Amgen Employee Reviews about "decision making"
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Pros
"Nice work culture, great benefits" (in 218 reviews)
"Work/life balance is excellent and supportive" (in 215 reviews)
Cons
"Work-life balance sometimes an issue" (in 99 reviews)
"Poor work life balance, too many levels and approvals needed for decision making" (in 67 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Reviews about "decision making"
Return to all Reviews"Progresssive company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI worked at Amgen full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Global company, established processes and good IT infrastructure, educated people
Cons
Poor work life balance, too many levels and approvals needed for decision making
Continue readingThank you for your review. We are committed to creating a positive and supportive environment, and reviews are instrumental to our ability to implement change. If you'd be so kind as to share more about your experience with our team at amgen@careers.pure.cloud, this will help us develop strategies for future employees. Again, thank you for bringing this to our attention.
"Great place"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Amgen full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Salary and benefits Goals and mission Facilities
Cons
Decision making is slow No career progression Not a diverse company
Continue readingAmgen Response
October 29, 2020 – Social Media Coordinator
We appreciate your review, value your feedback, and would like to learn more about your experience so we can achieve our goal of fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can reach his or her full potential. To share additional details about your experience, please connect with us at amgen@careers.pure.cloud. Again, thank you for bringing the above to our attention. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
"Good place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Amgen full-time
Pros
Great salary and benefits, nice culture
Cons
Decision making is very slow
Amgen Response
August 11, 2020 – Social Media Coordinator
Hello, thank you for your review. We’re glad to hear your experience at Amgen was positive overall and appreciate your constructive feedback for our team. Please connect with us at talentacquisitioninquiries@amgen.com if you’d like to share more about your experience.
"Great Company to work for"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Amgen full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Treats employees very well
Cons
Pace of decision making sometimes slow
Continue readingAmgen Response
April 14, 2020 – Social Media Manager
Hello, thank you for your review. We're happy to hear your experience with Amgen has been positive. As a valued member of our team, your feedback is critical to our improvement. Please connect with our team at talentacquisitioninquiries@amgen.com to share more about your experience.
"Mission Driven and People Oriented Company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Amgen full-time for less than a year
Pros
- Fast paced yet balanced work life atmosphere with progressive environs and hours flexibility - Supportive colleagues and training modules available for finance division
Cons
- Manual processes and creation of processes for newly developed teams - Multiple stakeholders and multi-level decision making engender rounds of reviews and buy-ins
Continue reading- Helpful (5)
"Bureaucratic with good benefits/perks"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Amgen full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Whole company shuts down for 1 week during 4th of july and christmas Biotech pays well Fellow employees are intelligent and well meaning Great campus in Thousand Oaks
Cons
Very poor decision making with senior leadership - lack of leadership courage to do anything truly progressive. Status quo is a heavy anchor.
- Helpful (9)
"All that glitters..."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendDisapproves of CEOI worked at Amgen full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great location. Awesome relocation package. Good pay package.
Cons
Top-down culture. Lack of decision making. Very common to see promotions NOT based on experience or skills required for the job.
Pros
collaborative culture, intelligent people, beautiful campus
Cons
decisions are made collaboratively = slow decision making
- Helpful (12)
"Integration Senior Advisor"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Amgen full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Intelligent, Driven, and Tenacious Staff.
Cons
Retaliate for Whistleblowing, Gross Misuse of Resources, Ego driven impulse decision making with no quantifiable value, Back door politics, likability favored over Skill and Integrity, HR Managers Can ask you if "You want to take it outside" and not get fired, Fact Based Analysis Will Get You laid Off, Excessive Wasteful Spending On Neat Gadgets and Gamer Desktops, Outdated or non-existent documentation, Identifying Gaps In the Change Control Process Will Get You Laid Off, Task Lists and Success criteria are infinite moving targets, Will actively prevent future employment or derail opportunities with other employers, Will Watch and Listen from your laptop while remote or working from home in your bedroom.
Continue reading "Sr Scientist"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Amgen full-time
Pros
Interesting targets and fantastic science
Cons
The decision making process is slow and untransparent.
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Amgen Response
December 8, 2020 – Social Media Manager