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    Genentech Reviews

    Updated 18 June, 2018
    1,656 reviews

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    Pros

    • "It is wonderful company to work for with good work/life balance" (in 155 reviews)

    • "Great benefits(Medical & Compensation)" (in 198 reviews)

    Cons

    • "You will work hard and it is up to you to find the right work life balance by being very effective with your time" (in 101 reviews)

    • "Hard to convert from intern to full-time position" (in 79 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (1)

      "Sr administrative assistant"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      great work environment, great and helpful team

      Cons

      moving from contract to full time is difficult

    2. "Information Specialist II"

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      Current Employee - Information Specialist II in South San Francisco, CA (US)
      Current Employee - Information Specialist II in South San Francisco, CA (US)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Genentech full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      It feels good to contribute to the community and I'm proud to tell people that I work for Genentech

      Cons

      Ensure to continue managers assessment based on " employees need good manager"

      Advice to Management

      Continue the team work and collaboration across the organization

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    3. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Manager in South San Francisco, CA (US)
      Current Employee - Manager in South San Francisco, CA (US)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Genentech full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      This is the 3rd significant employer I have had in my professional career and this is by far the best place I have ever worked. Really love the mission of the company and also the way they treat employees. I have heard friends tell endless stories about how bad it is at their place of employment and I can not relate with the stories they tell. I feel so fortunate.

      Cons

      The major downside right now is simply trying to find parking on campus if you arrive to work late.

      Advice to Management

      Continue to live the mission and focus on doing what is the best for patients. This focus is great and replaces the financial bottom line focus of too many other companies.

    4. "Patients, Science, People"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Genentech full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Amazing, smart colleagues with a true passion for patients
      Approachable CEO who I think really wants what is best for patients and our people
      A sense of humor even though the work is tough
      Bonuses this last year were terrific
      Top notch science and a commitment to scientific rigor
      New working flexibly philosophy was a good move

      Cons

      Workload is heavy.
      Budgeting hoops to jump through from Roche take a lot of time.
      Lots of restructuring going on right now - probably good in the long run, but hard on people here and now.

      Advice to Management

      Please continue to listen to employees and accept that in order to deliver on our highest priorities we will have to get rid of great & important (but lower value) work.

    5. "Great place, great people"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in South San Francisco, CA (US)
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in South San Francisco, CA (US)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Genentech (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great company culture and excellent benefits for employees

      Cons

      Certain internal processes take a while

    6. "Roche (Genentech)"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Genentech full-time

      Pros

      Great benefits and amenities (gym, commute buses/ferries, etc)
      Support people development
      Good 401K
      Give back to the community
      Care about patients

      Cons

      Average pay,
      Culture not the same since Roche took over
      Systems somewhat outdated, processes can be overly beaurocratic, decision making can be slow

    7. "Great Science and very large decentralized organization"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Genentech full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      benefits, the science/mission, work life balance and facilities

      Cons

      siloed functional approaches and decentralization to a fault. Very difficult to get cross functional issues or improvements implemented. Many politics and individual agendas.

    8. "Great focus on employees"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I worked at Genentech full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Compensation, bonus targets, benefits, flexibility

      Cons

      Lack of diversity, political at times (promotions based on who you know vs a true objective process).

      Advice to Management

      Focus more on hispanic and african american employees.

    9. Helpful (2)

      "Associate director"

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      Current Employee - Associate Director in San Francisco, CA (US)
      Current Employee - Associate Director in San Francisco, CA (US)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Genentech full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great place to work. Still have decent biotechnology culture. New ideas are well supported. Pretty campus.

      Cons

      Have gotten so big that productivity went down. Great minds have left for greener pasture. Needs a bit of overhaul to stay ahead.

      Advice to Management

      Things need to change that will encourage innovation for us to stay ahead of game. Need new blood. Clean house to increase productivity.

    10. "Engineering Intern"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Genentech full-time

      Pros

      Great benefits and experience

      Cons

      A large company that requires a lot of knowledge to know who are the right people to contact for specific work

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