Is Genentech a good company to work for?

Genentech has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 5,071 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% 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 4.1 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, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.4 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 (49) , Senior Manager (48) , Associate Director (44) , Reimbursement Specialist (41) , Internship (40) , Manufacturing Technician (40) , Bioprocess Technician (39) , 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)); "Great culture and networking opportunities" ((in 376 reviews)); "good pay which is great considering the headhunters cut of the pay and the fact that I did not recieve benefits." ((in 205 reviews)); "The South San Francisco campus is BEAUTIFUL and has so many amenities such as an amazing health center/gym." ((in 98 reviews)); "Good salary and I love working with the people" ((in 75 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and too many veterans who are "protected"" ((in 140 reviews)); "Bad managers will slow down your career growth" ((in 104 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 38 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs from year to year after Roche took over." ((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 are the top reviewed Genentech locations?

South San Francisco , San Francisco , Vacaville , Oceanside , Hillsboro , Portland , San Diego , New York , Redwood City , Los Angeles , Boston , Washington , San Jose , Atlanta , Chicago , Phoenix , San Bruno , San Mateo , Dixon , Miami , Dallas , Indianapolis , Sacramento , Pacifica , Palo Alto , Baton Rouge , Tampa , Kansas City , Charlotte , Austin

Genentech reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,717 total reviews)

Ashley Magargee

83% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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Genentech has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,717 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

Jul 27, 2018

Great place to work. Work on cutting edge science with true experts.

Program director

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

- The company is truly patient focused, and you will help develop medicines to save change lives - Great benefits - If you work hard and provide novel solutions, and you can progress quickly - Good work life balance compared to other large pharma - knowledgeable senior management - many true global experts in biotechnology - exciting science and technology

Cons

- decision making is slow and overly bureaucratic -gRED has slowed down a bit in the last few years, making the value of the other development functions more questionable in the context of the expensive Bay Area to Roche

5.0

Jul 20, 2018

There are the Minor & Major leagues, & then there is the Everyday Epic World Series Championship @Genentech

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Identify/hire the smartest, talented & motivated individuals from around the world & provide them with cutting edge tools and innovation, and then steep them in deep culture (from the pre-IPO founding days) of work hard and play hard, surrounded by diverse collaborative and home-grown workforce that spans 4 generations (how many tech companies can claim active employees with >35 year anniversaries), and finally a chance to work for company engaging in global corporate sustainability and committed to the noblest mission: "Doing now what patients (with unmet medical options) need next."

Cons

Being the best, it is not surprising for upper management or talented individuals to be pouched to other companies therefore as you might have read in the other reviews that there are frequent management changes (granted for some this was just not the right fit or wrong timing). If you're looking at trying to strike it rich with chance of large instantaneous capital gains in company equity then this is not the place for you (missed the window 20 years ago). if you don't like the pressure of upper mgmt to please shareholders to incorporate the latest corporate business operation excellence flavor of the year, then this is not the place for you. If you need constant hand holding and lack self-determination to navigate through your own personal career growth then this is not the right company for you.

3.0

Jul 9, 2018

Genentech's culture is changing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Focus on the patient, a myriad of benefits and perks, new working flexibly policy, gym, supportive for working families.

Cons

The once amazing culture has shifted, re-orgs are causing great talent to leave and are creating stress and anxiety across the organization.

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Great place to work. Work on cutting edge science with true experts.

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