It was all online, spoke with the HR contact first. Then had panel interview remote. Lots of questions about the culture, company values, mission, etc. Great energy from the interview panelists.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Biogen in Jun 2017
Interview
Started with a phone screening with a talent acquisition team member. I was then flown in to Boston for the interview (this was prior to the pandemic). It was a one day interview, and was a mix of in-person and video conference meetings.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in leaving your current job?
The first part of the interview process was the phone screen (<30 minutes) with HR, next is 30 minute phone screen with hiring manager, and last is the 4-5 hour interview which includes multiple 1:1 interview plus a 15 presentation and panel Q&A.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Provide an example of an instance where you "failed" or did not succeed and how you would manage it now.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Biogen
Interview
Phone Screen:
Great chat with a very friendly TA partner, who also thought there were other roles open also aligned with my experience (I was thrilled!).
Phone Interview:
Met with the hiring manager, but he was interviewing me for one of those other roles... which I hadn't been told, nor had I even seen the job description.
Luckily, it still went well, and I made it into the next round of interviews.
In-person Interview:
- 4 hours long
- Met with 4 people
- Delivered presentation on research they shared two (maybe three?) days before interview
- Overall fairly standard interview, a couple of tougher questions, and adding in the presentation added a little more pressure than I've felt in other interviews
TA Partner was very responsive throughout the process.