Does Guardant Health pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Guardant Health employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Guardant Health. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Guardant Health?

49% of Guardant Health employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Guardant Health 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Guardant Health?

Account Executive (15) , Biorepository Technician (10) , Account Manager (9) , Reimbursement Specialist (9) , Bioinformatics Scientist (7) , Senior Software Engineer (7) , Manager (6) , Clinical Lab Associate (5) , Clinical Laboratory Scientist (5) , Sales (5) , Sales Representative (5) , Anonymous (4) , Intern (4) , Software Engineer (4) , Clinical Study Coordinator (3)

What are the pros of working at Guardant Health according to real employee reviews?

"benefits are good and receive free lunch" ((in 42 reviews)); "Demanding work but good pay" ((in 23 reviews)); "People here are great and driven." ((in 18 reviews)); "Culture is good." ((in 17 reviews)); "Great team to work with at local level" ((in 14 reviews))

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

"Micromanaging is common which is basically a symptom of bad management." ((in 29 reviews)); "Toxic leadership" ((in 19 reviews)); "No work life balance at times" ((in 12 reviews)); "Management has no management experience or training and are only promoted due to blatant favoritism." ((in 12 reviews)); "Bad work environment" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Guardant Health layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Guardant Health layoffs and their outlook for job security at Guardant Health in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Guardant Health locations?

Redwood City , Palo Alto , San Diego , Spring , Houston , San Francisco , New York , California City , San Jose , California , The Woodlands , Virginia Beach , Bowling Green , Laramie , Charlotte , Austin , Virginia , Indianapolis , Los Angeles , Monterey , Hayward , Novato , Seattle , Miami , Tennessee City

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Guardant Health reviews

3.1

49% would recommend to a friend

(315 total reviews)

Helmy Eltoukhy and AmirAli Talasaz

58% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Culture & values

2.8

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

Guardant Health has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 315 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Guardant Health 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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Reviews by job title

315 reviews

4.0

Sep 14, 2023

Best Tech, Growing Commercial Team, Challenges but Transparent

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall the products at GH are the best and for the most part, barring a few, the management team is pretty straight forward. Not everything works the way intended as an organization but they tend to listen and adjust quickly.

Cons

Not for the complacent. Growth with all products is expected and tools have been somewhat delayed to team. Accelerate those and get out of our own way and I think we would all be happier and more successful.

4.0

Sep 10, 2023

Challenging

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and good work is recognized and rewarded

Cons

Very fast paced and a bit chaotic

5.0

Sep 10, 2023

Amazing Company

Reimbursement specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay, great work like balance.

Cons

No cons, management is always there to guide you and help you to improve and grown within the company.

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Jobs at Guardant Health

Account Executive - Screening (Providence)

Senior Manager, Warehouse

Account Executive - Screening (Vermont)

Vermont

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Clinical Laboratory Associate