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
5.0
Aug 1, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Awesome events for interns throughout summer -Great people -Interesting and applicable project -Work/life balance -Small group interactions with executives -Teamwork -Excellent case study

Cons

-Difficult vernacular. Understanding the science is extremely difficult -Large company, limited exposure to the business

3.0
Mar 30, 2016

Current CEO used to be a Wall Street Banker

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Best 401K match in industry, two shutdown weeks (7/4 and 12/25), very smart employees, used to be a great company.

Cons

Sr. management only cares about investors because they only care about their own well-being, although they constantly claim that they care about patients and employees - they are politicians rather than entrepreneurs. Amgen employees have become cheaper and cheaper during the past 10 years. In recent years, the company has come up with a lot of stupid and ridiculous cost-cutting "initiations" (e.g., Amgen does not even provide garbage cans to employees while every one gets a small cup-size container at work - lol). Chances for career advancement are slim to none, particularly for those at the Sr. manager level. The management does not care if talented employees leave the company because they only care if they can stay for the rest of their lives.

1.0
May 31, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I originally enjoyed the job and enjoyed my colleagues very much. Still stay in close touch with many of them.

Cons

Abusive management that is nothing short of psychopathy, told I was unfit for the job literally due to my African American race, asked to do impossible tasks. Only happenned once I joined the Cardiovascular team, the two managers above me in Cardiovascular were a living nightmare. Have discussed with several civil rights organizations, and while they are working on the issue- the company has us sign a form related to only being able to take issues to a particular type of court, so our hands are tied once we join the company and sign this.

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Amgen Response
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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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