Is Roche a good company to work for?

Roche has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 10,934 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 81% of employees would recommend working at Roche to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Roche have been left by employees working as Summer Intern , Intern and Internship .

Does Roche pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Roche employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Roche. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Roche?

81% of Roche employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Roche 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Roche?

Intern (281) , Internship (171) , Estagiário (132) , Project Manager (120) , Manager (112) , Scientist (98) , Product Manager (84) , Data Scientist (72) , Senior Scientist (72) , Field Service Engineer (62) , Director (58) , Software Engineer (57) , Senior Software Engineer (56) , Business Analyst (55) , Principal Scientist (48)

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

"Benefits are good but used to be better...job security used to be good but now is gone forever." ((in 802 reviews)); "Great place and people with objectives that benefits society" ((in 473 reviews)); "Good work life balance (one of the best in the companies that I have worked for)" ((in 424 reviews)); "Stability and good salary compared to other companies" ((in 274 reviews)); "I had the fortune of having great colleagues that worked as a team and enjoyed working together." ((in 262 reviews))

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

"In some departments management is poor and doesn't control the business and the internal processes." ((in 227 reviews)); "Too many managers per one engineer." ((in 101 reviews)); "Some portions of senior leadership in Tucson are creating an environment of fear and finger pointing." ((in 89 reviews)); "Corrupt senior management." ((in 40 reviews)); "Disconnect between upper management and actual workers" ((in 37 reviews))

What are employees saying about Roche layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Roche locations?

Indianapolis , Tucson , Pleasanton , Santa Clara , Branchburg , Nutley , South San Francisco , San Francisco , San Jose , New York , Palo Alto , Oro Valley , Fishers , Seattle , Boston , Los Angeles , Ponce , Branford , Florence , Atlanta , Carlsbad , Madison , Chicago , Newark , Charlotte , San Diego , Vacaville , Salt Lake City , Belmont , Saint Louis

Roche reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(6,479 total reviews)

Thomas Schinecker

85% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

Roche has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,479 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Roche 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

6K reviews

5.0

Nov 18, 2019

Open culture and great development opportunities

Talent marketing expert

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-open culture & cooperative environment -interesting challenges and the possibility to make an impact -international exchange -attractive infrastructure and benefits

Cons

-procedures can be long, but hej we are 95‘000 employees worldwide

Roche Response

6y

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. Our compensation policy is focused on the promotion of strong performance, profit sharing, fairness and transparency in payment decisions as well as ensuring a balance between base salary and performance benefits. We continuously measure our benefits packages against benchmarks to ensure they are competitive globally. Benefits packages offered by our affiliates are in line with the benefits policy of the Group. Our market is highly regulated. This is why we have to stick to certain processes. We are continually striving to keep our processes as lean as possible. Our culture is an essential element within our organization. This is what keeps us as a whole, this is what sticks our bricks together. Our culture provides an encouraging atmoshphere at Roche THE place to work. Thanks again for your review, we wish you all the best for your future within our company.

4.0

Nov 18, 2019

N/A

Talent acquisition manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

culture, values employee development, (international) career opportunities innovation, quality of our products

Cons

a lot of processes (but mandatory and important in terms of compliance)

Roche Response

6y

Thanks for your feedback and input. Our culture is an essential element within our organization. This is what keeps us as a whole, this is what sticks our bricks together. Our culture provides an encouraging atmoshphere at Roche THE place to work. Roche is continuously striving to offer employees a variety of possibilities for development, e.g. insights into other areas of work or internal training. All employees have the possibility to make use of the offers and develop their skills. In addition there are regular check-ins with leaders to discuss your goals and needs. We encourage you to profit from these offers. Our market is highly regulated. This is why we have to stick to certain processes. We are continually striving to keep our processes as lean as possible. Thanks again for your review, we wish you all the best for your future within our company.

4.0

Nov 18, 2019

Employer with development opportunities

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- develop in several areas in a short amount of time - moving towards flat hierarchies, agile ways of working - diverse, international teams - fair salary

Cons

- many political decisions are taken which could lead to frustrations

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