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      GRAIL

      Engaged Employer

      GRAIL reviews

      2.9

      42% would recommend to a friend

      (217 total reviews)

      Bob Ragusa

      39% approve of CEO

      32% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.0

      Culture & values

      2.7

      Career opportunities

      2.3

      Senior management

      GRAIL has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 217 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The GRAIL employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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      217 reviews
      1.0
      Apr 2, 2022

      Half baked code everywhere

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Relatively chill, manager approves the unlimited PTO without much questions or conversations.

      Cons

      You won't get to do anything you want to do, very much "stay in your lane" type of management. Forget about promotions, because the engineering leadership only promotes those who, I quote, “put GRAIL first”. Personally, I put my family and my personal well being fist, work is probably fourth or fifth. On top of that, you'll run into blockers on a daily basis because the tools and code are rarely reviewed by senior engineers and incredibly difficult to work in. And as usual, they hire non-technical PMs to be technical PMs and waste engineering time.

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      GRAIL Response
      4y
      We have taken notes on your suggestions and are working to improve our employees’ experience. We welcome the opportunity to discuss your feedback directly so we can make GRAIL an even greater place to work, and hope you will reach out to your management or HR business partner so we can continue to support employee success at GRAIL.
      5.0
      Mar 23, 2017

      Inspiring mission, really strong team, great work environment

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      + Really important mission that the company lives by: "Detect cancer early, when it can be cured". + Building very strong team at all levels of the organization; high integrity and committed to "doing it right" + Great culture, shaped by conscious effort, with lots of opportunity and expectation for people to take initiative + Very cross-disciplinary and collaborative, with strong Science team, Clinical development and Technology/software all working together + Progressive views and actions on diversity and inclusion; very welcoming environment for women at all levels (~50:50 women/men) + Good efforts on transparency and communication - biweekly all-hands meeting with open Q&A, visibility on company and team level objectives ("OKRs") + Great people! I love my colleagues! + Good balance of top down direction/strategy and opportunity for bottom up innovation; I feel like my voice is heard + Love the beautiful new location (in Menlo Park), and "feel" of the office + Thoughtful benefits - "common sense" PTO, maternity/paternity, range of healthcare choices, good cafe/food

      Cons

      - Location is near Facebook and Dumbarton Bridge (which is a great location!), but can have congested traffic sometimes getting in/out at peak times; I was concerned when we moved there, but it's been better than I expected - Young company, so still putting some processes in place, but trajectory is good - Interview process is rigorous (but very humane, and the result is *great* people)

      1.0
      Aug 4, 2024

      Don’t do it- you’ve been warned

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You’ll find some amazing people here - true gems

      Cons

      Terrible managers / micromanagement Compensation packages drastically change once hired Lack of clear expectations / constantly moving the bar Increasing workload / taking on other departments work Culture of Fear No clear direction / Lack of prioritization Lack of constructive two-way feedback

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      GRAIL Response
      1y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your experience at GRAIL. We appreciate your dedication to GRAIL and its mission to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. We strive to improve transparency across all levels to ensure more business decisions are understood company-wide. We welcome the opportunity to discuss your feedback directly so we can make GRAIL an even greater place to work, and hope you will reach out to your management or HR business partner.
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