3.0
Mar 20, 2012
Was a great company, but culture is changing after acquisition
Former employee
South San Francisco, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Genentech was a wonderful company to work when it was still Genentech. It had an excellent mission, creating treatments for patient's unmet medical needs, and there was great dedication to patients. My peers were first class people and peers and very team oriented.
Cons
As the company grew there was a struggle to maintain its original and unique culture, especially ay the middle management level, which tended to be transitional. After the recent acquisition, by Roche, there was a distinct change in culture - not necessarily a bad culture, but more hierarchical , less agile and open. However, there is still the same dedication to patients.
