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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4.0
Apr 19, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Incredible pay and benefits Incredibly smart community of scientists

Cons

My first 3 years were incredible in gRED (the R&D side of Genentech). However the last 3 years have been a series of reorganizations in gRED and the end is nowhere in sight. Layoffs occur regularly and are always looming. It's understandable that changes need to be made because many of our blockbuster drugs have lost exclusivity and we don't have replacements to generate the lost profits (many recent phase 3 failures). However the eternal reorg/layoff cycle is soul crushing after 3 years.

4.0
Apr 17, 2025

Good benefits and pay

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is great, benefits are great, hybrid work from home and in office

Cons

Very frequent change in management, hit or miss with managers, highly competitive with moving around the company or getting promoted

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