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3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

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Ashley Magargee

83% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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3.0
Sep 4, 2025

Bittersweet Experience

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Pros

There are some amazing people who work at GNE, and mentorship opportunities are available to those who network and have supportive management. Pay is competitive in the industry as well

Cons

Company culture can be a bit toxic - many focus their identity around their work. There is also an element of “it’s not what you know it’s who you know” when hiring or promoting

5.0
Aug 26, 2025

Good w/ big company problems

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Pros

Amazing intellectual atmosphere for R&D

Cons

Effectively assimilated by Roche and now just another mega-corp; pay is slightly below market rate as they see themselves as “the Harvard of industry.” Senior management makes big slash and burn cuts irrespective of contribution or potential, and pipeline is deeply questionable

4.0
Aug 22, 2025
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Pros

Great at not keeping the status quo or old mindsets. Great with pushing organizations to evolve and be more efficient. Great with compensation/rewarding performance.

Cons

The push for transformational changes about once every two years seems to have created more complexity and not resulted in improved efficiencies in terms of delivering to our customers/patients with greater speed and quality. In fact some recent re-orgs have discarded the lessons learned and improvements from previous transformations and instead invested time in reinventing the wheel instead of improving the wheel.

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Genentech Response
7mo
Thank you for sharing your review! We’re glad you recognize our efforts to evolve, reward performance, and challenge the status quo. We understand that frequent transformations can create complexities and agree that change should be strategic, outcome-focused, and rooted in meaningful improvements for our employees, customers, and patients. Your insights about building on lessons learned and fostering greater involvement are immensely valuable. We remain committed to refining our approach to drive impactful change and serve patients better. Thank you for your dedication and feedback!
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