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

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
4.0
Jun 6, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and compensation. Work culture is good too.

Cons

Top-down culture. Work-life balance depends on the team and manager.

5.0
Jun 5, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Management cares about your career development Good benefits

Cons

Things can change too quickly

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Genentech Response
9mo
Great to hear your comment! We believe doing our jobs well positively impacts the lives of millions so it's wonderful to hear that you're having a great experience at Genentech.
3.0
Jun 2, 2025

Under "Genentech" before Roche

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Was a good and stable company, and people were always happy. People were valued.

Cons

After Roche, Genentech was never the same. All about profit, people are not valued. In the past few years, I have seen many great and knowledgeable people be laid off or leave due to the company, job, no way to move up or be appreciated to go to other companies instead and help those companies be better.

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Genentech Response
9mo
Thank you for leaving us a review. Within the context of an evolving healthcare landscape, we’re evaluating our operations to ensure we remain well-positioned to meet the needs of patients today and deliver on our pipeline of new medicines in the future. While adjustment in process is sometimes needed in order to remain agile, we are grateful for our employees and are sorry to hear if you did not feel this along any part of your time here.
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