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      Genentech

      Part of Roche

      Engaged Employer

      Genentech reviews

      4.0

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (3,710 total reviews)
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      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 3,710 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
      Aug 26, 2025

      Good w/ big company problems

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Amazing intellectual atmosphere for R&D

      Cons

      Effectively assimilated by Roche and now just another mega-corp; pay is slightly below market rate as they see themselves as “the Harvard of industry.” Senior management makes big slash and burn cuts irrespective of contribution or potential, and pipeline is deeply questionable

      4.0
      Aug 22, 2025

      Transformation fatigue

      Quality assurance specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great at not keeping the status quo or old mindsets. Great with pushing organizations to evolve and be more efficient. Great with compensation/rewarding performance.

      Cons

      The push for transformational changes about once every two years seems to have created more complexity and not resulted in improved efficiencies in terms of delivering to our customers/patients with greater speed and quality. In fact some recent re-orgs have discarded the lessons learned and improvements from previous transformations and instead invested time in reinventing the wheel instead of improving the wheel.

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      Genentech Response
      6mo
      Thank you for sharing your review! We’re glad you recognize our efforts to evolve, reward performance, and challenge the status quo. We understand that frequent transformations can create complexities and agree that change should be strategic, outcome-focused, and rooted in meaningful improvements for our employees, customers, and patients. Your insights about building on lessons learned and fostering greater involvement are immensely valuable. We remain committed to refining our approach to drive impactful change and serve patients better. Thank you for your dedication and feedback!
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