Is Genentech a good company to work for?

Genentech has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 5,071 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at Genentech to a friend and 55% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Genentech have been left by employees working as Summer Intern , Internship and Intern .

Does Genentech pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Genentech employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Genentech. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Genentech?

74% of Genentech employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Genentech 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Genentech?

Intern (150) , Case Manager (91) , Research Associate (86) , Director (59) , Manager (56) , Postdoctoral Fellow (52) , Project Manager (52) , Scientist (49) , Senior Manager (48) , Associate Director (44) , Reimbursement Specialist (41) , Internship (40) , Manufacturing Technician (40) , Bioprocess Technician (39) , Clinical Specialist (35)

What are the pros of working at Genentech according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great and the company really go the extra mile to show that they care about their employees." ((in 657 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and very inspiring." ((in 482 reviews)); "Great Culture and Company Values" ((in 378 reviews)); "The pay is good and they take good care of you during the busy season" ((in 195 reviews)); "Great work life balance if you don't work in gRED (the early research division)." ((in 185 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Genentech according to real employee reviews?

"Poor Management and too many veterans who are "protected"" ((in 137 reviews)); "Bad managers will slow down your career growth" ((in 101 reviews)); "People with only a few years (less than 5 yrs) of experience hold senior leadership positions." ((in 76 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs from year to year after Roche took over." ((in 40 reviews)); "Lack of support by upper management" ((in 38 reviews))

What are employees saying about Genentech layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Genentech layoffs and their outlook for job security at Genentech in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Genentech locations?

South San Francisco , San Francisco , Vacaville , Oceanside , Hillsboro , Portland , San Diego , New York , Redwood City , Los Angeles , Boston , Washington , San Jose , Atlanta , Chicago , Phoenix , San Bruno , San Mateo , Dixon , Miami , Dallas , Indianapolis , Sacramento , Pacifica , Palo Alto , Baton Rouge , Tampa , Kansas City , Charlotte , Austin

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Genentech

Part of Roche

Genentech reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,717 total reviews)

Ashley Magargee

83% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Genentech has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,717 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Genentech employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Sep 14, 2011

Great benefits, not so great in terms of career opportunities, fairness, job satisfaction

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, good with time off, good pay. The overall mission of the company is good and the drugs have helped a lot of people

Cons

Some departments have good management but others have horrible management. My group had trouble with micromanagement, favoritism and pigeonholing employees. The group leadership often had no idea of what the actual demands of the jobs were and policies were made without consulting the end users. There was little opportunity for networking or advancement. We also had to work a lot of hours

2.0

Oct 25, 2010

Biotech is only respected staff. If you are not directly linked to that, you are at risk to arbitrary decisions.

Senior programmer analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, wealth of tools and training to do your job, reasonably stable company

Cons

Company stability in question with patent expiration and Roche take over. Even before this, advancement, outside of core biotech, correlated only with connections or whether you represented a desired demographic niche. Now, that's doubly true.

2.0

Sep 27, 2010

company review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best benefits and fun place to work.

Cons

Genentech used to be a great company until the Roche merger. Biggest weakness is middle management. Unprofessional and political behavior is tolerated. Hard-working employees are written up by incompetent management.

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