Does BioNTech pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BioNTech employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BioNTech. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BioNTech?

43% of BioNTech employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BioNTech 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BioNTech?

Scientist (19) , Research Associate (12) , Associate Director (10) , Director (10) , Manager (9) , Research Specialist (8) , Werkstudent (8) , Project Manager (7) , Senior Scientist (6) , Research Scientist (5) , Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (4) , Clinical Data Manager (3) , Data Scientist (3) , Engineer (3) , Biostatistician (2)

What are the pros of working at BioNTech according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great but it grows exceedingly difficult to find reasons to work here." ((in 14 reviews)); "Great colleagues with science excellence and innovation" ((in 10 reviews)); "Good benefits and has great people to work with." ((in 10 reviews)); "good work life balance" ((in 7 reviews)); "The culture is employee friendly; flexible working hours, and you can organize your day by yourself." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at BioNTech according to real employee reviews?

"No competitive salary" ((in 6 reviews)); "Management and HR avoid answering questions." ((in 6 reviews)); "The leadership is disjointed and decisions are a mystery to everyone not at the C" ((in 4 reviews)); "Communication not the best" ((in 3 reviews)); "Our supervisor completely lied to us about the security of our contracts, consistently having performance meetings with us and assured us we were on track for being hired at the end of the contract." ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about BioNTech layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about BioNTech layoffs and their outlook for job security at BioNTech in 2026.

BioNTech reviews

3.2

43% would recommend to a friend

(154 total reviews)

Ugur Sahin

49% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

BioNTech has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 154 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BioNTech employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmazeutika & Biotechnologie industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

154 reviews

3.0

Mar 11, 2024

Overall not bad

Process specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working hour and location within EU

Cons

German language focused, moderate salary

BioNTech Response

2y

Hello, and a warm thank you for your review. Your feedback is greatly appreciated! We're delighted to hear your experience with BioNTech feels positive to you and that you're satisfied with us as an employer. At BioNTech, the insights and perspectives of our team members are instrumental to our growth. Your feedback helps us shape our future endeavors. Please feel free to share any additional feedback with us in the future. We're always eager to listen, celebrate your positive experiences with you, and improve in any areas, necessary. Meanwhile wishing you all the best along your journey with us! Warm regards, Your HR Team

3.0

Mar 1, 2024

Research Specialist

Specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, growing firm, scientific ideas

Cons

Hierarchy issues, Unexperienced and poor leadership in some manager .

BioNTech Response

2y

Dear former colleague, We were happy to receive positive feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to let us know! At BioNTech, we thrive on insights also from our former employees. Your input fuels our growth, and we're eager to hear more about your experiences. Please feel free to provide additional feedback. We're always listening. Wishing you all the best for your future career path. Kind regards, Your HR Team

1.0

Feb 29, 2024

Terrible HR services

System engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Growing very fast and quickly

Cons

Too much confusions within management and no clear vision. Company advertises being global but very very German centric and you need to learn the language to grow

BioNTech Response

2y

Hi there, Gaining insight into team member experiences is important to us, and your review helps us do that. Thank you for taking the time to leave one. We sincerely regret to hear your experience with our HR Services was not a positive one. Reviews like yours, which communicate room for improvement, are vital in creating the positive team member experiences we strive for. We’d value the chance to understand your experience better. If you too, would value this opportunity, we ask you to please contact your people partner to arrange. Meanwhile, we sincerely wish you many other positive experiences and improvements with us as we continue to grow with you. Thanks again for your feedback. Best, Your HR Team

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