Excellent development and leadership training programs - Director Genentech Employee Review

4.0
Feb 18, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Compared to other pharma companies, Genentech offers wide employee access to professional development classes and programs for both the individual contributor and management tracks. Much better than most other pharma/biotech companies. It has widely used, specialized programs for high potential individuals in the management track.

Cons

Although there are many great managers at Genentech, there are many managers who don't attend this program or attend too late.

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Genentech Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We believe doing our jobs well positively impacts the lives of millions. So, we take a holistic approach. We strive to evolve and elevate our programs and tools, all designed to help employees grow and manage their careers. We recognize that our managers influence our employees’ experiences and we strive to support them to be effective in their roles to establish clear, unifying goals and foster collaboration across the teams. Thanks again for your constructive advice.

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