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

2.0

Jun 15, 2021

Going through growing pains

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

-You'll meet and learn from a lot of hardworking individual contributors that go above and beyond their roles -High impact competitive space to be in

Cons

-Frequent reorg events across multiple departments -In the last 1-2 years, influx of new junior-level managers from big companies like Thermo Fisher, Illumina, Roche, has led to weak middle management that isn't used to the pace and level of caliber needed for Guardant -Middle management's lack of alignment with upper management has led to poor communication, poor execution, and as a result, burnt out and frustrated ICs -Consistently feeling like timelines are always missed and never on track

1.0

Oct 16, 2019

Used to be a great place to work

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, good salary, free food

Cons

Unfortunately Guardant has really gone downhill since becoming a publicly traded company. The pressures seem to be mounting. Management that used to be supportive and excited now seem to want to rule by fear and intimidation. People are leaving in droves and many who haven't are planning their exit strategy. The culture went from curing cancer and helping patients to how much money can they make. Employees are not valued.

1.0

Nov 29, 2018

Avoid or quit if you can

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay, free lunch and free snacks.

Cons

Beware of discrimination and harassment. HR are unresponsive if you don’t follow through with your complaints. No room for growth even if you have the potential because of favoritism. Direct superiors have no empathy and some don’t observe confidentiality (talking about PIP in break room where other people can hear).

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