Is Genentech a good company to work for?

Genentech has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 5,064 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 661 reviews)); "Great company and culture!" ((in 361 reviews)); "good pay which is great considering the headhunters cut of the pay and the fact that I did not recieve benefits." ((in 195 reviews)); "Good work life balance in general" ((in 178 reviews)); "campus is beautiful and there are many free bus services to enable employees to get to work." ((in 92 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and too many veterans who are "protected"" ((in 138 reviews)); "Bad managers will slow down your career growth" ((in 103 reviews)); "People with only a few years (less than 5 yrs) of experience hold senior leadership positions." ((in 77 reviews)); "Lack of support by upper management" ((in 39 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs from year to year after Roche took over." ((in 36 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?

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Genentech reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,711 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 3,711 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

Jul 9, 2019

Pockets of good, pockets of very bad

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I miss the wonderful people, amenities, events, and seemingly laid back culture. The people actually doing the work at Genentech are some of the brightest I have ever met. Cross functional colleagues are collaborative and knowledgeable. Built many great and lasting friendships despite people going their separate ways.

Cons

Everyone is restless at Genentech. The people doing the work who want to gain skills and develop their careers often get suppressed by their managers. I've had a couple good managers, a superb one, and one horrible one who went to great lengths to suppress, bully, and create a hostile work environment. Fortunately, I changed managers and realized that thankfully, there are great managers out there. It's unfortunately that she got away with mistreating her direct reports and even got promoted! In one certain department (I see this department mentioned in other reviews), managers and group heads are too busy justifying their existence since they don't do any work. They end up creating more work by inventing projects, requesting different analyses & meetings, and taking credit for work they did not do. Leadership allows bad behavior from managers, groups heads, VPs to continue when fully aware. They should be held just as accountable for continuing to allow these things to happen. Compensate is also low compared to other companies.

Genentech Response

6y

Thank you for your thoughtful comments. We are happy to hear your experience with us was mostly positive. We are proud of our culture that values collaboration and where our people are inspired to do their best work. We also recognize that our managers influence our employees’ experiences. We’re working to address the issues you’ve mentioned and to maintain an environment where people can do their best work. Our ability to bring transformative medicines to patients depends on the positive experience, engagement and resilience of everyone who works here. We appreciate your time and feedback!

2.0

Sep 27, 2018

Outsourcing Manager

Outsourcing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice site, very good subsided food in the cafeteria and good clean working environment

Cons

People are unfriendly, arrogant with overtly inflated egos, you’re required to pretend to know when you don’t, company employs graduates with very little industry experience but lots of academics certifications. Worse leadership team, mostly inexperienced but got the post because they either know someone or have been in the company for very long

3.0

Sep 9, 2018

Rapidly Going downhill

Senior quality assurance specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, good people, peers who care

Cons

Management perception controls your destiny, culture deterioration since merger, uncertainty in job security

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