons

      Amgen is currently going through financial difficulties and it shows. I had worked as an intern one year and have since been unable to obtain an additional internship despite good recommendations and a seemingly good interview process. HR has been thoroughly downsized and they never seem to know what is going on with their internship program.

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