Working at Biogen Idec in Cambridge, MA: 7 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Cambridge, MA Area

"Great pipeline, rewarding work, on the job learning and experience. This company is NOTORIOUS for bringing on contractors/temps and keeping them on full time without converting them to permanent employees. This causes the company to spend double on a contractor (times thousands of contractors) to keep them there and the contractor gets paid half of that in return, with minimal healthcare and benefits and minimal perks."

"New CEO has changed company culture to be just another profit maker with no R & D."

"An excellent place to work. Nice people and great work environment."

What do you like about working at Biogen Idec?

"I enjoyed working with their statisticians and programmers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work."

"excellent!"

What do you like about working at Biogen Idec?

"love the management. very professional."

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

"be professional and make sure that you have a lot to bring to the table."

What don't you like about working at Biogen Idec?

"have nothing bad to say"

"No direction from management"

What do you like about working at Biogen Idec?

"The perks were good. Friday afterwork parties. I met and worked with some nice people."

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

"Get clear about what what they want you to do."

What don't you like about working at Biogen Idec?

"Either they simply didn't have any work for me to do, or my supervisor couldn't figure out what he wanted me to do. Despite letting them know that I was being underutilized I still went for days without being given any direction whatever."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get your stuff together. Listen to what the people who are working with you have to say."