Strong patient focus but struggles with leadership and direction - Senior Director Genentech Employee Review

3.0
Jul 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent pipeline and values with patients being strong focus. Beautiful campus with everything you could want

Cons

Constant re orgs. Some groups are high functioning while others have toxic leadership. Lack of clear direction and aligned vision.

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5.0
Jul 24, 2026
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Pros

Good work-life balance and good resources for summer interns

Cons

Not many head count to transit into a full time role

5.0
Jul 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Loved working with my team. Super collaborative and exciting science. Great benefits and work life balance. Love the balance between pipeline and publication.

Cons

Super slow promotion rates that are more dependent on tenure, rather than contribution. We've also had yearly rounds of layoffs for the past four years. It is truly difficult to maintain any level of trust with upper management. However, layoff benefits at Genentech seem to be generous.

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