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?

"great work hours and team." ((in 9 reviews)); "Some great people that make it worthwhile to come to work." ((in 9 reviews)); "free food in the breakroom" ((in 5 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 7 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)); "Benefits could be better." ((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

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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

5.0

Feb 25, 2021

Good Company

Senior staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management good, food and beverages available.

Cons

Perks are not the best

Personalis Response

Thank you so much for your review! Wish you the best.

1.0

Feb 16, 2021

Shady company

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a good space to be in

Cons

From your first interactions with HR, you'll see how full of red flags this company is. Just look at their pathetic responses to bad reviews and criticisms in glassdoor reviews. One review says the 401K match is paltry, and they give a non-response to bring up any ideas with HR, as if what that person said wasn't clear enough. Believe the bad reviews here.

Personalis Response

We are very sorry to hear about your experience at Personalis. We value all of our current and former employees’ feedback so we would be happy to learn about what specifically it was that was not positive during your time here and how we can improve. Please feel free to contact HR to discuss anytime. We wish you the best with your career.

4.0

Jan 8, 2021

Great Company to Work For

Clinical lab associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing People! Great Work Environment. Executives really care about employees.

Cons

Management does play favorites. Upward mobility hindered depending on what department you are in.

Personalis Response

Love that you came across amazing people here at Personalis! We do have an awesome executive team :) Wish you the best.

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Jobs at Personalis

Clinical Lab Associate 1 (Temp)

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Histotechnician 2 (Tues - Sat)

Clinical Research Associate 2

Client Experience Specialist