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 42 reviews)); "Demanding work but good pay" ((in 27 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 15 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 27 reviews)); "Toxic leadership" ((in 19 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)); "people, specifically higher upper management are not very friendly and don't care about team bonding ( although they say they do on paper)." ((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

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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

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 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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Reviews by job title

315 reviews

4.0

Feb 27, 2023

Mission driven, technology focused molecular diagnostics

Bioinformatics scientist i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Industry-leading technology, well-established development methodology, laser-focused on the core mission of cancer diagnostics, strong and professional team

Cons

under a lot of pressure from the external market environment, intense competition, and internal reorganizations

4.0

Feb 20, 2023

Good Company

Research associate ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fair Pay and low stress environment

Cons

Poor Leadership from higher levels means confusion in the lab

3.0

Jan 31, 2023

GH

Senior bioinformatics scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great goals and highly skilled team. aggressive timeline

Cons

non-transparent decision making process. no cash bonus and almost 0% pay raise. work-life balance

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Jobs at Guardant Health

Clinical Laboratory Associate

Account Executive - Screening (Puerto Rico East)

Puerto Rico

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Senior Manager, Warehouse

Director of Warehouse & Logistics Operations