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

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
3.0
Jul 28, 2017

Director

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Company produces excellent drugs and is committed to patient health.

Cons

Much of the management structure is composed of people who fit the "Amgen culture," meaning they follow company group think, don't question authority, don't ask hard questions, and propagate a culture where meeting attendance is viewed as productive work and of the utmost importance.

2.0
Apr 23, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The only thing that is worth while are the legacy benefits - 401k, generous PTO and that's it

Cons

- Has lost all culture - To serve wealthy rich investors should be the mantra as Amgen does not care about patients - Understaffed - No resources but tons of bureaucracy - A butt-kisser would thrive here

3.0
Apr 13, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lots of smart and dedicated people, gym on site, beautiful campus, competitive pay, challenging work (not a dull moment) and an opportunity to learn something new nearly every day.

Cons

Top-heavy, incompetent and self-servicing managers are allowed to run areas they have zero background in that makes them insecure, so they lead by fear, eliminate strong subject matter experts who can jeopardize their careers and the whole gravy train arrangement by exposing incompetence and real issues management is not capable of fixing. To secure their position they internally hire clueless employees who will never get hired for the same type of work outside of Amgen, reward them, so they feel forever obliged and provide the most rosy and fabulous feedback to the next level management in the skip-level meetings. Highly bureaucratized processes, tons of questionable and wasteful activities that likely provide job security to those who implemented them, but are extremely painful for others.

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