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 40 reviews)); "Demanding work but good pay" ((in 24 reviews)); "Culture is good." ((in 17 reviews)); "People here are great and driven." ((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 29 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 6 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 , Seattle , Miami , Tennessee City

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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

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (315 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

315 reviews

5.0

Jul 30, 2025

Wonderful experience

Csa - customer service associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay was fantastic and the job was reasonable.

Cons

I don't have any. Had a wonderful experience.

1.0

Jul 23, 2025

Horrible Leadership and Culture

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great tests for cancer patients

Cons

Low morale No work life balance Declining income for reps Tremendous workload Favoritism Toxic leadership that only wants to put money in their pockets Demeaning culture

5.0

Jun 22, 2025

Very exciting time to be at the company

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very exciting time to be at the company

Cons

sometimes moves a little too fast for its own good but we make it work

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Jobs at Guardant Health

Account Executive - Screening (Savannah North)

Savannah, GA

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Account Executive - Screening Sales (Sandusky)

Sandusky, OH

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Account Executive - Screening (Reading, PA)

Reading, PA

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Clinical Laboratory Associate

Account Executive - Screening (Puerto Rico East)

Puerto Rico

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