Is Amgen a good company to work for?

Amgen has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 5,453 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 1% 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 (110) , Manager (101) , Scientist (92) , Sales Representative (80) , Project Manager (77) , Manufacturing Associate (74) , Intern (72) , Associate Scientist (54) , Engineer (53) , Associate (50) , Senior Scientist (50) , 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 735 reviews)); "People are great and knowledgeable ." ((in 361 reviews)); "Amgen is a great place to work with good benefits and even better culture" ((in 280 reviews)); "Every mgr I've had has exemplified the Amgen values of putting the patient first and promoting a good work/life balance." ((in 263 reviews)); "pay is good and fair" ((in 219 reviews))

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

"Poor management not fare assessment" ((in 175 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorganizations which seemed to be due to planning issues and moving work overseas." ((in 92 reviews)); "All senior leadership claim they have no power and none of them can make a decision on their own." ((in 62 reviews)); "audit group is known to work long hours including weekends and evenings (more so than other departments)" ((in 49 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 , West Greenwich , Cambridge , Seattle , San Francisco , Longmont , New York , Boston , Chicago , Dallas , Deerfield , Newbury Park , Washington , Boulder , Atlanta , Holly Springs , Woburn , New Albany , Providence , Rockville , Camarillo , Fremont , Louisville , Houston , Simi Valley , Columbus

Amgen reviews

Good company, good culture, good benefits; great learning - Principal Engineer Amgen Employee Review

5.0

Mar 28, 2021

Principal engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Amgen is real biotech, not one of the many pharmaceutical companies that evolved into biotech. So you have a lot to learn and contribute. You can easily pursue your career goals at Amgen and work at any organization you’re interested in provided you excel in your current role and show an interest to learn. My manager was a terrific person, probably the best I’ve had in my career.. and many Amgen managers are like that. The culture is good, open and everyone will work with you. When I say “collaboration”, I don’t just say it as one of the words that people throw around: Amgen employees really share information and collaborate well. I felt like I was at a close knit company despite being a large organization. I ended up leaving because of relocation/personal reasons but this is the organization I’d rate as ideal. Amgen is also relatively flat compared to other major biotech/pharma companies. Not at all top heavy as I imagined when I first joined. Enjoy your time at Amgen, get to learn the people and get to grow. Lastly, the benefits are very good and much better than other companies. Many employees complain about the yearly increase being 1-2%, but remember, almost everyone gets LTIs here that adds up, while other companies don’t always offer LTIs.

Cons

I honestly can’t think of cons. The only advice I’d give is to reduce the occurrence of meetings and maybe do things through email when you can. This is not unusual and happens in every company.

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5.0

Jul 4, 2026

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Great culture and benefits (401k)

Cons

Not very nimble with regards to decision making.

3.0

Jul 14, 2026

Sr. manager it

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Company itself is stable and financially strong. Average pay, and nice people to work with. Exposure to Global, Cross-Functional Work 2 automatic weeks of vacation (aka shutdowns).

Cons

1. Large-Scale Layoffs & Offshore Transition: Most of US IT was laid off AFTER transitioning work to India, what I saw: “Five India resources doing what one US resource was doing, if even 25% gets delivered post transition.” This creates: Knowledge gaps / Quality inconsistencies / Overloaded remaining US staff / Loss of institutional knowledge. 2. Long Hours & International Time Zone Burden: EST Employees frequently work: Early morning calls - starting sometimes 2-4am EST and then still required for Late-night calls in PST time (for headquarters) Even weekend and vacation hours required o support global teams — with no additional compensation. This leads to burnout and morale issues. 3. Severe Workload Imbalance Across Teams: This imbalance is a major cultural and leadership blind spot. Some teams: Have large staffing Very little work Operate comfortably - even can hit the gym during work day While others: Work 16+ hours a day Have no hope of additional staffing Are constantly escalated Carry the weight of global programs. 4. Slow Decision-Making & Heavy Bureaucracy Enterprise governance slows: Approvals / Architecture reviews / Intake processes / Cross-functional alignment Even with SOME light Agile adoption, legacy processes dominate. 5. Vendor Dependency Creates Inconsistency - Reliance on large consulting partners leads to: Reduced internal ownership (Funny that Employees do not want ownership, nor to be held accountable when efforts fail or take longer than expected) Competing priorities with inconsistent delivery quality. 6. Organizational Silos & Resistance to Change - Despite modernization: Teams remain siloed with a “This is how we’ve always done it” persists Agile maturity varies widely Process adoption is inconsistent 7. High Visibility = High Pressure Enterprise programs bring: Frequent escalations Constant stakeholder management Pressure to deliver quickly despite reduced resource constraints This environment is not sustainable without strong leadership support.

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