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    Found 1760 reviews

    3.5
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    67%
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    79%
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    Amgen CEO Robert A. Bradway
    Robert A. Bradway
    649 Ratings
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    1. "Sr Associate"

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      Current Employee - Senior Associate in Dún Laoghaire

      I have been working at Amgen full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      High Standard Procedures and organization.

      Cons

      High rotation of employees

      Amgen2019-05-16
    2. Helpful (1)

      "Stressful and Manic"

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      Current Employee - Senior QA Associate in Dún Laoghaire
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Amgen full-time

      Pros

      They pay well and that’s it’

      Cons

      Disorganized, poor training, Always looking for people to blame when things go wrong, stressful, manic, little direction and little or no support.

      Advice to Management

      Management simply don’t seem to manage at all, seem to not care about employees or are somewhat incompetent and simply don’t know how to.

      Amgen2019-06-19
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    3. "IS Specialist"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dublin, Dublin
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Amgen full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Good salary, flexible, plenty of opportunities

      Cons

      High turnover so a lot of extra work from people leaving

      Amgen2019-05-31

    4. "Engineer"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Amgen full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Loads of exposure to a variety of products produced

      Cons

      Very restrictive to hands on working with equipment, this stifles knowledge and learnings that could be obtained to help continous improvement and efficiencies.

      Advice to Management

      Listen to feedback given by, and act on it, dont just pay lip service to it.

      Amgen2019-02-03

    5. "Good Placew overall"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dublin, Dublin
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Amgen full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      The best is the People

      Cons

      The worst is the Technologie

      Amgen2018-11-15

    6. "More accountabilty -less blame"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Dublin, Dublin

      I worked at Amgen full-time

      Pros

      Good facilities South side location

      Cons

      The people can be clicky Management loves the blame game

      Advice to Management

      Accept more responsibility

      Amgen2018-08-11

    7. "Snr Associate"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at Amgen full-time

      Pros

      Good salary and good incentives

      Cons

      Too many politics and strong blame culture

      Amgen2018-05-23
    8. Helpful (3)

      "Excellent comp"

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      Current Employee - Senior Manager in Dublin, Dublin
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Amgen full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Excellent compensation package Holidays, Vhi, pension, stock, bonus Travel opportunities Parking Flexi time Telecommuting option 6 months paid mat leave 4 months unpaid mat leave with 2 months salary refunded after 6 months return to work Leading biotechnology company with strong new product pipe line

      Cons

      Competitive environment Meetings outside hours due to time zones for other amgen sites Location m50 commute not favourable depending where you live Poor public transport options to get to site

      Amgen2017-07-22

    9. "Process"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Amgen full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Great benefits, bonus and salary. Excellent place to work

      Cons

      Management need training in how to manage

      Amgen2017-03-01
    10. Helpful (4)

      "Senior Engineer"

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      Former Employee - Senior Engineer in Dublin, Dublin
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Amgen full-time

      Pros

      Compensation is very good and you'll work with some very talented individuals if you are working in the right functional area.

      Cons

      No career progression in Europe Toxic work environment Bullying commonplace Too many incompetent managers High turnover of staff No reward for loyalty, innovation or hard work Outsourcing is commonplace

      Advice to Management

      Remember, one day that former employee you treated poorly could be your boss so treat them with respect.

      Amgen2017-02-22
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