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 25 reviews)); "People here are great and driven." ((in 16 reviews)); "Great team to work with at local level" ((in 15 reviews)); "Free Food and free snacks" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Poor management" ((in 27 reviews)); "Toxic Leadership" ((in 17 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 11 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

Oct 15, 2020

Full of learning opportunities

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

lots of potential for growth if you're willing to work for it

Cons

very fast paced, high pressure

5.0

Oct 10, 2020

Wonderful environment to study and grow

Biorepository technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly and kind colleagues Many opportunities to grow Everyone is in an open space Good team building activities Supporting teams

Cons

Contractors wouldn't get same benefits as a FTE

3.0

Oct 8, 2020

Work Hard, Treated Hard

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pro: Lunch was served daily

Cons

management expected the work done with no personal "Hi How are you" or friendly approaches. One said "You can get more bees with honey than vinegar"

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Jobs at Guardant Health

Revenue Management Systems Analyst

Key Account Manager - Oncology - North Central

Account Executive - Screening (Puerto Rico East)

Puerto Rico

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Sr. Client Services Specialist - Key Accounts

Supervisor, Reimbursement - Prior Authorization