Amgen Reviews

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

Pros – Women get promoted over men. Is that really a positive?

Cons – ...so much so that there is a glass ceiling for MEN as a result of overblown reverse discrimination....whereby women are considered a minority group to be promoted over men

Advice to Senior Management – There should be at least a 1:1 ratio between men and women in Director + positions, wouldn't you think? There isn't.

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 10 years

Pros – The company still pays bonus and RSU for FTEs.

Cons – Laying off FTEs almost every other month in the past 6 months that I am aware of, and the company hires contractors for those positions.

Advice to Senior Management – I don't think that strategy is good for the company in the long run.

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

Pros – Flexibility, Good Pay and Benefits

Cons – Somewhat difficult to move upwards as the company has a very flat organizational chart.

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 7 years

Pros – Amgen pays great and is very focused on staff wellness, development and work/life balance. Once it was a great company to work for and the feeling of collaboration was unmatched. The environment was one that allowed staff to grow and succeed.

Cons – Amgen has steadily been outsourcing every possible function within the company and contingent workers are not treated with the same regard as full time employees. Even staff having transitioned to CW positions are suddenly "less than" and Amgen is sure to make sure that CW's are aware of their status. The recent leadership changes have created a cutthroat corporation, focused only on the bottom dollar rather than a company that has a genuine concern for staff.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop outsourcing - it's killing company morale.

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

Former Employee – worked at Amgen full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Still doing great things to change the quality of lives for people with terrible diseases. Some of the smartest people you will ever find.

Cons – Opportunities to advance in management are now limited. They tend to like to hire from the outside. Outsourcing has killed the culture that Amgen was founded and their success built.

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to real workers and stop building a culture of 'yes' people who are afraid to take risks.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Good opportunities and opportunities to move around

Cons – Suburbs, a lot of outsourcing

Advice to Senior Management – None

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

Former Employee – worked at Amgen as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Some Amgen employees are exceptionally smart and will inspire you
Company has a lot of resources
Best-in-class compensation for interns
Bottom Line: I learned so much and am grateful for this experience

Cons – Some departments hire interns, others do not
Thousand Oaks is very suburban, and Los Angeles is a long drive away

Advice to Senior Management – Amgen is highly desirable for students - keep up the solid internship experience.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Great benefits, good pay, growing pipeline

Cons – Top Heavy, shrinking development opportunity

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Amgen full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Well known to be best-in-class for benefits, Amgen is a great place to work for those who truly care about contributing at their workplace on a daily basis. The company requires foresightedness and maturity of its employees.

Cons – As a large company, Amgen has many of the trappings of size (e.g. slower decision making, heirarchy, work process complexities).

Advice to Senior Management – Please continue to be proactive and considerate of your staff - and thank you for a great experience.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Great company to work for. Salary and bonus structure make it difficult to ever want to leave.

Cons – Very hard to move up in company. Company thinks employees should do many lateral moves before trying to move up.

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