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 21 reviews)); "Good benefits and infrastructure ." ((in 12 reviews)); "Important mission to detect cancer early with meaningful potential to save lives" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great colleagues and great problems." ((in 8 reviews)); "Work life balance good overall" ((in 7 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)); "Culture is toxic and uninspiring." ((in 13 reviews)); "Nothing pro anymore, management is bad" ((in 12 reviews)); "As good as the technology is, upper management is beyond horrible." ((in 9 reviews)); "Some managers take 10+ weeks off per year which would be amazing if it applied to ALL employees." ((in 6 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

5.0

Nov 10, 2017

Excellent place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team, smart team. Very well funded, great benefits, not a stressful work environment

Cons

Growing pains of a startup with a lot of funding, high employee attrition

1.0

May 13, 2026

Avoid for growth. Great coworkers but poor management issues

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- great mission - great coworkers with many eager to learn - decent pay for the time - decent remote options but probably going away - great office culture

Cons

- terrible management - no guidance for pay raise or promotion - reduction of benefits over the years - unwillingness to keep key engineers to keep projects alive - layoffs aka "reduction in force" right before key project deadlines - outsourcing engineers to contractors - replacing contractors with different ones to constantly retrain - unfortunate stock situation - constant goals moving based on whatever the market trend is - stock profits over mission or engineering success - lab operations is a priority over software engineering even security engineering - engineering on life support until FDA approval basically

3.0

Jan 9, 2026

Interesting Company

Sr bioinformatics scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart folks but not as the founder Grailers

Cons

Not transparent. A bit hierarchy

GRAIL Response

3mo

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. As we continue to grow, we are continuously working to strengthen our culture.

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