Good place, not what it was - Group Medial Director Genentech Employee Review

3.0
Apr 5, 2016
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Pros

Great pipeline. Dedicated people. Beautiful campus. Good services. Easy work load. Used to be 5 stars

Cons

Lots of process. Cult of Genentech behavior is blinding. Too passive and not aggressive. Lots of politics. Mostly management of CRO's and agencies now with little meaningful work. Cost of bay area rising faster than pay, so seriously need to consider any job before coming to Genentech. I would say that they need cross the board raises of 15-20% to keep up with bay area.

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5.0
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Pros

Amazing people, pay, and benefits. I thought they were joking about the free gym

Cons

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2.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

The work is meaningful and overall the company vision aligns with my goals

Cons

QA management has become inept. None of the leadership (aside from maybe one or two) truly understand the nuances of our site and jobs. They refuse to pay you more due to "budget" reasons but won't provide much information, they claim to be transparent but will make decisions behind your back and not communicate them, even if they impact you and/or your job. Leadership doesn't listen to feedback and gets defensive if you even try to give any. It honestly has become a game of politics only in QA and that's not really building any real quality culture.

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