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      Principal Scientist Interview

      11 Sept 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Biogen

      Interview

      First call was with HR. Follow that there was a call with the HM. Finally full day interview that included one on one discussion sessions and presentation of scientific topic of interest or expertise.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      General questions and discussions with team members from same and different departments.
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      Principal Scientist Interview

      1 Apr 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      South San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Biogen (South San Francisco, CA)

      Interview

      I interviewed onsite for this position at the Biogen West Coast hub in South SF. The onsite was friendly and positive though the coordinator failed to let me know to be there early so I was 15min late unknowingly. After the onsite, weeks went by and I got no response from them. More than a month later there was still no decision and it appeared they were keeping me as backup while trying to get other candidates first? Communication with the talent acquisition was vague and open ended. Highly frustrating experience and would not recommend applying. Does not appear that they value the candidates' time and effort.

      Principal Scientist Interview

      11 May 2021
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Biogen in Apr 2021

      Interview

      Was contacted by a recruiter online, who requested my CV and from there set up a phone call. After that was a phone interview with the hiring manager, and then finally a full day panel interview with the team. The technical and scientific team was so awesome - super talented and knowledgeable, with a real desire to learn about me, my background, and my potential fit within the company. The recruiter, however, was awful. Communicated wrong information, suggested I was a great fit for the role when I felt pretty clearly I was overqualified (I was), had no knowledge of the online history of this position, and then, unprompted by me, jumped the gun via email and suggested I was on the inside track for the role after the interview and promised I’d hear from her by end of week, only to ghost me later. Terribly unprofessional. After getting rejected, couldn’t even bring herself to call me (just sent me a short email with no feedback). Worst experience with a company recruiter I’ve ever had, and so bad that I’d actually think twice about applying to a Biogen position in the future.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe a time when you had to put the needs of the broader company before the needs of your immediate work plans.
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