Is Amgen a good company to work for?

Amgen has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 5,435 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 (160) , 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 732 reviews)); "People are great and knowledgeable ." ((in 352 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 262 reviews)); "pay is good and fair" ((in 215 reviews))

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

"Poor management not fare assessment" ((in 171 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorganizations which seemed to be due to planning issues and moving work overseas." ((in 90 reviews)); "All senior leadership claim they have no power and none of them can make a decision on their own." ((in 66 reviews)); "audit group is known to work long hours including weekends and evenings (more so than other departments)" ((in 46 reviews)); "Upper management is biased." ((in 41 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

(4,195 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 4,195 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

Mar 12, 2020

Great Place to Work - Changing Lives Through Medicine

Executive director, technology

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Love the mission of the company

Cons

Work Life Balance is not great. Amgen will take all you allow it to take.

Amgen Response

6y

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We recognize that part of fulfilling our great mission is taking care of the people who are contributing toward our advancements. Please know, you can always connect with our team at talentacquisitioninquiries@amgen.com to discuss how we can further improve.

3.0

Jan 3, 2020

A well run company that continuously raises the employee performance expectation.

Senior marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Top tier compensation and benefits located in suburbia with a mild climate. Amgen will be a feather in the resume of any bipharmaceutical careerist.

Cons

Management keeps doubling-up employee productivity demands via attrition of tenured staff without back filling roles.

Amgen Response

6y

Hi, thank you for your review. At Amgen, we strive to create an open culture and value feedback so we can become a better organization. Please know, you can always reach out to our team at talentacquisitioninquiries@amgen.com to share more about your experience with our team. Thank you, we wish you all the best in your career.

3.0

Nov 6, 2019

Simply not enough resource

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Still small enough of a company to approach business problems with nimbleness

Cons

Too many knee jerk changes across all leadership tier with no clear direction. The bare bone minimum resources make work-life balance non-existent

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