If you are going to work for a large company, its a great one. - Anonymous employee Genentech Employee Review

4.0
Feb 1, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Though a bit sterile, Genentech cares for its employees well with lots of benefits and competitive compensation.

Cons

They have meetings about having meetings.

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5.0
Jul 22, 2026
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Pros

Genentech does very impactful work and the collaboration amongst different teams is strong.

Cons

I can't think of any cons.

5.0
Jul 21, 2026
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Pros

Loved working with my team. Super collaborative and exciting science. Great benefits and work life balance. Love the balance between pipeline and publication.

Cons

Super slow promotion rates that are more dependent on tenure, rather than contribution. We've also had yearly rounds of layoffs for the past four years. It is truly difficult to maintain any level of trust with upper management. However, layoff benefits at Genentech seem to be generous.

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