Amgen Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Great company and great people."

"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."

"Amgen provided me many opportunities."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Great people, great environment to work."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"The way they treated people after lay offs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat your people with respect to get respect back."

"Great place."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat staff as valued members of the enterprise rather than objects that can be replaced when a cheaper unit becomes available (re: outsourcing)."

"This company like many other companies are experiencing economic changes."

"Very good."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"I liked everything in my past employment."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"The opportunity to apply your skills to the maximum."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The personnel should listen to the direct charge of the operation because we are a professional team."

"Some stars, some corporate deadbeats!"

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"The coworkers at the Bothell site were some of the best people to be found anywhere at any company!"

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

"Find out all you can about who you will report to before accepting a job with this company."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"The middle managers to whom I reported were spectacularly incompetent, and were tasked to make determination of my own value/merit. As a result, I was naked in a northwestern thunderstorm!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They already fired the people to whom I reported, however I have since lost contact."

"Current situation is above average in satisfaction."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Excellent working conditions, beautiful campus, extremely talented and collaborative work teams."

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

"Overall, this is a highly desirable company to work for with excellent perks and benefits. I recommend to stay true to yourself and share your gifts, talents and abilities that shows that you can add value and solve a problem. Share your strengths and accomplishments as it relates to the skills and qualifications the company is seeking. Ask yourself, what is unique about you and what sets yourself apart from anyone else"

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"Some areas within the organization is rigidly structured with systems and processes which may prevent new or thriving employees room for creativity and innovation and result in behaviors of complacency."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"As a successful growing company with cutting technology and resources, I suggest the company to continue to motivate and inspire through recognition and developing top performing and high potential employees."

"Great company and environment to work for."

"Best internship ever!"

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."

"Contract/Temporary assignment as Administrative Coordinator to Project and Contract Services department. Worked under the direction of Manager, Tom Mendel. He and his team were excellent to work with. I enjoyed working at Amgen and look forward to future opportunities there."

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

"It's a really terrific place to work. I hope I get the opportunity again in the near future."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"I have very strong administrative and interpersonal skills and was very proficient in an Administrative Coordinator role at Amgen. I did interview for a few full-time permanent positions while there, but I believe they always hired from within the company; I wish that good, skilled candidates who are temporary staff had a little better chance to get in with this great company."