Amgen Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Collegial atmosphere."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"Excessive and slow operating process. Often process is not in place which causes time and loss in productivity."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to have clear goals and direction."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"The work environment."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"The commute."

"If I have a chance I would like to work with them again."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"The hiring process is simple, effective. The company - Amgen is a good company to work with in terms of career growth, job satisfaction and friendly work environment. It is very good for anyone who likes to change his/her career path from academic to industry."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"ACT-1 was very supportive during my contract work period at Amgen. If I had an admin need it was satisfied."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"I am not able to speak negatively about ACT-1 except that when ACT-1 was being phased out of AMGEN, as was I and the other AMGEN contractors. I would have appreciated ACT-1 offering those loyal employees placement opportunities with ACT-1 sphere of influence."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I have no suggestions. On-site management was very good; but headquarters was several thousand miles away in California so I am not sure what the philosophy of ACT-1 main company was."

"Amgen is great place to work, I was there for one year as a consultant, I learned great deal about Biotech industry."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Great environment surrounded with educated people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up good work."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Benefit package the best."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"CEO."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"New CEO."

"Very good environment and benefits."

"Excellent company."

"Company needs to work on the people and management skills of the managers they hire."

"They have moved away from what made them great."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Very talented pool of people working there. Always had the opportunity to make your opinion known."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Unless you are being highly recruited by other companies and can therefore afford to pass on their offer, there is little opportunity to negotiate anything."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"Highly political."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try to become innovative again. Doing the same thing as other companies will never allow Amgen to return to greatness."

"They compensate you well but the growth potential is very limited."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Very good compensation and benefits."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Emphasize your commitment to science and a willingness to compete aggressively within your therapeutic area to advance."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"Very little opportunity for growth."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Expand professional growth opportunities to non-PhD scientists."

"Great company to work at."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Very progressive and proactive management."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"Too far from where I live."

"Amgen has been an excellent employer but has rather low expectations of its administrative staff."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Amgen is a very professional company with a fast paced, excellent working environment with talented employees."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"Administrative staff, while well paid, were not used to full capabilities and not considered for lateral roles in other job descriptions."

"Best internship ever!"

"It was interesting, and I would recommend them to someone else."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"The people, they always helped me learn."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"The project I was on ran out and they let me go."