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

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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Reviews by job title

217 reviews

3.0

Nov 15, 2021

Incredible product, hard culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Competitive pay - Gratifying work to save lives - Plenty of resources to do great work

Cons

- Leadership team is a revolving door - Politics run rampant - Not very collegial anymore

GRAIL Response

4y

Thank you for taking the time to share regarding your former experience at GRAIL. We will continue to work towards improving transparency across all levels to ensure business decisions are understood company-wide as well as to support programs and opportunities to keep the GRAILer culture strong.

5.0

Nov 5, 2020

Great Mission, Great People

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing people working on interesting problems who truly care about their work and the patients. Grail is a company that really pushes the bounds of what is possible, and it is exciting to be part of that.

Cons

As Grail gets ready to launch its first product there is a lot of learnings going on and priorities and responsibilities shift. Grail is great at figuring out what is possible, we are still working on the execution bit.

4.0

Dec 11, 2019

Good place to work but some growing pains

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is a really good place to work where everyone is mission driven. Technology here is really good. Software has a good policy of openness and transparency. Great place to grow. Really amazing work life balance

Cons

Some growing pains that come with the startup. Certain teams can be hard to collaborate with since they operate on a "need to know" basis, but there are efforts in place to change this. Lack of diversity in the leadership team is something I'd like to see change.

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Jobs at GRAIL

Supervisor Clinical Laboratory # 4798 (Night Shift, Wed - Sat, 10:00pm - 8:30am)

Customer Service Coordinator (Inbound- contact center environment) #4535

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Equipment Engineer 1 # 4781 (6:00am - 4:00pm Sun - Wed)

Equipment Engineer 2 #4778, #4779 (Night Shift 10:00pm - 8:00am, Wed - Sat)

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