Genentech reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,713 total reviews)
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Ashley Magargee

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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4K reviews
5.0
May 11, 2018

Working here was on my bucket list!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility, amazing mission and culture, stability, lots of opportunity and the perks are terrific

Cons

Processes and systems are pretty bad, but getting better. Can be unfriendly to outsiders.

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Genentech Response
8y
Congrats on achieving an item on your bucket list! We’re happy to have you working here and are glad to hear you’re fully embracing the many opportunities we have for employees! Thank you for sharing.
3.0
Apr 18, 2018

Oncology Sales

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some really great people work here. Benefits good. Science is still good. Good solid products. Founding concepts great. Very good 401k program.

Cons

In the past, harassment was overlooked & condoned. In isolated cases people were targeted and others were threatened if they spoke out. Very few managers that are able to be be committed to their team. There are some. HR is not a place to go to help in these types of situations.

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Genentech Response
8y
Thank you for sharing your review. We take seriously any concerns about unfairness or mistreatment. We are sorry if you experienced or witnessed anything that you considered to be unfair. If you would like to share with us so that we can investigate any issues, please contact our gCOM (Genentech's Compliance & Ethics Phone line) line at 866-411-4266.
3.0
Apr 17, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Pay - End of year shutdown - Some bright colleagues - Some SR mgmt quite engaging

Cons

- Some colleagues just coasting especially those who stayed but could've taken a recent severance package offering - Burdensome process to get stuff done - Some higher level middle mgmt (Dir / Sr Dir) seem to be focused on empire building vs really doing what makes the most sense

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