Amgen Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Great resources are available, both hardware and software. Request any software you need for your work. It will be on your desk in the morning."

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

"It will all depend on who is interviewing you and for what position. Just know your stuff."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"Some of the managers I've worked with there are so secure in their positions from having worked there for so many years they've pulled up their drawbridge and retreated into their offices, where they sit counting their 401-K, and don't care about or have much sympathy for the people under them who are trying to move up."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Come out of your shell. Try to remember what it was like when you were moving up and worked hands-on."

"Amgen Manufacturing is a great multinational company which believes in developing its personnel in order to develop the company. I had the opportunity to manage millionaire capital construction projects and assets as a Project Engineer."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Engaging in team work for a common goal of delivering products to cancer patients."

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

"Reseach the company and truly understand career objectives."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"Stress and strict deadlines all the time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Communicate goals to staff to understand the management priorities."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Not currently at Amgen, wrongfully terminated."

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

"Do not sign an arbitration agreement."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"Went from patient centric to dollar centric."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Cut out the fat."

"Current situation is above average in satisfaction."

"Great company and environment to work for."

"I hated Amgen Rhode Island. Quitting was hard because they pay well, but it was the best decision of my life."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"It was a start-up, so a very good learning opportunity."

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

"Stay away from the Rhode Island site... management is dysfunctional, and people step on each other to get ahead. It doesn't seem to be this way at the other Amgen sites... only Rhode Island."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"Promotions were not based on technical skill, rather, the ability to 'suck up' to upper management... and not many of the upper managers were that competent compared to the lower level engineers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop promoting your friends."

"Good company. Downsizing/outsourced IT."

"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."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Big brand, competitive job, experienced seniors."

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

"Be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"Isolated from population."

What do you like about working at Amgen?

"Close to home. Great coworkers. Good food at the cafeteria."

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

"Make your workers comfortable enough that they will be happy coming to work"

What don't you like about working at Amgen?

"There is always a competition between peers to impress the manager."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better offices for contractors, transportation inside the area and some time off."

"Not worth the trip to RI."