Size does matter - Associate Genentech Employee Review

4.0
Dec 2, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Science is still the core. Global since 2019. Great and diverse community. Wonderful fitness center.

Cons

Great at initiatives, bad at execution. Still has that do it now, fix it later mentality that can work negatively in most cases. Have major turnovers every 2 years. Mass exodus expected. It became too corporate, less agile and with that globalization, the culture of individuality, enterpreneural mindset is thinning out. Too much red tape.

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5.0
Jul 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great learning opportunities, colleagues are knowledgeable and nice

Cons

A number of reorgs in the recent years

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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