Is Amgen a good company to work for?

Amgen has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 5,434 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 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 (109) , Manager (101) , Scientist (93) , Sales Representative (80) , Project Manager (77) , Manufacturing Associate (74) , 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 710 reviews)); "People are great and knowledgeable ." ((in 363 reviews)); "Amgen is a great place to work with good benefits and even better culture" ((in 298 reviews)); "Every mgr I've had has exemplified the Amgen values of putting the patient first and promoting a good work/life balance." ((in 248 reviews)); "pay is good and fair" ((in 207 reviews))

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

"Poor management not fare assessment" ((in 173 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorganizations which seemed to be due to planning issues and moving work overseas." ((in 86 reviews)); "All senior leadership claim they have no power and none of them can make a decision on their own." ((in 64 reviews)); "audit group is known to work long hours including weekends and evenings (more so than other departments)" ((in 44 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

(4,194 total reviews)

Robert A. Bradway

77% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Amgen has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,194 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

4.0

Dec 14, 2021

Great culture, but compensation package is disappointing

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work (ASF site) great culture Good colleagues Good benefit, 401K Summer and winter shutdowns Relocation package was good

Cons

Compensation is not competitive: From former Amgen colleagues that they said they got 10+% increase on base pay when moving to other companies for same level position. The salary can only support you "ok" living condition in bay area, and it is hard for household of two with single income in this area. Base pay increment every year is below 3% even if you get good performance review: Worked hard and overtime to get the "exceed expectation" review, but only receive 0.4% more increase (2.9% in total) than regular increment (~2.5%) every year. Next generational office: Everyone needs to fight for a desk. Don't have assigned seat even for non-lab based workers (using computer 100% of time for daily works). This is totally opposite to the idea of ergonomics unless you spend time every day to adjust chairs, desk height, monitor angle, height, set up personal keyboard and mouse. This is a place to get big biotech experience, but your salary will not grow and won't catch up the inflation. Better to move to other companies after 3 years to catch up inflation.

Amgen Response

4y

Thank you for your review. Feedback is instrumental to our ability to implement change and continue providing a culture that allows staff members to thrive personally and professionally. Please know, you can always reach out to amgen@careers.pure.cloud to share more about your experience. Again, thank you for your feedback.

4.0

Oct 20, 2021

Great place, but political motivated HR team

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture to work in, highly motivating managers, team leaders. Project management, ISO standards, CFR compliant regulations - all are taught on the job. Bonus and pay makes up for the cons.

Cons

Lots of training required to take - but it isnt useful for the job itself. Lots of work - and little to no resources/people. Team tends to hire lots of CWs - but not enough full time employees. Project Managers are the same as the FTE Engineers - meaning your doing two jobs instead of just one. Some like this - some don't - either way the level of stress it comes with isn't in the job description. Upper level management and leaders may change the definition of the rules without warning and give you a non-conformance penalty. This misguidance can cause sever problems in work timelines that usually are accelerated - not delayed.

Amgen Response

4y

Thank you for sharing your experience. It is our goal to create an atmosphere where our staff members feel supported, and reviews are instrumental in our ability to implement change. Please know that our team can be reached at amgen@careers.pure.cloud if you would like to share more about your experience. If you would like to remain anonymous, please contact Amgen’s Business Conduct Hotline at 1-888-376-5574 or https://amgenbch.tnwreports.com to report your concerns. Again, thank you for bringing this to our attention.

1.0

Jul 20, 2021

Needs improvement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice Location to work at

Cons

Need to restructure management personnel

Amgen Response

4y

Thank you for your feedback. Please know, if there are any additional details you would like to share about your experience, please reach out to amgen@careers.pure.cloud.

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