Does GRAIL pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GRAIL employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GRAIL. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GRAIL?

42% of GRAIL employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GRAIL 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GRAIL?

Software Engineer (15) , Sales (9) , Senior Software Engineer (7) , Director (6) , Program Manager (6) , Recruiter (4) , Sales Representative (4) , Associate Director (3) , Clinical Lab Assistant (3) , Financial Analyst (3) , Sales Consultant (3) , Clinical Lab Associate II (2) , Clinical Laboratory Technologist (2) , Clinical Project Assistant (2) , Inside Sales Representative (2)

What are the pros of working at GRAIL according to real employee reviews?

"Smart people to work with." ((in 19 reviews)); "Good culture and wonderful talent." ((in 13 reviews)); "Amazing mission" ((in 11 reviews)); "Great colleagues and great problems." ((in 10 reviews)); "Good benefits and infrastructure ." ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at GRAIL according to real employee reviews?

"I am in agreement with the folks saying that senior leadership needs to be improved." ((in 18 reviews)); "Nothing pro anymore, management is bad" ((in 13 reviews)); "As good as the technology is, upper management is beyond horrible." ((in 8 reviews)); "Some managers take 10+ weeks off per year which would be amazing if it applied to ALL employees." ((in 7 reviews)); "Illumina merger, subsequent spin off, and the resulting layoffs are brutal and were objectively handled poorly and in the worst way possible." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about GRAIL layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about GRAIL layoffs and their outlook for job security at GRAIL in 2026.

What are the top reviewed GRAIL locations?

Menlo Park , Durham , Raleigh , San Francisco , Research Triangle Park , Seattle , Palo Alto , California , Chicago , New York , Oklahoma City , Washington , Dallas , Houston , Missouri City , Los Angeles , San Diego , Morgan Hill , Santa Clara , Hartford , Portland , Baltimore

GRAIL reviews

2.9

42% would recommend to a friend

(217 total reviews)

Bob Ragusa

39% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

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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

3.0

Oct 27, 2023

Review

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cutting edge science Customer interest is high

Cons

Fear culture Departments work in silos

GRAIL Response

2y

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.

2.0

Sep 14, 2022

If you like risk and ambiguity

People team

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Still small, making changes quickly, remote, mission and purpose, senior leaders that see and understand the issues

Cons

Toxic work environment, leaders lack operational skills and fault others for mistakes, errors and transition gaps. No process or structure in leadership, growth, development still behaving like a start up

GRAIL Response

3y

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 15, 2022

An amazing company I'm thrilled to be working for!

Senior staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing mission, driven people, challenging projects, supportive/diverse/inclusive culture. They treat their employees well. There's lots of flexibility. The people are welcoming, talented, and generous. There's a healthy, blameless attitude. And the managers and execs treat their employees like talent... and they listen. And the company is a rocket-ship - their product is game changing.

Cons

Not a lot, honestly. There's some tech debt. Code bases are somewhat siloed, but linked in ways that makes efficient development difficult - but they're working to improve this.

GRAIL Response

4y

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience working at GRAIL. We value your feedback and take it to heart as we strive to make GRAIL a great place to work. We are glad to hear you are seeing continual improvement.

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