Does Personalis pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Personalis employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Personalis. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Personalis?

50% of Personalis employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Personalis 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Personalis?

Software Engineer (6) , Clinical Lab Assistant (4) , Associate Product Manager (2) , Bioinformatics Engineer (2) , Bioinformatics Scientist (2) , Clinical Lab Associate (2) , Scientist (2)

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

"Some great people that make it worthwhile to come to work." ((in 10 reviews)); "great work hours and team." ((in 7 reviews)); "Free food and drinks." ((in 6 reviews)); "The CEO is a nice, approachable man." ((in 4 reviews)); "Coworkers are great." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Poor management and minimal support for continuous learning" ((in 9 reviews)); "Benefits could be better." ((in 4 reviews)); "Managers have the audacity to ask for help on certain projects, but then make a 180 turn wanting to control every aspect of what you are assigned and treat you with disrespect." ((in 3 reviews)); "This company has bad culture and too much pressure." ((in 3 reviews)); "management has lots of favorites" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Personalis layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Personalis locations?

Menlo Park , Fremont , San Francisco , Palo Alto , San Jose , Middletown , Memory Park

Personalis reviews

3.6

50% would recommend to a friend

(90 total reviews)

Christopher Hall

43% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

Personalis has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 90 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Personalis 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

90 reviews

1.0

May 31, 2022

It’s not only toxic but also there is no future for this company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free snacks, frozen food and drinks.

Cons

Where do I start: Favoritism at work is a norm. No team spirit what so ever. Constant backstabbing and gossip is a norm here. Really huge turn over no one stays in a team more than a year/year and a half. Projects are mostly for research, deadlines shift all the time. Bait and switch company. Run, run, run. Believe me there is a much better companies out there.

Personalis Response

4y

Thank you for your comments, we appreciate the feedback. If you are willing, please contact your HR Business Partner so they dig into your concerns in more detail. The HRBP assignments were recently shared via email and are available on the intranet.

2.0

May 6, 2022

Great place to work, but just one bad apple.

Clinical lab associate ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good experience for your career in NGS. Very young & ambitious lab rats! Free snacks, drinks, fruits, noodles, & frozen dinners!!! Good benefits and open to early career young talent. Very clean & organized labs.

Cons

Avoid the Library Prep team at all costs. The supervisor is unapproachable and always in a mood. She even has a mood indicator on her desk that is stuck on “anti social”. She uses very demeaning unprofessional language that is borderline harassment, and constantly gossips about other managers, teams, and even her own subordinates. Other than that, any other team is great & everyone else is super nice, supportive, and approachable. Would highly recommend extractions to start at, then move out of lab ops to research.

Personalis Response

4y

Thank you for sharing. We are sorry you had a bad experience. We wish you all the best.

5.0

Apr 11, 2022

Good workculture

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Collaborative, supportive, learning opportunities, fun, innovative technology

Cons

Did not find any. All good things

Personalis Response

4y

Thank you for your feedback. We are happy you had a good experience at Personalis.

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Clinical Lab Associate 1 (Temp)

Clinical Lab Associate 1 (3rd Shift, Fri - Tues)

Histotechnician 2 (Tues - Sat)

Clinical Research Associate 2

Client Experience Specialist

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