Amgen Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Amgen for more than 3 years

Pros – Good Benefits, Growth, you get the feeling that you are making difference in people life.

Cons – May be but not sure of any.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Amgen full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Amgen is a great company to work for. Financially very strong and has great work culture.

Cons – Career growth is limited and there are not many pharma companies in the neighbourhood

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Amgen full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – high company values, good working conditions, care for the employee, open door policy, honesty

Cons – career change opportunities were limited to a certain degree

Advice to Senior Management – -

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Amgen full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – In the old days, Amgen was a big company that worked like a startup. The compensation was good, and there was a collaborative atmosphere and staff were motivated and energetic. The compensation is still good, and there is still collaboration, but not so much energy and motivation.

Cons – Organization and Culture is changing, maybe we are becoming 'big pharma' - but the market seems to like what's happening now, as the stock price is doing really well.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Amgen full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great campus and gym, great science, generally good people

Cons – senior management gets more money while those doing the work (director and down) are getting less and less every year. Keep taking away the little things. Lack of development opportunities.

Advice to Senior Management – When I joined, Amgen was still unique but has turned into a typical large pharma company. More and more levels of management and politics to deal with with less recognition and innovation.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Amgen full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – The company has great pay and benefits and is the most generous in the area. The campus is beautiful and the weather is usually fantastic.

Cons – Once you're in the door, career growth is slow as most hiring occurs from outside to take advantage of the weak economny. Amgen is also the most generous company in the area and there are not many external opportunities that match their benefits and compensation. If you want to grow your career and match your total compensation, expect to relocate.

Advice to Senior Management – Don't underestimate the value of tribal knowledge. Many excellent employees have left Amgen to advance their careers, and valuable history and company experience left with them.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Amgen full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great pay, benefits, perks and life balance

Cons – Overly political, if you aren't "in" with the managers you will be pushed around and pushed out. HR is useless and in no ways supports the working class.

Advice to Senior Management – It would benefit the company to at least look into the working classes complaints. If you keep those actually doing the work happy, you might be able to keep them there and doing the work...

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Amgen full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Benefits are excellent, location is good.

Cons – practiced values, ongoing staff reduction.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Amgen

Pros – Family friendly, flexible work style.

Cons – Very slow to change and too much middle management.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire some managers that have done the job of their subordinates more.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Amgen full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Lots of time off, there is a summer and winter week long shutdown.
Nice on-site gym
Decent benefits, especially 401k

Cons – Lots of corporate politics, some people enjoy this stuff I guess, I can't stand it
Not much interesting work in IS, just following procedures to the letter. Again, some people like this, so if you do, then this would be a pro

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company