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 41 reviews)); "Demanding work but good pay" ((in 24 reviews)); "People here are great and driven." ((in 19 reviews)); "Great team to work with at local level" ((in 15 reviews)); "Free Food and free snacks" ((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 29 reviews)); "Toxic leadership" ((in 18 reviews)); "No work life balance at times" ((in 14 reviews)); "You have many ineffective managers who can't name a project their employees are working on." ((in 5 reviews)); "Senior Management knows everything about everything and they are never wrong." ((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 , Sunnyvale , Seattle , Miami , Tennessee City

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Guardant Health reviews

3.1

49% would recommend to a friend

(316 total reviews)

Helmy Eltoukhy and AmirAli Talasaz

58% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Culture & values

2.8

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

Guardant Health has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 316 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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Reviews by job title

316 reviews

5.0

Dec 24, 2020

growing company

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great place to learn about new trend in personalized medicine

Cons

understaffed sometimes IT infrastructure need to get more mature

5.0

Jun 1, 2020

The best experience with an Agency!

Specimen accessioner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The whole hiring process from beginning till end! I received step by step explanations and support. Im extremely grateful to Shea for the personal calls to welcome me on board and making me feel like a valuable employee. I’m really sad I couldn’t have stayed with DP longer but also am grateful I was able to have such a great experience.

Cons

None! I can’t think of anything as the whole process was seamless!

2.0

Nov 28, 2019

Negative Experience

Bioinformatics scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and benefits.

Cons

Work best suited for non-independent thinkers. Projects are fast-paced but generally lack teamwork and clear direction.

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