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

Personalis reviews

3.6

50% would recommend to a friend

(90 total reviews)

Christopher Hall

43% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

90 reviews

1.0

Dec 8, 2017

Reach out to current employees on LinkedIn before joining.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people with good intentions, even the senior managers. Typical start up goodies: ping pong, snacks. Operations team is awesome and the managers are very smart. Company is stable.

Cons

Not strategic or set up for continued growth. Three people make all the decisions for the company down to the minutia. Unqualified people in high ranking positions because they had threatened to leave at some point. High turnover, which is suspiciously never broadcast by HR. Micro managers are plentiful.

1.0

Nov 14, 2017

Be away from the company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food and drinks. Company events.

Cons

Executives are micromanagers, employees have no voice. Senior leaders think they know it all. Career advancement is typically available only to those employees that threaten to leave.

Personalis Response

4y

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.

5.0

Jul 10, 2017

Awesome start up Company and culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cutting edge technology for individualized medicine to win the war on cancer. CEO is very smart and experienced in the biotech start up world. Employees are passionate about their work. Culture is friendly, productive and not frantic like my previous company (Natera).

Cons

Nothing to think off at this time.

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Jobs at Personalis

Clinical Research Associate 2

Client Experience Specialist

Clinical Lab Associate 1 (Temp)

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

Histotechnician 2 (Tues - Sat)

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