Is Biogen a good company to work for?

Biogen has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 2,632 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at Biogen to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Biogen have been left by employees working as Intern , Co-Op and Scientist I .

Does Biogen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Biogen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Biogen. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Biogen?

71% of Biogen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Biogen 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Biogen?

Associate Director (100) , Manager (55) , Senior Manager (54) , Director (53) , Scientist (49) , Manufacturing Associate (40) , Intern (36) , Senior Scientist (25) , Patient Services Coordinator (24) , Co-Op (20) , Senior Associate Scientist (19) , Scientist II (18) , Internship (16) , Project Manager (16) , Research Scientist (16)

What are the pros of working at Biogen according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and really good HR." ((in 366 reviews)); "Who would have thought you would meet so many great people working in an analytics lab." ((in 213 reviews)); "Biogen has a great culture" ((in 160 reviews)); "Great work life balance and completely WFH" ((in 93 reviews)); "Good pay and nice colleages" ((in 91 reviews))

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

"Poor management all over the building." ((in 80 reviews)); "We recently had overly optimistic forecasts for products & senior leadership poorly handled managing media relations." ((in 59 reviews)); "Seem to have frequent layoffs" ((in 56 reviews)); "Was lied to by direct manager more than once." ((in 37 reviews)); "Clueless upper management." ((in 31 reviews))

What are employees saying about Biogen layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Biogen layoffs and their outlook for job security at Biogen in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Biogen locations?

Cambridge , Research Triangle Park , Boston , Durham , Raleigh , Weston , Morrisville , San Diego , Chicago , New York , Los Angeles , Charlotte , Cary , Houston , Waltham , Kansas City , Madison , Washington , Garner , Columbus , San Francisco , South San Francisco , Somerville , Jersey City , Newark , Salt Lake City , Boston , Brooklyn , Webster , Louisville

Biogen reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,052 total reviews)

Christopher A. Viehbacher

76% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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Biogen has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,052 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Biogen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

5.0

Dec 16, 2010

none

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, wonderful people and competitive saladry

Cons

Top heavy management, too many directors and vps

4.0

Dec 12, 2010

na

Purification associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good place to work for, nice benifits

Cons

low opportunity of advancement within the company

2.0

Dec 3, 2010

OK company to work for as long as you are ready to handle unexpected situations

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company offers great salary and overall benefits including 200% match to 401K, Tution reimbursement and stock options with long term incentives. So you will feel financially good as long as you are employed by the company.

Cons

Poor leadership, No definite direction, every new executive wants to drive the company their own way without thinking about its employees and how it was done in past. Top executives seem to beleive strongly in the philosphy that their way is always the correct way. Sad to see the employees being laid off, who have spent over 10-15 years at the company specially during this hard economic times. Financial profits are given more value than core human values. I definitely regret my decision now.

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Jobs at Biogen

Lead, Manufacturing

Research Triangle Park, NC

Scientist I, ASO Process Development and Manufacturing

Site Feasibility Manager

Sr. Associate II, Compliance

Manufacturing Maintenance Technician Apprentice (24-Month Program)

Research Triangle Park, NC

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na

OK company to work for as long as you are ready to handle unexpected situations

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