Does Guardant Health pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Guardant Health employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Guardant Health. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Guardant Health?

49% of Guardant Health employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Guardant Health 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Guardant Health?

Account Executive (15) , Biorepository Technician (10) , Account Manager (9) , Reimbursement Specialist (9) , Bioinformatics Scientist (7) , Senior Software Engineer (7) , Manager (6) , Clinical Lab Associate (5) , Clinical Laboratory Scientist (5) , Sales (5) , Sales Representative (5) , Anonymous (4) , Intern (4) , Software Engineer (4) , Clinical Study Coordinator (3)

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

"Good benefits and fast growing company" ((in 40 reviews)); "Demanding work but good pay" ((in 26 reviews)); "People here are great and driven." ((in 17 reviews)); "Culture is good." ((in 16 reviews)); "Great team to work with at local level" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"Micromanaging is common which is basically a symptom of bad management." ((in 31 reviews)); "Toxic Leadership" ((in 18 reviews)); "No work life balance at times" ((in 13 reviews)); "Training is 4 days in Palo Alto to learn how to use a visual aid and show off the free snacks and lunch." ((in 5 reviews)); "You have many ineffective managers who can't name a project their employees are working on." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Guardant Health layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Guardant Health locations?

Redwood City , Palo Alto , San Diego , Spring , Houston , San Francisco , New York , California City , San Jose , California , The Woodlands , Virginia Beach , Bowling Green , Laramie , Charlotte , Austin , Virginia , Indianapolis , Los Angeles , Monterey , Hayward , Novato , Seattle , Miami , Tennessee City

Guardant Health reviews

3.1

49% would recommend to a friend

(315 total reviews)

Helmy Eltoukhy and AmirAli Talasaz

58% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Guardant Health has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 315 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Guardant Health 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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315 reviews

5.0

Mar 2, 2016

Great team to part of

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast pace Super smart people Mission-driven decision-making Solving hard problems Trying things that haven't been done before

Cons

Fast pace (the other side of the "Pro") Long hours

5.0

Jan 27, 2016

Technology Leader in $20B+ Potential Market

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Best and brightest folks in the genomics industry - First mover advantage in massive liquid biopsy market - Top-notch management, know what they are doing - Strong runway with $190M raised from tier-one VCs - Good culture, values respect, openness, accountability

Cons

- No pain no gain; not a 9 to 5

1.0

Sep 9, 2015

Scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great coworkers. Free lunch Monday through Friday. Company is moving to a new facility, will improve work conditions/environment. Company will go public in near future.

Cons

No recognition for hard work. Fake "open communication" environment. Unapproachable management team. Too many chiefs, left hand knows not what the right hand is doing.

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