Is Amgen a good company to work for?

Amgen has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 5,426 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 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 3.8 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 (159) , Director (118) , Senior Associate (108) , Manager (102) , Scientist (93) , Sales Representative (80) , Project Manager (77) , Manufacturing Associate (73) , 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 714 reviews)); "People are great and knowledgeable ." ((in 356 reviews)); "Amgen is a great place to work with good benefits and even better culture" ((in 292 reviews)); "Every mgr I've had has exemplified the Amgen values of putting the patient first and promoting a good work/life balance." ((in 247 reviews)); "pay is good and fair" ((in 203 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 93 reviews)); "All senior leadership claim they have no power and none of them can make a decision on their own." ((in 63 reviews)); "audit group is known to work long hours including weekends and evenings (more so than other departments)" ((in 45 reviews)); "Upper management is biased." ((in 43 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

64% would recommend to a friend

(4,186 total reviews)

Robert A. Bradway

75% 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 4,186 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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5.0

May 29, 2008

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

Automation department

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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.

4.0

May 29, 2008

Amgen is the right place to work *if you are the right person

Lab support technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the company does a very good job of making it worthwhile to work here. The benefits packages are almost unmatched in my experience, although they have become somewhat less lucrative in recent years as cost cutting measures have led to the increase in copays and cost of coverage to the employee. However, it is still very inexpensive relative to most other companies. The company does still try (on a severely reduced basis) to have fun, and make opportunities for employees to gather outside of work hours, and the pay is good, if not great. Overall, the company is one that I would recommend to people with certain qualifications and in certain areas. Particularly, Associate level or higher, Science based careers, and IT. Fitness facilities are pretty hard to beat.

Cons

The atmosphere lately is one of frustration. There is severely limited growth potential within the company (capped at 10% within a group to be promoted per year), and VERY few opportunities for advancement, or lateral movement in the current status of the company. This can- and in many cases has- lead to frustration and infighting within groups. Job and budget cuts have led to a deer-in-the-headlights mentality for many employees who are trying to find work elsewhere in a market flooded with all those people who used to work here, or a perceived necessity to throw others under the train in an attempt to not get run over. Food service is very expensive, especially considering it is supposedly subsidized by the company.

4.0

May 29, 2008

Amgen is better to work for than most companies in the industry

Associate

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Pros

In my job searches I could not find a company that paid more or gave better benefits than I receive at Amgen. We do a lot of fun things within our smaller groups and with the whole department/site. This helps build morale. My group in particular is very tight nit and I enjoy my coworkers.

Cons

The current state of the industry has cut some of the group spending. It has also dropped our stock prices. Sometimes it can feel as if though you are disconnected from the company since it is "corporate" at times.

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