Turbulent times following acquisition and integration with Roche Laboratories - Division Manager Genentech Employee Review

4.0
Jan 29, 2012
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Pros

Large company - able to weather ups and downs associated with drug development Products People Pipeline Compensation and benefits Career opportunities Heavily resourced, especially in R&D

Cons

Big Biotech Company Easy to get lost in the shuffle Politics of a multinational company Lack of agility Leadership vacuum in Primary Care side

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5.0
Jun 6, 2026
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Pros

Great salary and team! The interview process was smooth and effective.

Cons

To be determined, but so far many alignment meetings. Some folks have frustuations around the re-org and strategy changes.

2.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

The work is meaningful and overall the company vision aligns with my goals

Cons

QA management has become inept. None of the leadership (aside from maybe one or two) truly understand the nuances of our site and jobs. They refuse to pay you more due to "budget" reasons but won't provide much information, they claim to be transparent but will make decisions behind your back and not communicate them, even if they impact you and/or your job. Leadership doesn't listen to feedback and gets defensive if you even try to give any. It honestly has become a game of politics only in QA and that's not really building any real quality culture.

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