Amgen Reviews

Pros

Brilliant place to work. Great people, great products, Compliance environment also great.

Cons

To many meetings about meetings.

Pros

In the UK: - Some great colleagues and managers to work with - Good work life balance (not many people in the office after 6pm; except for some more senior people and specific function, can leave at 3pm on friday) - Exciting and promising pipeline to work on, with possibility to learn a lot depending on your programs and teams if you are at least at manager level - Reachable by tube compared to other pharmas in the London area. - No difference between contractor and permanent in term of responsibilities/project and main company/department events - Permanent salary and packages

Cons

- Poor culture in general, not empowered, very hierarchical, sad atmosphere at department level - Poor communication between leaders and their department, within department (knowledge sharing...), no interaction between functions (no F2F meeting when people are in the same building) while the office is so isolated from HQ in US ; there has been some improvements lately, driven by Communication, to create a more connected workplace - Top leadership: few individuals do not seems to care about the department and the people - Big lack of careers opportunities: all decisions are taken in the US, leaving very few opportunities for EU staff. No experience nor willingness to develop and mentor junior staff. Career progression, as often in EU compared to US, takes so long, when you are able to do so. Big turnover for the past years. Recently, leadership seems to have identified and communicated about those gaps, but fixing them is now the next step. - No much work from home flexibility, which is manager dependent, so can create unfairness between coworkers - As in every workplace, there are some few horrible coworkers, unbeatable to do nothing or deliver low-quality work but skilled with impressing leadership. - Offices and IT equipment are so old, with very old looking open space, with very few spots for meetings and 1:1's

Advice to Management

There are definitely a lot of great colleagues and promising talent. Invest more in internal talent (senior and junior!) and promote/give more responsibilities to some of the great leaders that have the potential to transform the departments Improve communication at all level (between functions, within department) Bring the next gen offices to the UK, it may help with communication, work efficiency and perhaps a bit with the hierarchy culture.

Pros

Good salary and benefits. Ethical company with positive outlook. Seeking to innovate across all areas of the business.

Cons

Tends to be risk averse. US headquarters mean difficult hours in Europe and can slow efficiency. Limited opportunities in the UK for IS.

Advice to Management

Advance clarity on decision making process, especially around systems investment vs budget constraints. Ensure true delegation of decision making occurs consistently.

Pros

Great culture, team, management. Very enjoyable and rewarding place to work.

Cons

Can’t think of anything at all.

Pros

Great colleagues, good benefits, lots of autonomy, chances to travel

Cons

In recent years I feel that the scientific mission of Amgen has given way to a “follow the money” attitude. The company is now definitely being run by the money men and the old motto of “science first” seems to be forgotten

Advice to Management

Remember your roots; and remember that your people are your best asset - not a “resource” to be cut

Pros

Often promote internally. Predominantly female workforce within my department

Cons

Change change, constant change. Many senior personnel have left in the past year, following a significance restructure.

Pros

Generous package, some flexible. Inadequate performance management

Cons

Lack of career progression, hierarchical

Pros

Pipeline and projects are amazing Great cantine

Cons

All the decisions are made by the US office , no career progression in Europe , no recognition for hard work , pressure and unrealistic timelines make the work environment very toxic Senior management are never in the office , people work from home all the time making offices empty... The junior staff are bullied and fired and the senior staff are contained to lower positions which is very frustrating

Advice to Management

Promote your staff and stop organising questionnaires without actions