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?

"Good benefits and fast growing company" ((in 41 reviews)); "Demanding work but good pay" ((in 25 reviews)); "People here are great and driven." ((in 17 reviews)); "Great team to work with at local level" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great coworkers." ((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 29 reviews)); "Toxic Leadership" ((in 18 reviews)); "Management has no management experience or training and are only promoted due to blatant favoritism." ((in 12 reviews)); "No work life balance at times" ((in 10 reviews)); "You have many ineffective managers who can't name a project their employees are working on." ((in 4 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

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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).

Reviews by job title

315 reviews

3.0

Jan 25, 2023

Mission- and results-driven culture

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great mission, people, and company in general

Cons

Very high-pressure results-oriented culture that leads to burnout and politics. Overall great people and mission.

4.0

Aug 18, 2022

Leaders in Oncology Reporting

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Teams are made up of very hard-working and knowledgeable people. There is also a high level of trust between management and developers.

Cons

Too many back-to-back meetings at times.

4.0

Jul 25, 2022

Good work environment with issues

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talented colleagues Collaborative work culture Working here makes a positive difference in the world

Cons

Lots of projects and limited resources Older equipment breaks often and back up equipment is not available

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Jobs at Guardant Health

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Account Executive - Screening (Vermont)

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