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 40 reviews)); "Demanding work but good pay" ((in 26 reviews)); "People here are great and driven." ((in 17 reviews)); "Culture is good." ((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 31 reviews)); "Toxic Leadership" ((in 18 reviews)); "No work life balance at times" ((in 13 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)); "You have many ineffective managers who can't name a project their employees are working on." ((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

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

1.0

Apr 24, 2018

Guardant's Downfall

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Guardant Health has hired some of the most brilliant and passionate people I have worked with. The mission and product of the company is strong, focusing on extending the quality of life for those with cancer and eliminating diseases. Free lunch, onsite gym and competitive benefits are also a plus.

Cons

Human resource team was a joke. The human resource team at the time was impolite, unfriendly, could care less about the workers and blatantly lied. Upper management do not have any recognition for people's hard work or people's past experience. Unrealistic timelines causing some people to 'steal' others work/recognition. They will only negotiate under fear of people leaving. All decent, knowledgeable workers eventually leave.

1.0

Apr 19, 2018

Communication skills must be improved for any chance of success

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great product and interesting vision. There seems to be a good future for the company, free food and about 30% of the employees are friendly.

Cons

There is a lack of communication between management and their employees. There is supposed to be open communication but everyone tends to walk on eggshells and work themselves to the bone.

2.0

Nov 7, 2017

Sr. Mgmt. a Joke!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Timing of product launch ideal, some good people, able to get private funding like crazy!

Cons

Founders and most of senior management completely out of touch with the realities of running the business-they've never run a [real] business before! Solid hires leave within 3-4 months of realizing what they got themselves into. Man in charge professes that core values drive "everything we do" but never lives that mantra.

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