BioMarin Pharmaceutical Reviews
Updated Jul 2, 2022
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
- "Great people and all motivated to help bring new products to patient populations with unmet needs." (in 76 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 13 reviews)
- "Contractors never know long they'll stay but more senior management gets hired all the time." (in 11 reviews)
Ratings by Demographics
This rating reflects the overall rating of BioMarin Pharmaceutical and is not affected by filters.
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- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★Featured Review
Pros
1. Talented folks to learn from 2. Amazing team culture 3. Great perks
Cons
1. Location a bit remote in Northern California
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Forward thinking company in the area of hemophilia
Cons
None I know of or can speak about
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
The organization develops Orphan Drugs and really cares about the patients
Cons
Constant restructuring among departments and upper management
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Solid benefits package. Lots of smart people working here.
Cons
Employees are overworked. Leadership is still trying to figure itself out. Nothing really works well.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
A lot of opportunities to learn new technology related to gene therapy areas
Cons
I do not see any cons
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
401 K MATCH THE BEST
Cons
Rare disease experience in upper management with access restrictions creates resentment and unrealistic expectations.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good work and life balance
Cons
They could use more amenities.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Good benefits and compensation overall
Cons
Variable quality of people across the organization
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Leaders at BioMarin are extremely supportive when it comes to career development. They are more than willing to provide you with the necessary tools to move up within the company, whether it's in your current group, or another department.
Cons
There aren't many cons to working at BioMarin. But the campus is not centrally located and the commute can be tough.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
The company and what it stands for is incredible. With the exception of some headcount loss in the past two years, I have had nothing but a great experience working here.
Cons
Quite a large divide between technical operations and research.
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Reviews FAQs
BioMarin Pharmaceutical has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 570 reviews left anonymously by employees. 82% of employees would recommend working at BioMarin Pharmaceutical to a friend and 76% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.
82% of BioMarin Pharmaceutical employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated BioMarin Pharmaceutical 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.7 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.