Genentech reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,711 total reviews)
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83% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Genentech has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,711 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
3.0
Jan 24, 2012

Use to be great place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits off sites product company produces is amazing

Cons

pay not at market take over by Roche has changed company culture and values

3.0
Sep 14, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, good with time off, good pay. The overall mission of the company is good and the drugs have helped a lot of people

Cons

Some departments have good management but others have horrible management. My group had trouble with micromanagement, favoritism and pigeonholing employees. The group leadership often had no idea of what the actual demands of the jobs were and policies were made without consulting the end users. There was little opportunity for networking or advancement. We also had to work a lot of hours

2.0
Oct 25, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, wealth of tools and training to do your job, reasonably stable company

Cons

Company stability in question with patent expiration and Roche take over. Even before this, advancement, outside of core biotech, correlated only with connections or whether you represented a desired demographic niche. Now, that's doubly true.

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