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 41 reviews)); "Demanding work but good pay" ((in 24 reviews)); "People here are great and driven." ((in 19 reviews)); "Great team to work with at local level" ((in 13 reviews)); "Free Food and free snacks" ((in 11 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 31 reviews)); "Toxic Leadership" ((in 18 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 11 reviews)); "people, specifically higher upper management are not very friendly and don't care about team bonding ( although they say they do on paper)." ((in 6 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 , Sunnyvale , Seattle , Miami , Tennessee City

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Guardant Health reviews

3.1

49% would recommend to a friend

(316 total reviews)

Helmy Eltoukhy and AmirAli Talasaz

58% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (316 reviews)

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Guardant Health has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 316 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).

Reviews by job title

316 reviews

5.0

Jan 9, 2020

Nice place to work

Senior bioinformatics software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talented team to work with Flexible schedule to accommodate commute Competitive compensation and free lunches

Cons

Fast pace to adapt to Tight timeline to meet with

5.0

Jul 10, 2019

Great company to work for

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free catered lunch, flexible, work-life balance, good stock option, and other benefits

Cons

compare to the other department engineering team is very small.

5.0

Dec 10, 2018

Superb

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly, professional, productive, hard-working employees

Cons

Feedback minimal, No strong leadership

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Jobs at Guardant Health

Account Executive - Screening (San Antonio West)

Account Executive - Screening (Puerto Rico East)

Puerto Rico

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Sr. Client Services Specialist - Key Accounts

Account Executive - Screening (Orlando South)

Orlando, FL

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Account Executive - Screening (St. Louis South)

Saint Louis, MO

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