Technical IT Specialist - Technical Specialist Genentech Employee Review

4.0
Aug 3, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Great opportunity to learn. For self-starters, a great environment to be on your own to get things done. No micromanagement.

Cons

Some weak middle management left bad, toxic apples in some departments. As long as you can avoid the toxic apples, your experience will be golden.

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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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