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      4.1

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (6,445 total reviews)
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      Thomas Schinecker

      86% 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

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Roche has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,445 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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      6K reviews
      3.0
      Jun 1, 2022

      Going Downhill

      Senior quality leader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Excellent benefits, amazing 401k matching, Long Term Incentives for Director and above are great. Fair amount of work-life balance. Company is focused on customer/patient and a diverse workforce.

      Cons

      Salaries are somewhat low - merits are not in line with inflation. Transform D has ruined the culture throughout the org - people don't feel secure and safe. It no longer feels like people first. Layers of leadership have been removed and the remaining leaders have too many direct reports across too many geographies. This has resulted in a focus on fire fighting and less on people development/growth. Leaders are grossly diluted and will burn out eventually. HR and IT are awful. Everything goes through a Costa Rica call center and it takes days or weeks to get anything done. It is very cumbersome and broken. HR and IT used to be so supportive and localized. This is all gone and more and more functions are moving to a centralized model. It is slowly destroying the organization. I would wait 1-2 years for the dust to settle before joining the organization.

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      Roche Response
      3y
      Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. We find ourselves in a rapidly changing environment and, as such, certain transformations are unavoidable so that we can continue to offer our patients the best and most innovative solutions. We are very sorry to hear that you have had a bad experience with this. It is very important to us that employees feel comfortable at Roche and that good cooperation is encouraged. Thanks again for your review, we wish you all the best for your future.
      2.0
      May 2, 2021

      no career growth

      Principal software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      good WLB, working on novel biotech products.

      Cons

      no career growth opportunity unless you know someone already.

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      Roche Response
      5y
      Thanks for your feedback and input. Roche wants to provide development possibilities for all employees. All of us are asked to take the initiative for our own development and Roche provides a variety of offers to support this. We are very sorry if you have not been supported adequately. Thanks again for your review, we wish you all the best for your future.
      3.0
      Oct 18, 2019

      The biggest isn't always the best

      Anonymous
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Good, smart people with the best of intentions - Great company health benefits and 401(k) plan - Fantastic mission that everyone truly supports and understands

      Cons

      - Too much unnecessary change being passed off as "Agile" leaves many feeling lost and tired - Lack of clarity about how the mission translates into specific, actionable goals at the function, team and then individual employee levels - Pay is well-below market in the most critical technical areas - Cross-functional, matrix alignment hides performance issues and drains accountability from the business - The culture sucks in our most innovative areas of the business - TONS of work enters the funnel, but very little comes out the end, leaving one feeling exhausted and confused at times

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