Thankful - Anonymous employee Genentech Employee Review

4.0
18 June 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great people, a large organization with plenty of internal opportunities. Excellent work life balance, if working for the right departments. I have a great manager now.

Cons

Flat growth, changing industry due to the coming patent expirations and biosimilars. Established departments after the Roche merger, not much growth within your own department, you'll have to jump around departments to move up or get a raise. A lot of the original Genentech folks have gone to other companies.

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The work is meaningful and overall the company vision aligns with my goals

Cons

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