Diversity Obsessed - Global Product Leader Genentech Employee Review

3.0
Oct 3, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits. Pretty campus. Name recognition.

Cons

Genentech was a place to make important innovative medicines. Once it bacame part of Roche, it now seems much more focused on political correctness. Below senior management, don't expect to be fast tracked if you are white and/or male. Pay is competitive, but slightly below other Bay Area companies.

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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.

4.0
Jul 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great people, for the most part

Cons

Lots of destabilizing organizational changes that impedes continuity & work getting done

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