4.0
Apr 23, 2014
Former employee, more than 5 years
Seattle, WA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Terrific benefits and opportunities to learn. Generous vacation and holiday pay, and great 401K matching. Mature, successful company with opportunities to learn about biotech/pharma process from beginning to end.
Cons
Extremely silo-ed organization. Can be very difficult to have positive impact on or move a stagnant process or group. Company tended to discount employees' previous experience and opinions if the experience wasn't at Amgen -- though they like to hire experienced people from outside the company. Very top-down management style, not collaborative. Benefits are often referred to as the golden handcuffs.