Genentech reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(3,708 total reviews)
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81% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Genentech has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,708 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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4.0
Aug 11, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This is a great place to do research as a postdoc and to get exposure to high quality science and how it's connected to therapeutic development.

Cons

As a postdoc, it is critical to work with a mentor that will provide guidance for working on a project that can be published, something that can be difficult depending on where you work.

4.0
Jul 18, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work hours very flexible. You can do as much or as little as you wish. Co-workers are friendly and the company does do a pretty good job at keeping the old Genentech tradations alive, like Ho-Ho's

Cons

Roche merger making Genentech different - no visioin for promotion opportunities, this can be tough. Work is easy - not very technically challenging. Often times, management is not engaged in what you are doing

4.0
Jul 14, 2010

Good place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are plenty of development opportunities at Genentech. There's usually free food lying around after meetings.

Cons

the cafeteria isn't so great

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