Genentech Reviews
Updated Jul 17, 2019
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Alexander Hardy
31 Ratings
Pros
"Great benefits including good bonuses" (in 224 reviews)
"Amazing company to work for - work life balance couldn't be better" (in 188 reviews)
Cons
"Work life balance varies greatly depending on your function or manager" (in 109 reviews)
"Food isn't free but it is discounted so not much of a con at all, difficult to find non-contract full-time position after internship" (in 95 reviews)
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"Sr administrative assistant"
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I worked at Genentech
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great work environment, great and helpful team
Cons
moving from contract to full time is difficult
Genentech2016-08-26 "Over 20 years of experience"
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I have been working at Genentech full-time for more than 10 years
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sabbaticals, bonuses, catered lunches, free parking
Cons
changed culture since Roche buy out
Genentech2019-07-16"Good Benefits"
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RecommendsI have been working at Genentech full-time for more than 5 years
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401k matching Onsite health services Onsite gym Flexible hours
Cons
Culture is shifting as Roche pushes down Roche policies and standardizes processes for global rollup. Pay may not be comparable to market standard.
Genentech2019-07-16"gRED Intern"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Genentech part-time
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Very positive atmosphere, great learning experience standard interview process and a very professional HR team helping you to get you onboard asap
Cons
hard to get return offer at gRED
Genentech2019-07-14"MA&S"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Genentech full-time for more than 5 years
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Great company and culture! Teamwork is praised and collaboration is strong!
Cons
It can be political
Genentech2019-07-13"Pockets of good, pockets of very bad"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Genentech full-time for more than 3 years
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I miss the wonderful people, amenities, events, and seemingly laid back culture. The people actually doing the work at Genentech are some of the brightest I have ever met. Cross functional colleagues are collaborative and knowledgeable. Built many great and lasting friendships despite people going their separate ways.
Cons
Everyone is restless at Genentech. The people doing the work who want to gain skills and develop their careers often get suppressed by their managers. I've had a couple good managers, a superb one, and one horrible one who went to great lengths to suppress, bully, and create a hostile work environment. Fortunately, I changed managers and realized that thankfully, there are great managers out there. It's unfortunately...
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Listen to the people who are actually doing the work and are closest to the science. Remove all the layers if you want to know the truth and if you want to be agile.
Genentech2019-07-09"Great Place to Work!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Genentech full-time for more than 3 years
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The work you get to do has a great purpose and you improve patients lives. Challenging work, learn something new every day, great managers, and culture. Sabbatical, concert, ho-ho, and buses, brand new gym. Great work life balance
Cons
Difficult to move up
Advice to Management
Stop outsourcing careers to cheaper locations, we need the talent here in SSF
Genentech2019-07-06- Helpful (1)
"Great Place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Genentech full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Patient focus, strong pipeline, great people to work with
Cons
Roche’s way of working, too much bottom line driven, some departments do not encourage diversity in thought.
Advice to Management
Go back a few years to understand what made GNE unique and so successful!
Genentech2019-07-03 - Helpful (1)
"Great place to work"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsApproves of CEOI have been working at Genentech full-time for more than 5 years
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They really value science and have a lot of resources. Company is very diverse
Cons
Postdocs gets paid the least and there is a little attitude towards postdoc. Postdoc projects are considered not as valuable.
Genentech2019-07-03 "Genentech use to be great before transformation to flatten organization"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Genentech full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great people to work with and great pipeline
Cons
Priorities not clear with management. Manages up with poor decisions making process. Promotions difficult
Advice to Management
Manage people as well as your projects
Genentech2019-07-17
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