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Bill Anderson
199 Ratings
Pros
"Good work life balance compared to other large pharma" (in 165 reviews)
"Great benefits(Medical & Compensation)" (in 203 reviews)
Cons
"Work life balance can be an issue sometimes" (in 105 reviews)
"Hard to convert from intern to full-time position" (in 84 reviews)
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"Sr administrative assistant"
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Pros
great work environment, great and helpful team
Cons
moving from contract to full time is difficult
Genentech 2016-08-26 15:50 PDT![Genentech Logo]()
"IT analyst"
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I have been working at Genentech part-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Flexibility in work life balance
Cons
Cost of living in the area
Genentech 2018-09-21 22:18 PDT![Genentech Logo]()
"Giving back is engrained in the culture of Genentech"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Genentech full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Saving lives with great medicines, opportunities to learn, Culture, People, Giving back, Work Life Balance, Autonomy
Cons
Risk averse, Big company issues, Slow decision making
Advice to Management
Provide opportunities for employees to grow, rotate, change jobs to keep the mind fresh
Genentech 2018-09-19 11:10 PDT![Genentech Logo]()
"GRED"
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I worked at Genentech full-time
Pros
Amazing healthcare and Rx coverage; remote work from home once a week; little travel; good food
Cons
Long hours/work weekends sometimes; clicks; hard to move up in clinic ops; MDs are not very experienced in clinical trials
Advice to Management
Stop kissing butt to move up
Genentech 2018-09-19 13:39 PDT![Genentech Logo]()
"Global Clinical Trial Leader"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Genentech full-time
Pros
Great colleagues, manager support, and study variety
Cons
Promotion freezes can last 1-3 years
Genentech 2018-09-18 09:00 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Big Changes Continues"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Genentech full-time
Pros
Great culture, great work, Work life balance good. Pay good
Cons
Management started to not be so transparent.
Advice to Management
Don't be afraid to speak up and tell your peers and direct reports where things are really at. This is how people help people.
Genentech 2018-09-11 21:02 PDT![Genentech Logo]()
"Statistical programming analyst"
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Neutral OutlookApproves of CEOPros
Awesome working environment, competitive benefits including great gym, free shuttle, very good 401k matching, competitive pay across other similar company/group
Cons
Lots of senior managers that don't work on things, and promotion opportunity is slim due to that.
Genentech 2018-09-15 19:31 PDT![Genentech Logo]()
"Love it here"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Genentech full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Great place to work and benefits.
Cons
None to speak of
Genentech 2018-09-14 12:39 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Case Manager"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Genentech full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Good company, good benefits, company cares about it's employees;
Cons
It has steadily declined since the Roche merger in 2009
Genentech 2018-09-07 17:31 PDT![Genentech Logo]()
"Clinical operations"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Genentech full-time
Pros
Good benefits, competitive salary, sabbaticals, work life balance, people
Cons
Challenging processes, diminished culture, inexperienced leadership
Advice to Management
Hire experienced and capable leaders within SSF.
Genentech 2018-09-11 11:45 PDT
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