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BioMarin Pharmaceutical Reviews

4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(520 total reviews)

Chief Executive Officer Jean-Jacques Bienaimé

Jean-Jacques Bienaimé

88% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and Benefits

4.1

Culture & Values

4.1

Diversity & Inclusion

4.0

Work/Life Balance

3.8

Career Opportunities

3.5

Senior Management

Ratings distribution

5 stars

34%

4 stars

32%

3 stars

18%

2 stars

9%

1 star

7%

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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

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Pros
  • "Great people and all motivated to help bring new products to patient populations with unmet needs.(in 80 reviews)
  • "BioMarin pays well and offers good benefits(in 64 reviews)
  • "Good pay and company care(in 31 reviews)
  • "Good salary and benefits don't outweigh the bad(in 15 reviews)
Cons
  • "The amount of mediocre to bad management is discouraging at best.(in 29 reviews)
  • "There are many managers but not leaders(in 19 reviews)
  • "No work life balance(in 16 reviews)
  • "I think the poor leadership post from Oct 15 ‘21 says it all and I’ve never seen it so bad as it is at BMRN(in 14 reviews)
  • "Disarray, management backbiting and backstabbing in front of staff, unprofessional behavior by many in upper management.(in 11 reviews)

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Found 520 of over 685 reviews

Updated Nov 16, 2023

    1. 5.0
      FEATURED REVIEW
      Jul 26, 2023
      Power Platform Services Manager
      Current Employee, less than 1 year
      San Rafael, CA
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some amazing benefits for the employees. Great culture and work-life balance is really good. The campus is so beautiful and best of my life so far to work at. There is always something happening on campus every other week like meetups along with food. Every tuesday and thursday, there is a local coffee truck on campus (sponsored by company-free for employees) where you get to try some amazing coffee and Starter bakery. Amazing management to work for.

      Cons

      Nothing to be honest, I love everything here.

      1. 5.0
        Nov 16, 2023
        Senior Manager
        Current Employee, more than 10 years
        San Rafael, CA
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        its a great company to work with, very patients focused

        Cons

        as any company they have issues and could have better career opportunities

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        1. 5.0
          Oct 23, 2023
          Associate Director
          Current Employee, more than 10 years
          San Rafael, CA
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          They value people that implement change. Offices are very nice. Senior leadership is hiring for the future. Pipeline is healthy. Science is good.

          Cons

          Middle management can be better at managing budgets. Projects tend to go over schedule quite frequently. Legal Contracts group is woefully understaffed.

          1. 2.0
            Sep 4, 2023
            Director
            Former Employee, more than 5 years
            San Francisco, CA
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            The people who work at BioMarin are amazing. Lifelong friendships. The overall compensation and benefits are extremely competitive, and get better each year. The work is is meaningful and exciting, and the company’s growth trajectory is incredibly promising. There are pockets of extraordinary culture, collaboration, and teamwork - but it all depends on who the manager is and the type of culture they create on the team.

            Cons

            The senior executive leadership is a mess. They cannot meet without extensive “pre-wiring”, because no actual conversations nor meaningful discussions can be had in the room. The CEO does not believe in change for the better, and blocks needed changes from happening…even though they *say* things need to happen, they don’t put their money where their mouth is. Women of color have little to no chance of truly advancing because they are told to grin and bear it - and not speak up, or else.

            5
            1. 5.0
              Oct 18, 2023
              Research Assistant
              Former Employee, more than 1 year
              Novato, CA
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Great benefits and flexibility for work hours

              Cons

              Narrow focus on job skills, very routine work.

              1. 5.0
                Sep 7, 2023
                Sr. Manager, Quality
                Current Employee, more than 3 years
                Novato, CA
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Employees are empowered to own processes and flexible/hybrid work schedule.

                Cons

                More work needed to be done than can be done with current staff. Everyone must triage their work and prioritize only the most important tasks.

                1. 5.0
                  Sep 10, 2023
                  Administrative Assistant
                  Former Employee, more than 5 years
                  San Rafael, CA
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Great benefits and perks for FTE!

                  Cons

                  When it comes to being promoted, it really is about who you know, not what you know.

                  1
                  1. 5.0
                    Sep 17, 2023
                    Manager
                    Current Employee
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Good pay and company care

                    Cons

                    Many projects with demanding timeline

                    1. 4.0
                      Oct 4, 2023
                      Research Associate II
                      Current Employee, more than 5 years
                      San Rafael, CA
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      Great, coworkers, inclusive company, very diverse company

                      Cons

                      The push for a lot of projects, and lack of hiring when needed

                      1. 3.0
                        Sep 7, 2023
                        senior engineer 1
                        Current Employee, more than 1 year
                        Novato, CA
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Good opportunities for advancement, community and coworkers are great to work with, 20 company holidays, compensation is good in technical roles

                        Cons

                        Focus is on putting out fires instead of preventing them, changes are made internally without considering impact to all stakeholders sometimes

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                      BioMarin Pharmaceutical has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 685 reviews left anonymously by employees. 84% of employees would recommend working at BioMarin Pharmaceutical to a friend and 79% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

                      According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BioMarin Pharmaceutical employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BioMarin Pharmaceutical. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

                      84% of BioMarin Pharmaceutical employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated BioMarin Pharmaceutical 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

                      According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at BioMarin Pharmaceutical to be culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be work life balance, senior leadership, management.

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