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 21 reviews)); "People here are great and driven." ((in 16 reviews)); "Culture is good." ((in 16 reviews)); "Great team to work with at local level" ((in 15 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 17 reviews)); "No work life balance at times" ((in 11 reviews)); "Training is 4 days in Palo Alto to learn how to use a visual aid and show off the free snacks and lunch." ((in 6 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 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

5.0

Apr 29, 2020

Incredible mission

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mission, Culture, Opportunity for learning

Cons

High growth growing pains need forward looking attention

5.0

Mar 10, 2020

Fast paced environment, mission-driven, smart people, fun

People operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly people, challenging and meaningful work, great teamwork, delicious catered lunch

Cons

Location in Redwood City but offers flexibility to work from home

4.0

Mar 1, 2020

High Intensity, High Impact Work Environment

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

For the right person, there are lots of opportunities to grow your career. Amazing, dedicated, smart coworkers and a highly collaborative work environment. For the most part, teams and individuals are oriented towards working together to accomplish ambitious goals on aggressive timelines. Management is pretty open and accepts that imperfection comes along for the ride in a company trying to move as quickly as Guardant is. If you are highly technical, oriented towards getting stuff done, enjoy working cross-functionally, and can manage some amount of chaos, Guardant can be a great place to work.

Cons

Relentless pace- little time to rest or celebrate between milestones or projects. The fast pace comes with downsides in terms of work/life balance- the company will take as much as you have to give, and it will be up to you to define boundaries (the good news is that those are generally respected). Still some organizational immaturity in terms of structure and process. I can understand how more junior colleagues might feel that development opportunities are limited, given the lack of formal development programs and how busy most senior staff are. Guardant seems unlikely to give up its ambition in any significant way, which means that the fast pace nature of the company will likely persist for years to come. There is movement towards improving aspects of the culture (management training, coaching for senior leaders, etc). However, if you are someone who needs well-defined structure, clear direction, and company-guided work-life division, Guardant may not be a great match.

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