I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2017
Interview
People are extremely courteous and considerate on the phone and in person. I believe they ask the same questions to all applicants as a way of "leveling the field". All questions were relevant and well thought.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lots of behavioral questions (what would you do in "x" situation) and examples ("tell me of a time when ...X")
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Genentech (South San Francisco, CA) in May 2017
Interview
Applied cold online and was later given employee referral for position. Application sat in 'review' on Taleo for about four months before any contact. After the initial contact, everything moved quickly. Phone interview with hiring manager, which was mostly a review of resume and qualifications. One week later, had on-site interview. On-site interview was half-day broken into 5 sessions. Interviewers were a mix of supervisors, HR and peers working in the same Department. One interview was a panel over lunch focused on technical questions. Overall the on-site interviews consisted of typical behavioral questions with some very position-specific questions aimed at gauging understanding of job duties.
HR described the process afterwards if an offer was to be made. This consisted of reference and background check followed by offer and pairing with relocation expert.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your experience in clinical operations, particularly, with regard to recruitment, budget development, drug forecasting, timelines and vendor management using as specific of examples as possible.