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

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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).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

2.0

Mar 1, 2022

Do as I say, not as I do.

Field engineering specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Guaranteed 40 hours of pay. Unmatched benefits

Cons

Abysmal manufacturing. Meager second level support. Too many assigned instruments - not enough staff. High turnover. All departments dump their responsibilities on field employees. Corporate gears turn too slowly to make impactfull change.

Roche Response

4y

Thanks for taking time to share your view. 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. As every other organization we keep on learning constantly, we learn from our success and from our failures, as a team. Thank you indeed for sharing your valuable input with us. We can ensure you, we are already working on how we could build your feedback in and transform it to a drive in our learning process. Thanks again for your review, we wish you all the best for your future within our company.

3.0

Jan 11, 2022

Good company, a little too clique-y

Principal documentation specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Learn a lot - Good science - Strict quality and compliance

Cons

- Difficult management - Too political unless you are in the right cliques

4.0

Nov 23, 2021

Great company to work for

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I’ve been at Roche three or four months now and I’ve never been around such a mature organization. For the most part, everyone treats each other calmly and with respect and there is great collaboration between teams. The offices that I have been to inspire collaboration between teams but also the opportunity to work in ways that work best for you (individual meeting rooms, couches, etc)

Cons

So far a lot of travel and it takes a long long time to get anything done at Roche. Tools and software are not necessarily being used as intended which leads to hang ups and lower productivity.

Roche Response

4y

We appreciate your thoughtful comments. 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. We are working hard to ensure our employees are inspired and engaged to do their best work so that we can bring medicines and diagnostic solutions to patients faster. Thanks again for your review, we wish you all the best for your future within our company.

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