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    3.6
    64%
    Recommend to a Friend
    81%
    Approve of CEO
    Amgen President & CEO Robert A. Bradway
    Robert A. Bradway
    696 Ratings
    Pros
    Cons

    • "Work life balance could be better" (in 84 reviews)

    • "Multiple stakeholders and multi-level decision making engender rounds of reviews and buy-ins" (in 65 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Decent as research tech"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at Amgen part-time

      Pros

      This has been a great experience.

      Cons

      I wish I had more flexibility.

      Amgen2019-10-28

    2. "I need employment from amgen"

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      Current Employee - Operations in Burnaby, BC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Amgen full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Amgen is a dedicated company that provides drugs to fight disease and illnesses. As a result of that I got the passion to work with the company

      Cons

      I would be very much grateful if amgen could widen it tentacles to cover all parts of the world.

      Advice to Management

      Extend your hands to cover all or most part of the world to give necessary medical attention to others

      Amgen2019-12-22
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    3. "Great perks, not great culture"

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      Former Employee - Senior Bio-pharmaceutical Representative in Mississauga, ON

      I worked at Amgen full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      RRSP matching, bonus, reputation, team

      Cons

      top-down management, reps are not included in decisions

      Amgen2019-08-22

    4. "Good"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Coop 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Amgen full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Nice people to work with

      Cons

      Not much to say about it

      Amgen2019-07-04

    5. "Anonymous"

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      Former Employee - Graduate Co-Op 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Amgen full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      - Great work/life balance - Enthusiastic and positive company - Ability to move up

      Cons

      - Limited young talent, a lot of people who have been with the company for decades

      Amgen2019-02-08

    6. "Truly innovative company with an excellent reputation"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Senior Bio-pharmaceutical Representative in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Amgen full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      High salary, approachable and down to earth leaders who lead by example, strong pipeline, stock options, “family” feeling among peers, opportunities for continuing education/development

      Cons

      I have been in my sales role for a year and cannot say one negative piece of feedback. I feel very lucky to be working for Amgen Canada!

      Advice to Management

      Your skilled leadership, honesty and transparency is appreciated. Keep up the great work.

      Amgen2018-10-23

    7. "Great place to work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Service Desk Technician in Burnaby, BC
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Amgen full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      I like the cozy friendly environment of Amgen company

      Cons

      No cons for this company

      Amgen2017-12-06

    8. "Good people"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Amgen full-time

      Pros

      Smart, motivated people, good products, pipeline strong,

      Cons

      Flat organization, career development not prioritized

      Amgen2017-10-04

    9. "qc analyst(biochemistry)"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - QC Lab Analyst in Montreal, QC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Amgen full-time

      Pros

      good salary good collaboration and mutual benefits

      Cons

      good management and good team worker

      Advice to Management

      collaboration

      Amgen2017-08-20
    10. Helpful (2)

      "Manager"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Amgen full-time

      Pros

      Local office in Mississauga Ontario

      Cons

      career opportunities to move up the management chain are limited.

      Advice to Management

      Time to stop outsourcing to CROs and start recruiting internally again.

      Amgen2017-08-14
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