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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3.0
Dec 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent benefits and recognition for working for a top employer; exposure to very leading-edge projects

Cons

Very restricted in what you can actually do; every step you take is extremely political and territories defended; high 'churn' rate in management. Process is to introduce new leader every two years, sink or swim, then add another new manager 1.5 years in. If the old boss can't take it, they end up reporting to the new boss. I know of four instances of this in my department, and four more in a parallel department.

5.0
Oct 10, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Safe people's life. There's lot of respect among the Employees and Managment.

Cons

Roche trying to take over. The way the economy is right now it puts lots of pressure on all companies.

4.0
Aug 23, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Oncology product line -Great science -Hot company, great brand name -Generally good people can be found across the company in various divisions

Cons

Corporatization and growth. Trend of commercial dictating development too much. Potential buyout by Roche. The other thing to be aware of is the changing nature of the biopharma field in conjunction with the changing landscape of health system in the US. Biotech drugs are garnering increasing scrutiny due to price and companies like Genentech will be pushed to demonstrate value above and beyond what it has done so far. With regards to this the free ride is over.

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