Is Genentech a good company to work for?

Genentech has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 5,059 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at Genentech to a friend and 55% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Genentech have been left by employees working as Summer Intern , Internship and Intern .

Does Genentech pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Genentech employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Genentech. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Genentech?

74% of Genentech employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Genentech 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Genentech?

Intern (150) , Case Manager (91) , Research Associate (86) , Director (59) , Manager (56) , Postdoctoral Fellow (52) , Project Manager (52) , Scientist (48) , Senior Manager (48) , Associate Director (44) , Reimbursement Specialist (41) , Internship (40) , Manufacturing Technician (40) , Bioprocess Technician (38) , Clinical Specialist (35)

What are the pros of working at Genentech according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great and the perk are second to none such as the GenenBus." ((in 659 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and very inspiring." ((in 489 reviews)); "Great culture focus on patients and science" ((in 374 reviews)); "The pay is good and they take good care of you during the busy season" ((in 185 reviews)); "The South San Francisco campus is BEAUTIFUL and has so many amenities such as an amazing health center/gym." ((in 99 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Genentech according to real employee reviews?

"Poor Management and too many veterans who are "protected"" ((in 145 reviews)); "Bad managers will slow down your career growth" ((in 105 reviews)); "People with only a few years (less than 5 yrs) of experience hold senior leadership positions." ((in 74 reviews)); "Lack of support by upper management" ((in 40 reviews)); "Bureaucracy and favoritism is rampant" ((in 38 reviews))

What are employees saying about Genentech layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Genentech layoffs and their outlook for job security at Genentech in 2026.

What Genentech locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Boston , New York , San Diego , Los Angeles , Atlanta , San Jose , San Francisco , Oceanside , South San Francisco , Vacaville

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Genentech

Part of Roche

Genentech reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,709 total reviews)

Ashley Magargee

83% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Genentech has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,709 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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Jul 14, 2008

Bring back the innovation.

It manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very proud of the innovation of the Research in the company, and the overall mission.

Cons

You can't help but become another corporate America environment when you get so big and so successful in a short time. The business support units -- HR, CIT, CorpComm, could have been anywhere. Innovation stopped with the product.

4.0

Jul 11, 2008

Great Employer

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Genentech has a great location on the Bay, so you have a great view from your office. It's a great employer if you have a family, providing nice benefits including support for commuting, day care, etc. They're #2 (behind Google) on nicest places to work for a reason. There are lots of morale events for employees, and the management is pretty open. And then there's the satisfaction of helping developing life-saving drugs, and the feeling on having an impact on people's lives. As a company, Genentech has science at it's core, and is definitely driven by the research department. The company does good science, so if you work in research, it can be very rewarding.

Cons

Genentech's campus is far away from everything, so commuting can be a problem. There is somewhat of an academic, laid-back culture, so it's slow-moving compared to the rest of corporate America. If you're not in Research or Business Development, you might be a little frustrated. Those are the two groups that drive the company. Yes, there's a lot of spending on sales, marketing, and manufacturing, but that's mostly going through the motions. If you really want to have an impact at Genentech, you should be in Research or BD.

3.0

Jul 10, 2008

genentech

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it is nice to make drugs that help people, the word is rewarding and benefits are good

Cons

often long hours, sometimes management doesn't communicate regularly with low level employees

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