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Amgen Company Culture

Amgen Culture

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4.1/5
Amgen's Overall Culture is rated B

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Amgen CEO

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Robert Bradway Amgen's CEO
Robert Bradway
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Amgen employees generally work 9.3 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Amgen report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Amgen have 1 meeting
Meetings
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80% of Amgen employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Amgen employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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50% of Amgen employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Amgen employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
Feedback
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78% of Amgen employees call their work environment positive
Environment

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How secure do you feel at your job at Amgen?

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  • Not very secure in this industry all together

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What do people at Amgen think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?

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  • CEO is linked and respected. Good at public relations, good at leading the company/ proactive planning, and providing a culture that is...

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Does Amgen drug test or do a background check?

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  • Yes and polygraphs

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How's the work pace at Amgen?

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  • Fast

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How much and how often do raises happen at Amgen?

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  • Not often...yearly, but amount has been substantially decreased across the board

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Amgen applied for 230 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 97% were approved.

An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Amgen unveil that 2 approved work permit applications were withdrawn before the employee’s start date, and 3 were withdrawn by Amgen after the employee’s start date.

Work Permit Application Outcome

230
Total Applied
  • 97% Granted (224 out of 230)
  • <1% Denied (1 out of 230)
  • <1% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (2 out of 230)
  • 1% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (3 out of 230)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Amgen

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Amgen currently ranks in the Top 30% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Amgen

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Amgen currently ranks in the Bottom 30% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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eNPS Score
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25%Passives
25%Detractors

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Mission, Vision, & Values

Amgen strives to serve patients by transforming the promise of science and biotechnology into therapies that have the power to restore health or save lives. In everything we do, we aim to fulfill our mission to serve patients. And every step of the way, we are guided by the values that define us.

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Amgen Culture At a Glance

358 employees at Amgen have reviewed Amgen across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 11 days ago.

Overall, the 358 Amgen employees give their leadership a grade of B, or Top 35% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Amgen are pleased with their total compensation at Amgen, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Amgen are pleased with their team. 358 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B. The majority believe the meetings at Amgen are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Amgen believe the environment at Amgen is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Amgen is comfortably fast. About 51% of the employees at Amgen work 8 hours or less, while 6% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Amgen are happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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Perks & Benefits

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