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

Apr 7, 2016

Vice President, Finance and Administration

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great start up company

Cons

We don't have food like Google.

2.0

Jan 11, 2016

Good technology, bad Corporate Culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good innovative technology, many talented people, sense of innovation, good salary, excellent location, snack in the kitchen - that all the positives

Cons

Micromanagement on all levels, politics, no transparency whatsoever. Very stressful atmosphere, frequent layoffs. Very poor work / life balance. Did I mention stressful?

5.0

Dec 27, 2014

Quality products and excellent team

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Personalis is a great place to work because from the CEO down, the company is focused on doing things right. You will have a hard time finding a more competent team in the industry and there is a good spirit of collaboration.

Cons

At times its academic roots show through a little too strongly in my opinion

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Jobs at Personalis

Client Experience Specialist

Clinical Research Associate 2

Clinical Lab Scientist 1 (Temp)

Clinical Lab Associate 1 (Temp)

Supervisor, Lab Operations