Genentech reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,713 total reviews)
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83% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Genentech has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,713 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Genentech 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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5.0
Feb 10, 2014

Great Company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great people, great science, continuous challenge. Working at Genentech is very rewarding for anybody and they really do follow their motto "Work hard, Play Hard"

Cons

no real downside when you work at genentech. Be prepared to have very early meetings as we work globally and very closely with europe

4.0
Feb 9, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Cutting edge science. Great growth opportunities and great company perks.

Cons

Roches acquisition of Genentech has changed the culture somewhat, but still a great place to work.

4.0
Feb 6, 2014

Not the old Genentech

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Brilliant people; thoughtful, cutting edge science; great growth opportunities if you can find them; great company perks

Cons

Politics!!! Lack of career growth opportunities. Highly competitive, (at times) disrespectful and transactional culture. Many in senior positions are out for themselves and will step on you or throw you under the bus to move up or make themselves look good. Can take years to establish yourself and gain enough visibility to be given career growth opportunities (this was not the case with pre-Roche Genentech); some bad department-level management

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