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 23 reviews)); "People here are great and driven." ((in 19 reviews)); "Great team to work with at local level" ((in 14 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 30 reviews)); "Toxic leadership" ((in 17 reviews)); "No work life balance at times" ((in 13 reviews)); "people, specifically higher upper management are not very friendly and don't care about team bonding ( although they say they do on paper)." ((in 7 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))

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 , Houston , Spring , 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

(317 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 317 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

317 reviews

4.0

Jul 25, 2022

Good work environment with issues

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talented colleagues Collaborative work culture Working here makes a positive difference in the world

Cons

Lots of projects and limited resources Older equipment breaks often and back up equipment is not available

5.0

Jul 22, 2022

Awesome workplace

Medical information specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company really values employees, great benefits and culture.

Cons

No cons to report so far.

3.0

Jul 13, 2022

Great Mission-Horrible Middle Management

Finance senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits Great Mission Great Science

Cons

Weak Middle Managers High turn over

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Jobs at Guardant Health

Clinical Laboratory Associate

Director of Warehouse & Logistics Operations

Associate Account Executive - Screening (Flagstaff, AZ)

Staff Business Analyst