Q&A With Amgen Employees
Amgen employees answer questions about what life is like behind the scenes at their company, including queries about culture, leadership, professional development, and compensation.
How employees describe working at Amgen
I learn something new every day and it's amazing!
Good and refreshing. People is polite
Competitive compensation package hard to be beaten
Better product access to pharmacy benefit patients
The focus on building diverse teams to deliver to the patient
What it's like to work at Amgen
- Amgen employees generally work 9.3 hrs a day
- Employees at Amgen report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at Amgen have 0 meetings
- 80% of Amgen employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Amgen employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 50% of Amgen employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Amgen employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
- 78% of Amgen employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Amgen Employees
IDX: 25 TOT: 48
What's the best part of your job at Amgen?
coffee machine
How's the morale at Amgen?
depressing
What's the vibe like in the IT dept at Amgen? How many hours are you working?
There is no vibe in IT. There is divide between Research IT and PD IT - the rest is just Operations. You work a lot so many hours
How's the work life balance at Amgen?
Mediocre
What's the company culture like at Amgen?
Like a sweatshop. They keep wanting to cut when they've already done enough
What are some of the best things about your team at Amgen?
Collaboration
What do employees at Amgen think about their benefits?
Amgen employees rate their overall benefits an A+ and most of them think the perks are Good. 82% of Amgen employees say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees also get 20-30 days of paid vacation, and most of the employees believe the cash value of their benefits is $1000 -$1500/mo.
How's career growth and advancement at Amgen?
56% of the same employees also feel like Amgen is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees do not have a mentor to help them navigate their career at Amgen.
How are the managers at Amgen?
Amgen employees rate their manager a B- or 69/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. Most of the employees (64%) also doesn't feel comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.
What's the pay like for employees at Amgen?
Amgen employees rates their pay and overall compensation an A- or 75/100. 61% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 88% of employees get raises every year.




