Amgen Benefits Make Time for What Matters
That’s how we live.
Learn more about how our support empowers team members.
Why Balance Is a Priority
At Amgen, we’ve built our culture from respect, care, and flexibility. As leaders in biotechnology, it’s important we serve as a role model—not just in the quality of treatments we deliver, but in how we take care of our own team members.
That’s why we take work/life balance pretty seriously. Through our benefits and unique perks, everyone can take time to relax, recharge, and return to Amgen with a renewed sense of being able to get things done. It’s good for the team. It’s healthy for our people. And most importantly, it’s vital for the patients we serve each day.
Our Benefits for Balance
What do effective work/life balance benefits look like? When building out our support, we consider team members who could be at any stage of their lives—from new grads just starting their careers to parents looking to do more with their families.
Our benefits include items such as:
- An award-winning Paid Time Off (PTO) program
- Bi-annual company shutdowns in the United States offices
- Adoption support
- On-site childcare facilities and/or discount options (dependent on location)
- Elder care resources
- Educational services for employees' children
Of course, we have benefits focused on other aspects of life—such as financial and medical—that also play an important role in maintaining balance. These include wellness programs, award-winning retirement plans, flexible work environments, and more.
"Amgen has allowed me to have a more balanced life since I joined here. I have been able to be a dedicated mother, work with motivation, and deliver results."
- Isabela G., Senior Manager, Government Affairs
Taking a Week Off
It’s one thing for a team member to take a week off on their own. How about an entire office—or country? That’s exactly what we do, each summer and winter, in our United States offices. Our bi-annual company shutdowns take place in July and December, offering a paid, non-PTO week off to our team members.
That’s one full week to spend time with friends and family, travel, and pursue passions outside of work. It's a work perk you won't find in many—if any—other employers, and we're quite proud of the flexibility it offers our team members. Plus, it doesn't take away from any PTO time already accrued for the year.
The Best of Our Benefits
What makes us a leader in biotechnology? Certainly, it's the treatments that positively impact patient lives worldwide. But those treatments wouldn't be possible without our people, across every level of Amgen, putting in the work.
People with rich lives, families, and interests exist outside the hours we put into our timesheets. That's why we’re so serious about work/life balance at Amgen. Of course, if it applies to our team members, it could apply to you.
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