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?

"benefits are good and receive free lunch" ((in 42 reviews)); "Demanding work but good pay" ((in 25 reviews)); "People here are great and driven." ((in 16 reviews)); "Great team to work with at local level" ((in 15 reviews)); "Free Food and free snacks" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Poor management" ((in 27 reviews)); "Toxic Leadership" ((in 17 reviews)); "Management has no management experience or training and are only promoted due to blatant favoritism." ((in 12 reviews)); "No work life balance at times" ((in 11 reviews)); "Bad work environment" ((in 5 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

3.0

Oct 4, 2024

Good as an entry to the industry

Biospecimen associate i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- free catering lunch on-site with changing menus Mon-Fri - colleagues often participate in projects to improve work environment/work flow/efficiency - easy PTO approval - team members are often very communicative

Cons

Upper management can be micromanage-y and rarely does anything to help improve our work flow Constant change in work flows and SOPs Upper management would rather hire more people to do work the slow way, claiming to prioritize accuracy/quality, than to figure out how to prioritize efficiency and quality with the current staffs

5.0

Oct 3, 2024

Good Projects. Good Growth

Senior machine learning engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best cloud infrastructure partner. Constant Innovation. Supportive Team Members. Kind Leadership. Great work-life balance.

Cons

Being a large company, things move slowly. Not a startup or husstle culture, if you are looking for one.

5.0

Sep 26, 2024

Putting Patients 1st

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart, patient focused company conquering cancer with data. Amazing testing that is backed by data along with the best salesforce in the industry.

Cons

Getting a little to big.

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