Is Amgen a good company to work for?

Amgen has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 5,432 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 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Amgen. This rating has decreased by 1% 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 (109) , Manager (101) , 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 364 reviews)); "Amgen is a great place to work with good benefits and even better culture" ((in 300 reviews)); "Every mgr I've had has exemplified the Amgen values of putting the patient first and promoting a good work/life balance." ((in 254 reviews)); "pay is good and fair" ((in 225 reviews))

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

"Poor management not fare assessment" ((in 169 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorganizations which seemed to be due to planning issues and moving work overseas." ((in 92 reviews)); "All senior leadership claim they have no power and none of them can make a decision on their own." ((in 62 reviews)); "audit group is known to work long hours including weekends and evenings (more so than other departments)" ((in 43 reviews)); "Upper management is biased." ((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 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

(4,192 total reviews)

Robert A. Bradway

77% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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Amgen has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,192 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

1.0

Apr 28, 2021

run

Marketing associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The health and long term benefits are good

Cons

They don't care about employees

Amgen Response

5y

We appreciate your review, value your feedback, and take your concerns very seriously. It is our sincere goal to provide meaningful learning opportunities and resources for our interns, and reviews are instrumental to our ability to implement change. If there is anything additional you'd like to share with our team, please reach out to amgen@careers.pure.cloud. Thank you for taking the time to bring this to our attention.

3.0

Jan 24, 2021

Has so much potential to be a great place

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The colleagues are generally smart, highly motivated and mission-driven Good benefits Solid balance sheet Highly respected in the industry-lots to learn Used to have lots of family friendly activities, but not sure what will happen to them after COVID Management focused on the company stock price and market performance

Cons

-Work-life balance is non-existent. I am literally working all.the.time. Vacations are rarely taken. I have noticed that if my manager does not see me logged on and green on a weekend, the following week I get dumped a bunch of projects since apparently I have “capacity”. We have winter and summer shut downs but I have always worked through them so they are not that helpful -There is a LOT of micromanaging - this may also be manager/department specific though. But from my experience micromanaging was very commonplace -Decision-making is slow and inefficient. This goes back to the several layers of micromanagement. -Career progression is tricky. Hard to know how you can really advance to the next level -I have had some bad, mean managers. It is disappointing that they think they can treat others in a derogatory manner and the company is allowing such an environment to prevail

Amgen Response

5y

Thank you for your feedback. It is our sincere goal to provide continuous growth opportunities in an exciting, cutting-edge atmosphere, and reviews are instrumental in our ability to implement change. We encourage you to share additional details about your experience with us at amgen@careers.pure.cloud. Again, thank you for bringing this to our attention.

1.0

Sep 5, 2020

Awful management, lots of politics, don’t recommend

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you want to be stuck in Thousand Oaks with no other options look nowhere else

Cons

The company is in an awful location so if you relocate you are stuck there no little leverage and career advancement opportunities. Unfair treatment and discrimination all around.

Amgen Response

5y

We appreciate your review, value your feedback, and take your concerns very seriously. It is our sincere goal to foster an environment where staff members can thrive professionally and personally, and reviews are instrumental in our ability to implement change. While you've provided a great amount of detail here, we encourage you to share more about your experience with our team at amgen@careers.pure.cloud so we can prevent similar feelings in the future. Again, thank you for bringing this to our attention.

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