Does GenMark Diagnostics pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GenMark Diagnostics employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GenMark Diagnostics. This rating has improved by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GenMark Diagnostics?

48% of GenMark Diagnostics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GenMark Diagnostics 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GenMark Diagnostics?

Manufacturing Technician (16) , Research Associate (5) , Process Engineer (4) , Technician (4) , Sales (3) , Data Scientist (2) , Machine Operator (2) , Management (2) , Manager (2) , Manufacturing Technician II (2) , Process Engineer II (2) , Production Supervisor (2) , R&D (2) , Scientist (2)

What are the pros of working at GenMark Diagnostics according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 16 reviews)); "The current culture is great" ((in 8 reviews)); "It's the great technology and the people I get to work with that set this company apart from others." ((in 6 reviews)); "The salaries are competitive" ((in 3 reviews)); "The benefits and the company culture are fantastic." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at GenMark Diagnostics according to real employee reviews?

"there is a lot of poor management especially in the manufacturing and operations side" ((in 12 reviews)); "1st shift lead have favoritism" ((in 9 reviews)); "Bad pay for night shift" ((in 6 reviews)); "Bad managers that micromanage your work, too much politics for a smaller sized company, too many fires to fight, very disorganized." ((in 5 reviews)); "Upper management rewards themselves with lofty bonuses and gives very little to peons." ((in 4 reviews))

GenMark Diagnostics Reviews

3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(153 total reviews)

Tanya Monga

67% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (153 reviews)

GenMark Diagnostics has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 153 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GenMark Diagnostics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

153 reviews

1.0

5 Mar 2018

Looking for a professional work place environment? Yes? Then please stay away from GenmarkDX

Manufacturing technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Bagel Wednesdays Free Soda Decent pay compared to other biotech companies

Cons

-The ridiculous blatant amount of favoristism within the manufacturing/production side -The amount of sexual harassment that goes on is hilarious because no one reports it, so many men I've worked alongside talking about female colleagues looks, what they'd do to them, etc. -Oh, you don't speak Tagalog? too bad, you'll be left out of ALL peer conversations, even from those from leadership -Leads don't actually lead by example, there have been numerous amounts of times where they are wasting time and goofing off with workers on the line -Most of the people working in manufacturing are temps, unprofessional and have no common courtesy whatsoever -English isn't spoken on the floor, 95% is Tagalog, which sucks for those who aren't Tagalog native speakers -Smooching the leads behinds will get you far in this company, but only so much -Most if not all that work in manufacturing/production take an obvious 20-30 min+ break, and 45min-1hr+ lunch, AND NOTHING ever happens to them

GenMark Diagnostics Response

8y

From the Senior Vice President of Human Resources: GenMark and its leaders are strongly committed to providing a respectful, professional workplace. You raise some serious concerns in your review and I can assure you we will follow up on these matters promptly. Build Trust and Speak Up are important cultural beliefs here at GenMark, and I encourage you to contact any one of us in Human Resources directly so that we can discuss your specific concerns further. You can also follow up with me directly at jennifer.williams@genmarkdx.com - Thank you”

1.0

16 Jan 2018

Lies and No Loyalty

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good tech, could have been very promising for the future Bagel Wednesday Group morale-boosters such as picnics, community outreach etc.

Cons

This company will lie through its teeth to everyone. Filled with narcissistic fake-nice people in management roles, there's no room for anybody else in the room with their inflated egos taking up every inch of the building. Absolutely ZERO 401k matching. Passive-aggressive retaliation from management and leads Promote a great work-life balance but in truth are very reluctant about letting employees use pto or even sick time. The entire layout is not optimal for productivity. Example: It's very inconvenient to have to walk downstairs all the time from my workstation to get to the lab. Those that need to be in the lab should have easier access. There's too much contamination, employees contaminated with amplicon had to cross over into clean zones which risked contamination to manufacturing. This was brought up multiple times, yet nothing was done about it. Clique-city up here. Very hard to get to know my fellow co-workers when there's no interest in welcoming anybody new. This critique extends not just to peers, but to leads as well.

GenMark Diagnostics Response

8y

Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. Although we are glad to hear you enjoy the company events, we are sorry to learn about your frustrations and concerns regarding management. To ensure that your candid feedback is directly addressed, we always encourage you to speak with someone in HR and continue to escalate issues that you feel require further attention - please contact me directly at stacy.ridge@genmarkdx.com

2.0

15 Jan 2018

R&D

R&d

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The people in R&D are great, my coworker brings snack all the time and honestly, it's a big factor in why I'm still here. Also the work is intellectually stimulating and challenging, there is never a dull day, plenty of long days though. Also getting to drink a beer at my desk after a long day while still doing data analysis at 6pm is pretty sweet... if that was actually allowed.. but it's not so that's going in the 'cons'. Benefits (healthcare, vacation/sick time) are actually pretty good but compensation (salary, stocks) is not. They also rarely reward good employees for working excessive hours and contributing in major projects so their "compensation" is lacking pretty severely (which is why there is such a high turnover rate and they keep losing good people).

Cons

Long hours (45-60 hours/week average), ridiculous and stressful timelines, terrible senior leadership overall with the exception of a few (actually just one) who seems to know what they're doing and actually have decent insight as to how the company needs to organize and operate. Pay is generally below average and they try to compensate with stocks but those are worthless most of the time. High turnover rate as well so it's hard to get long-term goals accomplished when the people you coordinate with leave every 6-18 months. They will lay off the people working hard to design this product but upper management will still get outrageous bonuses. Seems unethical really.

GenMark Diagnostics Response

8y

We really appreciate you taking the time to share your comments about working at GenMark and are disappointed to hear that you have some concerns. Let’s talk if you would like to provide more details on your feedback – you are encouraged to Reach Out to me at stacy.ridge@genmarkdx.com or your manager.

Viewing 1 - 3 of 153 Reviews