Genentech reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,717 total reviews)
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83% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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
Mar 29, 2015

Outstanding!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent science, top notch employees, great teams, incredible benefits. One of the few shining stars in biotech/pharma. You can't fully appreciate how good it is unless you've come from another pharma.

Cons

Difficult to get promoted. Limited upward mobility is some areas.

3.0
Mar 26, 2015

Clinical safety Associate

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are good. Nice cafeteria

Cons

No work life balance. No proper management

4.0
Mar 21, 2015

scientist

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Career opportunities, location, data driven company

Cons

Salary/HR, politics, lack of transparency, didn't get paid the same as male colleague, hierarchical structure

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