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      Genentech

      Part of Roche

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      Genentech Process Development reviews

      3.8

      100% would recommend to a friend

      (12 total reviews)
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      Ashley Magargee

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      100% positive business outlook

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      5.0

      Career opportunities

      4.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Senior management

      2.3

      Work/Life balance

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      12 reviews
      5.0
      Sep 20, 2011

      I liked working at Genentech

      Process engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company always said we would go where the science leads us and we do what was right for our patients. We didn't worry about next quarter's profits or the stock price. Great benefits, great co-workers (I've never worked at company with so many smart people) and good pipe line of new products

      Cons

      The manufacturing group is too bureaucratic and making a simple improvement is too difficult. Following cGMP change control was only a small part of the bureaucracy that you needed to work through to make a simple improvement.

      4.0
      Jul 11, 2008

      Great Employer

      Process engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Genentech has a great location on the Bay, so you have a great view from your office. It's a great employer if you have a family, providing nice benefits including support for commuting, day care, etc. They're #2 (behind Google) on nicest places to work for a reason. There are lots of morale events for employees, and the management is pretty open. And then there's the satisfaction of helping developing life-saving drugs, and the feeling on having an impact on people's lives. As a company, Genentech has science at it's core, and is definitely driven by the research department. The company does good science, so if you work in research, it can be very rewarding.

      Cons

      Genentech's campus is far away from everything, so commuting can be a problem. There is somewhat of an academic, laid-back culture, so it's slow-moving compared to the rest of corporate America. If you're not in Research or Business Development, you might be a little frustrated. Those are the two groups that drive the company. Yes, there's a lot of spending on sales, marketing, and manufacturing, but that's mostly going through the motions. If you really want to have an impact at Genentech, you should be in Research or BD.

      3.0
      Jul 10, 2008

      genentech

      Process engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      it is nice to make drugs that help people, the word is rewarding and benefits are good

      Cons

      often long hours, sometimes management doesn't communicate regularly with low level employees

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