Is Roche a good company to work for?

Roche has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 10,901 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 82% 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 been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Roche?

82% 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 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Roche?

Intern (280) , Internship (170) , Estagiário (130) , Project Manager (119) , Manager (112) , Scientist (98) , Product Manager (84) , Senior Scientist (72) , Data Scientist (71) , Field Service Engineer (62) , Director (58) , Software Engineer (57) , Senior Software Engineer (56) , Business Analyst (54) , 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 816 reviews)); "The people are great and always willing to help" ((in 465 reviews)); "Good work life balance (one of the best in the companies that I have worked for)" ((in 411 reviews)); "I had the fortune of having great colleagues that worked as a team and enjoyed working together." ((in 270 reviews)); "Good salary and variable." ((in 264 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 223 reviews)); "Too many managers per one engineer." ((in 103 reviews)); "Some portions of senior leadership in Tucson are creating an environment of fear and finger pointing." ((in 87 reviews)); "Corrupt senior management." ((in 37 reviews)); "Disconnect between upper management and actual workers" ((in 35 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

82% would recommend to a friend

(6,458 total reviews)

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 6,458 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

2.0

Jul 31, 2022

Great Products- Poor Management and Pay

Field applications specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Products Invests in R&D Great Benefits

Cons

Poor and Unprofessional Management Low Salary and minimal raises (no COL raises) not in alignment with market standards Low Visibility and Recognition Biased division of work/pay Promotions based on nepotism and not recognition Large corporate culture

Roche Response

3y

Thanks for taking time to share your view. Every employee deserves great leaders. We expect all of Roche's leaders to inspire and motivate employees in their team and support them by offering opportunities to continually discover, learn, develop and excel. 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 within our company.

1.0

Jun 9, 2022

Needs improvement

Qa documentation

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None that come to mind. N/A

Cons

Needs to work on finding competent qualified managers.

Roche Response

4y

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. Every employee deserves great leaders. We expect all of Roche's leaders to inspire and motivate employees in their team and support them by offering opportunities to continually discover, learn, develop and excel. Thanks again for your review, we wish you all the best for your future.

3.0

May 13, 2022

Big company, messy management

Principal scientist ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Abundant resource, good life work balance, decent benefit

Cons

Good at talking, bad at taking quick action. Too many management levels, high managers have been away from hands on research for too long and lost all the sensitivity on details.

Roche Response

4y

Thanks for your feedback and input. Our leaders are prepared for their role through training. In line with our values and our seven leadership commitments as guidelines, we expect them to continually make use of the education and training programmes specifically tailored to their needs. Roche offers a flexible work environment to make it easier for employees to balance their work and personal obligations and needs, where possible. In addition we offer a large variety of services and tools for employees' health and well-being, such as medical services, access to sports, resilience training, counseling etc. Thanks again for your review, we wish you all the best for your future within our company.

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